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Alma

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Research works
23
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
246
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Alma

Not ranked overall: Alma is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Alma work in?

In all years, 83% of research at Alma is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 82.7% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 76.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 30.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlma23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1776.9%
    2. Health Professions15.0%
    3. Dentistry00.7%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology15.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.8%
    1. Environmental Science00.8%
    2. Materials Science00.8%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
    4. Engineering00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Psychology01.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.60× its world share, 9 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.60×9 works
  2. Dentistry3.15×0 works
  3. Health Professions1.91×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.56×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  7. Engineering0.05×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.02×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alma?

Ranked on the quality score, Hilde Baeyens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alma.

  1. 1 Hilde Baeyens Belgium · #2,800,705 worldwide 469 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Alma

What are the most cited papers from Alma?

The most cited paper from Alma is "Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of older patients admitted to six European hospitals" (Paul Gallagher, Pierre Olivier Lang, Antonio Cherubini et al., 2011), with 359 citations. Next come "Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in prevention of hospital admissions for rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children in Belgium: case-control study" (146) and "An induction or flare of arthritis and/or sacroiliitis by vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease: a case series" (114).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of older patients admitted to six European hospitals Paul Gallagher, Pierre Olivier Lang, Antonio Cherubini et al. · European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 16 May 2011 359
2 Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in prevention of hospital admissions for rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children in Belgium: case-control study Tessa Braeckman, Koen Van Herck, Nicole Meyer et al. · BMJ Open access 8 Aug 2012 146
3 An induction or flare of arthritis and/or sacroiliitis by vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease: a case series Gaëlle Varkas, Kristof Thevissen, G. De Brabanter et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 29 Nov 2016 114
4 Real-world evidence from a European cohort study of patients with treatment resistant depression: Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes Kristin Heerlein, Giulio Perugi, Christian Otte et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Open access Apr 2021 77
5 Imaging of the opacified middle ear Marc M. Lemmerling, Bert De Foer, Vincent VandeVyver et al. · European Journal of Radiology 13 Mar 2008 68
All 94 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alma?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Arthroplasty, Total Knee Replacement and Surgical Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 5.2×23 topics
  2. Revision Surgery3▲ 124×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 124×2 topics
  4. Complications3▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Arthroplasty2▲ 117×1 topic
  6. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 40×2 topics
  7. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 171×1 topic
  8. Inflammation2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Surgical Management2▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Infection1▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Treatment1▲ 4.4×12 topics
  13. Hip Arthroplasty1▲ 82×1 topic
  14. Neuroimaging1▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Wear Particles1▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis1▲ 202×1 topic
  17. Disinfection1▲ 397×1 topic
  18. Endoscope1▲ 397×1 topic
  19. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension1▲ 202×1 topic

Which research topics does Alma publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Hernia repair and management, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritonea…0Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 0 fractional worksOmental and Epiploic Conditions: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksViral-associated cancers and disorders: 0 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Omental and Epiploic Conditions Rheumatology 0 works
  8. 8 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Viral-associated cancers and disorders Oncology 0 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alma's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alma as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Alma0.000047% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Alma over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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