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Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya

In research, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,657 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,036
of 28,054 · #27,424 all time
Rank in Spain
#551
of 658
Research works
253
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,657 of 20,462 21.7%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.58× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.79× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.60× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya?

Ranked on the composite score, Luís Rajmil, Mireia Espallargues and Rossana Alessandrello lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya.

  1. 1 Luís Rajmil Spain · #157,715 worldwide 90 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Mireia Espallargues Spain · #282,108 worldwide 54 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Rossana Alessandrello Spain · #315,009 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya

Which keywords describe research at Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, Healthcare, Public Health, Innovation, Pharmaceutical Industry and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Quality of Life10▲ 8.2×13 topics
  2. Cost-effectiveness Analysis8▲ 119×1 topic
  3. Health Utility Measures8▲ 119×1 topic
  4. Healthcare8▲ 8.2×8 topics
  5. Epidemiology7▲ 2.3×35 topics
  6. Public Health7▲ 6.1×13 topics
  7. Innovation5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  8. Machine Learning5▲ 1.89×5 topics
  9. Pharmaceutical Industry5▲ 153×2 topics
  10. Drug Development Costs4▲ 209×1 topic
  11. Generic Drugs4▲ 209×1 topic
  12. Quality Improvement4▲ 29×5 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  14. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases4▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Global Health4▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Patient Engagement4▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Drug Resistance4▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Antimicrobial Stewardship4▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Bacterial Infections4▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Primary Care4▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  23. Health Care Costs3▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Public Procurement3▲ 275×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Procurement3▲ 275×1 topic
  26. Choosing Wisely3▲ 168×1 topic
  27. Low-Value Care3▲ 168×1 topic
  28. Behavior Change3▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Heart Failure3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  30. Management3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Maintenance2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Medical Equipment2▲ 135×1 topic
  33. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  34. Health Equity2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Implementation Science2▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy2▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator2▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Open Innovation2▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Public Procurement and Policy.

Health Systems, Economic…8Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 8 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics…4Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 4 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…4Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 3 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 3 fractional worksQuality and Safety in He…2Quality and Safety in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyStrategy and ManagementGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 works
  4. 4 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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