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Hospital / health system · Bury St Edmunds · United Kingdom

West Suffolk Hospital

In research, West Suffolk Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,053 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,852 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,884
of 28,054 · #18,037 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#808
of 1,094
Research works
651
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is West Suffolk Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,053 of 10,443 6.4%64 #3396
Health SciencesDomain #8,852 of 11,982 5.8%71 #4579

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Suffolk 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Suffolk Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew Porteous and Paul R. Pearson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Suffolk Hospital.

  1. 1 Matthew Porteous United Kingdom · #914,425 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Paul R. Pearson United Kingdom · #1,020,734 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at West Suffolk Hospital

Which keywords describe research at West Suffolk Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Complications, Diagnosis, Mortality, Management, Guidelines and Patient Satisfaction.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.6×46 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 6.7×22 topics
  3. Complications6▲ 15×16 topics
  4. Diagnosis6▲ 7.8×20 topics
  5. Management4▲ 6.2×14 topics
  6. Mortality4▲ 8.0×9 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.7×12 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 8.5×9 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×16 topics
  13. Pathophysiology3▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Surgical Management3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  16. Prevention2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  17. Postoperative Complications2▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Primary Care2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  19. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  21. Surgery2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  22. Children2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  23. Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Chronic Pain1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Imaging1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Tumor Markers1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Critical Care1▲ 6.9×6 topics
  28. Health Equity1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Antithrombotic Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Cardiac Risk1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Community Health1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Fistulas1▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Laparoscopic Repair1▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Perioperative1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Prophylaxis1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does West Suffolk Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Child and Adolescent Health and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…1Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…1Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 1 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Suffolk Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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