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Wythenshawe Hospital

In research, Wythenshawe Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,718 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,459 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,394
of 28,054 · #7,962 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#452
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Wythenshawe 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 #3,718 of 10,443 11.3%239 #1481
Health SciencesDomain #4,459 of 11,982 11.5%255 #1804

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 50.5 works11×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 23.2 works7.5×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 42.8 works6.2×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.22× its world share, 239 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wythenshawe Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashley Woodcock, Simon Ray and Malachy O. Columb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wythenshawe Hospital.

  1. 1 Ashley Woodcock United Kingdom · #63,518 worldwide 299 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Simon Ray United Kingdom · #75,841 worldwide 213 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Malachy O. Columb United Kingdom · #94,442 worldwide 176 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Christopher Pickering United Kingdom · #177,203 worldwide 140 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 J. M. Cruickshank United Kingdom · #180,145 worldwide 155 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 A.K. Webb United Kingdom · #256,322 worldwide 83 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Robert Bateman United Kingdom · #263,872 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Nizar Yonan United Kingdom · #299,016 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 N. Yonan United Kingdom · #1,077,152 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Anand Pillai United Kingdom · #1,119,502 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Wythenshawe Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Wythenshawe Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Diagnosis, Management, Rehabilitation, Radiotherapy and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 3.2×78 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 2.7×45 topics
  3. Complications16▲ 11×17 topics
  4. Diagnosis15▲ 5.5×30 topics
  5. Mortality15▲ 8.9×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life14▲ 3.2×36 topics
  7. Management13▲ 5.7×22 topics
  8. Treatment13▲ 3.6×34 topics
  9. Rehabilitation11▲ 9.4×8 topics
  10. Radiotherapy11▲ 9.4×11 topics
  11. Fibrosis10▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Guidelines10▲ 7.0×12 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.8×10 topics
  14. TGF-ß8▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition8▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis8▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Interstitial Lung Disease8▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Myofibroblast8▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.8×16 topics
  20. Echocardiography8▲ 9.6×7 topics
  21. Biomechanics8▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Microbiota8▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Heart Failure7▲ 5.4×9 topics
  24. Mechanical Ventilation7▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Sudden Death7▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.2×13 topics
  27. Atrial Fibrillation6▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Postoperative Complications6▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Surgery6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  30. Surgical Management6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  31. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy6▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Athletes6▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Cardiac Remodeling6▲ 48×2 topics
  34. Cardiac Risk6▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Perioperative6▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Elderly Patients6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Pulmonary Infections6▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Cystic Fibrosis5▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Mutation Analysis5▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Wythenshawe Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Interstitial Lung Diseas…8Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…6Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …6Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…5Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 5 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…4Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…4Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…3Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wythenshawe Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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