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Western General Hospital

In research, Western General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,878 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,763 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,702
of 28,054 · #1,587 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#295
of 1,094
Research works
8.2k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
359k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Western General 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 #2,878 of 10,443 16.6%160 #475
Health SciencesDomain #3,763 of 11,982 15.9%178 #572

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western General 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).

What does Western General Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 21.1 works7.7×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 21.3 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.86× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.42× its world share, 160 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Warlow, Charlie W. Lees and Robert Leonard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western General Hospital.

  1. 1 Charles Warlow United Kingdom · #7,829 worldwide 1.1k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Charlie W. Lees United Kingdom · #7,850 worldwide 749 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Robert Leonard United Kingdom · #24,079 worldwide 412 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Veronica van Heyningen United Kingdom · #26,738 worldwide 372 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Robert Will United Kingdom · #33,002 worldwide 299 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Patricia A. Jacobs United Kingdom · #36,314 worldwide 266 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 H.J. Evans United Kingdom · #42,421 worldwide 562 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Mary Porteous United Kingdom · #48,715 worldwide 377 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 W. Sircus United Kingdom · #49,504 worldwide 191 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 J. D. Miller United Kingdom · #58,623 worldwide 257 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Western General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Western General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Guidelines and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.9×74 topics
  2. Chemotherapy14▲ 8.3×20 topics
  3. Inflammation13▲ 2.5×45 topics
  4. Radiotherapy12▲ 13×11 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 8.8×13 topics
  6. Neoadjuvant Therapy11▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease11▲ 38×5 topics
  8. Treatment10▲ 3.5×31 topics
  9. Cancer9▲ 2.8×35 topics
  10. Immunotherapy9▲ 5.1×16 topics
  11. Genetics9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  12. Diagnosis9▲ 3.8×27 topics
  13. Guidelines9▲ 7.6×10 topics
  14. Quality of Life8▲ 2.4×23 topics
  15. Risk Factors8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Pathogenesis8▲ 6.3×14 topics
  17. Complications8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  18. Gene Expression7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  19. Crohn's Disease7▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 9.6×7 topics
  21. Breast Cancer7▲ 12×10 topics
  22. Immunology7▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Therapies7▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Ulcerative Colitis7▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Management6▲ 3.4×22 topics
  26. Survival Analysis6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  27. Molecular Characterization6▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Surgery6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  29. Molecular Subtypes5▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Prognostic Markers5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Laparoscopic Surgery5▲ 18×5 topics
  32. Palliative Care5▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Biopsy5▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Medical Education5▲ 7.5×9 topics
  35. Medical Ethics5▲ 14×3 topics
  36. End-of-Life Care4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights4▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Screening4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Prostate Cancer4▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Western General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Health, Medicine and Society, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies and Microscopic Colitis.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …4Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 4 fractional worksMicroscopic Colitis3Microscopic Colitis: 3 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…2Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…2Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 2 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsCancer ResearchEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 7 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 4 works
  4. 4 Microscopic Colitis Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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