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Centre de Chirurgie Plastique

In research, Centre de Chirurgie Plastique stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,116 of 16,688 worldwide), Surgery (#2,319 of 3,248 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,756 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine (Surgery is 14.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,339
of 22,385 · #20,723 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#167
of 186
Research works
930
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.8k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Centre de Chirurgie Plastique

What is Centre de Chirurgie Plastique 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 #11,116 of 16,688 4.7%759
SurgerySubfield #2,319 of 3,248 3.9%313
MedicineField #10,756 of 14,558 4.4%707

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de Chirurgie Plastique 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 Centre de Chirurgie Plastique work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Centre de Chirurgie Plastique is in Health Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Engineering (5%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 66 fractional works · 75.7% of its workMedicine: 63 fractional works · 73.0% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 33.3% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre deChirurgie…87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences8%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6373.0%
    2. Health Professions22.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Engineering44.9%
    2. Environmental Science22.8%
    3. Materials Science22.3%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences44.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.0%
    3. Psychology11.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre de Chirurgie Plastique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.9 works14×
  2. MedicineField · 63.4 works3.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.80×63 works
  2. Health Professions0.89×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities0.71×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×1 works
  6. Materials Science0.67×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.55×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.55×2 works
  9. Psychology0.45×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  11. Nursing0.35×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.34×4 works
  13. Engineering0.33×4 works
  14. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Energy0.06×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre de Chirurgie Plastique?

Ranked on the quality score, Claude Oppikofer, Jocelyne Doucet and Rodolphe Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de Chirurgie Plastique.

  1. 1 Claude Oppikofer Switzerland · #3,270,336 worldwide 106 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Jocelyne Doucet Switzerland · #3,277,161 worldwide 560 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Rodolphe Meyer Switzerland · #3,490,045 worldwide 715 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Ulrich K. Kesselring Switzerland · #4,073,477 worldwide 736 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 André Camirand Switzerland · #4,740,914 worldwide 507 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Nicolas Favarger Switzerland · #4,813,223 worldwide 167 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 A Pasturel Switzerland · #4,832,446 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Egloff Dv Switzerland · #4,984,187 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 François Latil Switzerland · #5,227,011 worldwide 35 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Maillard Gf Switzerland · #5,697,151 worldwide 43 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de Chirurgie Plastique

What are the most cited papers from Centre de Chirurgie Plastique?

The most cited paper from Centre de Chirurgie Plastique is "Sinusoidal Injury Increases Morbidity After Major Hepatectomy in Patients With Colorectal Liver Metastases Receiving Preoperative Chemotherapy" (Hiroshi Nakano, Élie Oussoultzoglou, Edoardo Rosso et al., 2008), with 458 citations. Next come "Adipose-derived stem cells enhance peripheral nerve regeneration" (362) and "Skin Inflammation Induced by the Synergistic Action of IL-17A, IL-22, Oncostatin M, IL-1α, and TNF-α Recapitulates Some Features of Psoriasis" (355).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sinusoidal Injury Increases Morbidity After Major Hepatectomy in Patients With Colorectal Liver Metastases Receiving Preoperative Chemotherapy Hiroshi Nakano, Élie Oussoultzoglou, Edoardo Rosso et al. · Annals of Surgery 2008 458
2 Adipose-derived stem cells enhance peripheral nerve regeneration Pietro Giovanni Di Summa, Paul J. Kingham, Wassim Raffoul et al. · Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 14 Oct 2009 362
3 Skin Inflammation Induced by the Synergistic Action of IL-17A, IL-22, Oncostatin M, IL-1α, and TNF-α Recapitulates Some Features of Psoriasis Karline Guilloteau, Isabelle Pâris, Nathalie Pedretti et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access 25 Mar 2010 355
4 Establishment of Human Colon Cancer Cell Lines from Fresh Tumors versus Xenografts: Comparison of Success Rate and Cell Line Features Virginie Dangles-Marie, Marc D. Pocard, Sophie Richon et al. · Cancer Research Open access 2007 172
5 Cutaneous copper and zinc losses in burns Mette M. Berger, Claude Cavadini, A. Bart et al. · Burns Oct 1992 139
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre de Chirurgie Plastique?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Radiotherapy, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Breast Reconstruction and Wound Healing.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.9×34 topics
  2. Complications12▲ 28×9 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 8.5×21 topics
  4. Radiotherapy7▲ 20×4 topics
  5. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 146×1 topic
  6. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 146×1 topic
  7. Breast Reconstruction6▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Treatment5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  9. Diagnosis4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  10. Wound Healing4▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Acellular Dermal Matrix4▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Infection Prevention4▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Patient-Reported Outcome Measure4▲ 193×1 topic
  14. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  15. Anatomy3▲ 43×4 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Diabetes3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  18. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Cosmetic Surgery2▲ 67×2 topics
  20. Free Flap2▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  23. Macrophages2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Surgical Sutures2▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Tissue Adhesives2▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Hypertrophic Scarring2▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Keloids2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Shoulder Function2▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Wnt Signaling2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum2▲ 420×1 topic
  32. Fasciectomy2▲ 420×1 topic
  33. Regeneration2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Abdominoplasty2▲ 123×1 topic
  35. Dermal Fillers2▲ 100×1 topic
  36. Growth Factors2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Hyaluronic Acid2▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Liposuction2▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre de Chirurgie Plastique publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Breast Implant and Reconstruction, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…6Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 4 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adhesives: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 2 fractional worksDupuytren's Contracture and Treatments: 2 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…2Body Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 2 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional works
SurgeryDermatologyRheumatologyRehabilitation

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 2 works
  6. 6 Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 2 works
  9. 9 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 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 available12.1%not open87.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre de Chirurgie Plastique's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Centre de Chirurgie Plastique as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Centre de Chirurgie Plastique0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre de Chirurgie Plastique 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centre de Chirurgie Plastique3.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 1997.

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