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Wrightington Hospital

In research, Wrightington Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,064 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,844 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 27.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,979
of 28,054 · #25,846 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,057
of 1,094
Research works
1k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
31.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Wrightington 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 #9,064 of 10,443 14.0%76 #6651
Health SciencesDomain #10,844 of 11,982 13.8%76 #8558

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 27.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 50.7 works27×
  2. MedicineField · 75.5 works4.9×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 76.4 works4.2×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.94× its world share, 76 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wrightington Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John Charnley, Ian A. Trail and B. M. Wroblewski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wrightington Hospital.

  1. 1 John Charnley United Kingdom · #17,471 worldwide 398 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Ian A. Trail United Kingdom · #174,745 worldwide 91 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 B. M. Wroblewski United Kingdom · #213,240 worldwide 174 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 J. K. STANLEY United Kingdom · #301,129 worldwide 139 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Adam C. Watts United Kingdom · #305,543 worldwide 47 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Paul D. Siney United Kingdom · #306,546 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 David H. Sochart United Kingdom · #628,769 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Martyn Porter United Kingdom · #756,797 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Chye Yew Ng United Kingdom · #851,634 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 D. Nuttall United Kingdom · #889,273 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Wrightington Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Wrightington Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Hip Arthroplasty and Wear Particles.

▲ 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. Revision Surgery17▲ 171×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement17▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Complications17▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology16▲ 5.1×11 topics
  5. Rehabilitation13▲ 41×5 topics
  6. Shoulder Function11▲ 164×2 topics
  7. Hip Arthroplasty10▲ 200×1 topic
  8. Wear Particles10▲ 200×1 topic
  9. Surgical Management10▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Arthroplasty9▲ 116×2 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Outcomes8▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Rotator Cuff Tears8▲ 148×1 topic
  15. Shoulder Pathology8▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Total Knee Replacement8▲ 144×1 topic
  17. Distal Radius Fractures5▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Flexor Tendon Repair5▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Mortality5▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Elbow Injuries5▲ 285×1 topic
  21. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction5▲ 285×1 topic
  22. Acromioclavicular Joint5▲ 241×1 topic
  23. Clavicle Fractures5▲ 241×1 topic
  24. Osteoarthritis4▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Periprosthetic Joint Infection4▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Prosthetic Joint Infections4▲ 136×1 topic
  27. Quality of Life4▲ 3.8×4 topics
  28. Femoroacetabular Impingement4▲ 209×1 topic
  29. Hip Arthroscopy4▲ 209×1 topic
  30. Reconstruction4▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Brachial Plexus4▲ 207×1 topic
  32. Nerve Transfer4▲ 207×1 topic
  33. Surgery4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Elderly Patients4▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Hip Fracture4▲ 117×1 topic
  36. Orthogeriatric Care4▲ 117×1 topic
  37. Biomechanics3▲ 14×7 topics
  38. Internal Fixation2▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Infection Prevention2▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Surgical Treatment2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Wrightington Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Orthopaedic implants and…10Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 10 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…8Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 8 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …8Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 8 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…5Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 5 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…4Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…4Hip disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabil…4Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures4Hip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional works
SurgeryRehabilitationEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 8 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 5 works
  6. 6 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 5 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wrightington Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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