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Whitchurch Hospital

In research, Whitchurch Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,889 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,777 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,813 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,940
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#603
of 2,253
Research works
956
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Whitchurch 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
MedicineField #3,889 of 17,978 15.5%416
Health SciencesDomain #4,777 of 20,462 15.6%510
Life SciencesDomain #5,813 of 14,347 19.7%160
Social SciencesDomain #10,956 of 16,945 18.0%199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Whitchurch 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: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.88× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 64.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 64.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Whitchurch Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, David M. Shaw, Marta Elian and Brian Hollingsworth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Whitchurch Hospital.

  1. 1 David M. Shaw United Kingdom · #242,988 worldwide 129 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Marta Elian United Kingdom · #312,345 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Brian Hollingsworth United Kingdom · #528,466 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 K. W. G. Heathfield United Kingdom · #635,509 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Abdulla A.‐B. Badawy United Kingdom · #769,287 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Leslie J. Findley United Kingdom · #787,598 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 S. Locket United Kingdom · #1,007,965 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Khalid United Kingdom · #1,307,173 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Whitchurch Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Whitchurch Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Depression, Neurological Disorders, Efficiency, Competition, Railway Deregulation, Quality of Life and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology71▲ 1.84×86 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress62▲ 3.5×37 topics
  3. Inflammation55▲ 2.5×52 topics
  4. Quality of Life50▲ 3.9×45 topics
  5. Depression46▲ 6.5×17 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders45▲ 6.9×17 topics
  7. Efficiency40▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Competition40▲ 49×1 topic
  9. Railway Deregulation40▲ 429×1 topic
  10. Treatment34▲ 2.7×38 topics
  11. Public Health29▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome28▲ 3.4×15 topics
  13. Primary Care27▲ 6.6×13 topics
  14. Mental Health26▲ 2.5×29 topics
  15. Neuroimaging23▲ 8.6×11 topics
  16. Metabolism22▲ 3.6×17 topics
  17. Prevalence21▲ 5.5×12 topics
  18. Schizophrenia19▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Psychiatric Disorders18▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Integrated Care18▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Epilepsy18▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction18▲ 5.0×9 topics
  23. Neurobiology17▲ 5.4×9 topics
  24. Stress17▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Neurodegeneration17▲ 5.7×9 topics
  26. Parkinson's Disease17▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation17▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Crisis Resolution16▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Home Treatment16▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Metabolic Disorders16▲ 8.8×3 topics
  31. Prenatal Diagnosis16▲ 9.1×7 topics
  32. Mortality Risk15▲ 7.9×6 topics
  33. Treatment-Resistant Depression15▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Function15▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. Cognitive Impairment14▲ 6.5×7 topics
  36. Social Cognition14▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria14▲ 7.0×9 topics
  38. Cognitive Therapy13▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Psychological Distress13▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Newborn Screening12▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Whitchurch Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Artificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 0 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic…0Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 0 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…0Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 0 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…0Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 0 fractional works
Health Information ManagementRheumatologyPsychiatry and Mental healthImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 0 works
  2. 2 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  3. 3 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  4. 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 0 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 0 works
  7. 7 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Whitchurch Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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