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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#8,747 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,306 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,833
of 28,054 · #29,794 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#753
of 1,094
Research works
668
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust 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 #8,747 of 10,443 4.6%141 #9712
Health SciencesDomain #10,306 of 11,982 4.3%157 #12151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust 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, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 48.3 works11×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 141 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Chu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Michael Chu United Kingdom · #1,247,143 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.0×49 topics
  2. Complications15▲ 16×13 topics
  3. Mortality13▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 18×9 topics
  5. Treatment11▲ 4.6×17 topics
  6. Revision Surgery9▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Total Hip Replacement9▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Guidelines8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  9. Surgery8▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Rehabilitation8▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Surgical Management8▲ 10×14 topics
  12. Quality Improvement8▲ 21×7 topics
  13. Diagnosis8▲ 4.2×15 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations7▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Health Care Costs7▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 6.4×8 topics
  17. Quality of Life6▲ 2.4×18 topics
  18. Management6▲ 4.2×17 topics
  19. Primary Care5▲ 7.2×12 topics
  20. Arthroplasty5▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Elderly Patients5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. End-of-Life5▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Outcomes5▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Palliative Care5▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Survival Analysis4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  29. Wear Particles4▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Postoperative Complications4▲ 18×4 topics
  31. Chronic Pain4▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Pain Management4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Shoulder Function4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Functional Recovery4▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Hip Fracture4▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Orthogeriatric Care4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Perioperative Care4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Quality4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …5Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 5 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…5Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures4Hip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 3 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…3Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 3 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRehabilitation1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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