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Barzilai Medical Center

In research, Barzilai Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#3,147 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,913 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,950
of 22,385 · #15,071 all time
Rank in Israel
#62
of 87
Research works
1k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Barzilai Medical Center

What is Barzilai Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,147 of 8,541 9.3%87 #4674
Health SciencesDomain #3,913 of 9,902 9.9%97 #5601

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barzilai Medical Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Barzilai Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Barzilai Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 126 fractional works · 81.8% of its workMedicine: 115 fractional works · 74.2% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 6.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBarzilai MedicalCenter155fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11574.2%
    2. Health Professions74.5%
    3. Dentistry32.0%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.2%
    3. Neuroscience32.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology42.5%
    2. Social Sciences11.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Engineering21.2%
    2. Computer Science10.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.06× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.86× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.06×3 works
  2. Veterinary3.97×1 works
  3. Medicine3.86×115 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.23×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.70×7 works
  6. Neuroscience1.23×3 works
  7. Nursing1.15×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×9 works
  9. Psychology0.84×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  12. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  17. Engineering0.08×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.08×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Barzilai Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Ron Milo, Shmuel Zangen and Anatoly Nemets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barzilai Medical Center.

  1. 1 Ron Milo Israel · #630,140 worldwide 4.8k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Shmuel Zangen Israel · #816,552 worldwide 933 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Anatoly Nemets Israel · #1,373,369 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Amnon Shapira Israel · #1,621,970 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Rachel Shacham Israel · #1,787,324 worldwide 1k citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Michael Volodarsky Israel · #1,910,103 worldwide 864 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Eliezer Girsh Israel · #1,945,085 worldwide 823 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Dov Gefel Israel · #2,126,255 worldwide 1.4k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Chaim Yosefy Israel · #2,147,883 worldwide 2.9k citations · 102 works
  10. 10 Esther Kahana Israel · #2,355,934 worldwide 6.2k citations · 177 works
All ranked researchers at Barzilai Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Barzilai Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Barzilai Medical Center is "Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential regulator of heart function" (Michael A. Crackower, Renu Sarao, Gavin Y. Oudit et al., 2002), with 1,775 citations. Next come "Randomised controlled trial of dual blockade of renin-angiotensin system in patients with hypertension, microalbuminuria, and non-insulin dependent diabetes: the candesartan and lisinopril microalbuminuria (CALM) study" (1,040) and "Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial" (746).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential regulator of heart function Michael A. Crackower, Renu Sarao, Gavin Y. Oudit et al. · Nature Jun 2002 1,775
2 Randomised controlled trial of dual blockade of renin-angiotensin system in patients with hypertension, microalbuminuria, and non-insulin dependent diabetes: the candesartan and lisinopril microalbuminuria (CALM) study Carl Erik Mogensen, Steen Neldam, Ilkka Tikkanen et al. · BMJ Open access 9 Dec 2000 1,040
3 Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial Gerhard Hindricks, Miloš Táborský, Michael Glikson et al. · The Lancet Aug 2014 746
4 Mutant Adenosine Deaminase 2 in a Polyarteritis Nodosa Vasculopathy Paulina Navon Elkan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 19 Feb 2014 718
5 Multiple sclerosis: Geoepidemiology, genetics and the environment Ron Milo, Esther Kahana · Autoimmunity Reviews 21 Nov 2009 691
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Barzilai Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Quality of Life, Treatment, Mortality, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus and Complications.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology25▲ 4.0×66 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 3.5×27 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 3.8×27 topics
  4. Risk Factors6▲ 3.6×20 topics
  5. Intraocular Pressure6▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Public Health6▲ 2.6×21 topics
  7. Inflammation5▲ 1.65×36 topics
  8. Mortality5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  9. Pandemic5▲ 3.5×4 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.0×21 topics
  11. Complications5▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Corneal Biomechanics5▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Keratoconus5▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Diagnosis4▲ 3.1×19 topics
  15. Management4▲ 3.7×17 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-24▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  18. Thrombosis4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  19. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Myopia4▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Wound Healing4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  22. Global Prevalence4▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Refractive Error4▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Visual Impairment4▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  26. Pathophysiology3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  27. Immune Response3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  28. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  29. Immunity3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  30. Surgical Management3▲ 4.9×13 topics
  31. Guidelines3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  32. Corneal Regeneration3▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Limbal Stem Cells3▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Psychological Factors3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  35. Inflammatory Cytokines3▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  37. Dry Eye Disease3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Glaucoma3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Ocular Surface3▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Robotic Surgery3▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Barzilai Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corneal surgery and disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Corneal Surgery and Treatments and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens.

Corneal surgery and diso…5Corneal surgery and disorders: 5 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 4 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…3Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…3Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…2Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 2 works
  8. 8 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Barzilai Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Barzilai Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Barzilai Medical Center0.00054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Barzilai Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Barzilai Medical Center9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 2014.

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