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Hospital / health system · Darlington · United Kingdom

West Park Hospital

In research, West Park Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,023 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,492 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,389
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#531
of 2,253
Research works
378
▼ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is West Park Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #6,023 of 20,462 28.1%208
MedicineField #7,492 of 17,978 28.8%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Park Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 7.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 10.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Park Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Alec Coppen and Richard H. Sillitoe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Park Hospital.

  1. 1 Alec Coppen United Kingdom · #31,410 worldwide 530 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Richard H. Sillitoe United Kingdom · #74,100 worldwide 554 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at West Park Hospital

Which keywords describe research at West Park Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Inflammation, Neurobiology, Genetics, Neuroimaging, Prevalence, Cognitive Function and Oxidative Stress.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Depression46▲ 16×15 topics
  2. Inflammation40▲ 4.5×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology32▲ 2.1×58 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress32▲ 4.6×16 topics
  5. Neurobiology31▲ 25×8 topics
  6. Genetics30▲ 10×8 topics
  7. Neuroimaging27▲ 25×8 topics
  8. Prevalence27▲ 18×8 topics
  9. Cognitive Function26▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 6.9×15 topics
  11. Treatment Guidelines22▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder21▲ 205×1 topic
  13. Suicide Risk21▲ 151×1 topic
  14. Synaptic Plasticity19▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Cognitive Impairment18▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders17▲ 6.5×15 topics
  17. NMDA Receptor16▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Treatment-Resistant Depression16▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Schizophrenia15▲ 31×4 topics
  21. Antidepressant15▲ 144×1 topic
  22. Ketamine15▲ 144×1 topic
  23. Neuroinflammation15▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Treatment14▲ 2.9×21 topics
  25. Cytokines14▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Microglia14▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Immune Activation14▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Tryptophan Metabolism14▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Stress11▲ 7.4×8 topics
  30. Diabetes10▲ 5.1×10 topics
  31. Primary Care8▲ 5.1×11 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Heart Failure8▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Antiepileptic Drugs7▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Therapy7▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Social Cognition7▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Antipsychotic Drugs6▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Neurocognitive Deficits6▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Ketogenic Diet6▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does West Park Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Digital Mental Health Interventions.

Balance, Gait, and Falls…0Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease and …0Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…0Digital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…0Schizophrenia research and treatment: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …0Mental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health0COVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksCollaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives: 0 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 0 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationNeurologyApplied PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  4. 4 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Park Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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