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William Harvey Hospital

In research, William Harvey Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,881 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,412 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 12.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,778
of 28,054 · #25,864 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,052
of 1,094
Research works
690
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is William Harvey 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 #9,881 of 10,443 2.1%107 #7732
Health SciencesDomain #11,412 of 11,982 2.3%117 #7765

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where William Harvey 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 William Harvey Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 36.6 works12×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.28× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at William Harvey Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, T Bates lead among researchers whose main affiliation is William Harvey Hospital.

  1. 1 T Bates United Kingdom · #450,861 worldwide 38 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at William Harvey Hospital

Which keywords describe research at William Harvey Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Mortality, Laparoscopic Surgery, Guidelines, Surgical Management and Children.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.5×57 topics
  2. Complications15▲ 24×15 topics
  3. Diagnosis9▲ 7.8×20 topics
  4. Mortality8▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Laparoscopic Surgery8▲ 50×4 topics
  6. Treatment8▲ 4.8×19 topics
  7. Guidelines7▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Surgical Management7▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Children6▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Surgery6▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.8×12 topics
  12. Postoperative Complications5▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  14. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×14 topics
  15. Cholangiocarcinoma4▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Adjuvant Chemotherapy4▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Chronic Pain3▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Medical Education3▲ 9.6×7 topics
  21. Adults3▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Healthcare Quality3▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Cholecystitis3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. ERCP3▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Hernia Repair3▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Mesh Techniques3▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Robotic Surgery3▲ 15×4 topics
  30. CT Diagnosis3▲ 73×3 topics
  31. Cardiac Risk3▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Perioperative3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Rectal Cancer3▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Review3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Tumor Markers3▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Intussusception3▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Meckel's Diverticulum3▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Endoscopic Stenting2▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Esophageal Perforation2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does William Harvey Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Hernia repair and management, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…3Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 3 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…3Hernia repair and management: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…3Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 3 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…3Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders: 2 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritonea…2Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncology1 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Hernia repair and management Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has William Harvey Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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