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Clínica Girona

In research, Clínica Girona stands highest in Medicine (#4,645 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,690 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,525
of 22,385 · #4,847 all time
Rank in Spain
#258
of 426
Research works
883
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Clínica Girona

What is Clínica Girona 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 #4,645 of 8,541 5.3%80 #2541
Health SciencesDomain #5,690 of 9,902 5.5%87 #2884

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clínica Girona 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 Clínica Girona work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Clínica Girona is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Social Sciences (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 103 fractional works · 63.8% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 58.8% of its workSurgery: 19 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKClínica Girona162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences13%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9558.8%
    2. Health Professions63.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences95.4%
    2. Psychology74.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.3%
    3. Neuroscience42.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Environmental Science63.7%
    2. Engineering53.3%
    3. Computer Science31.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
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: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.95×1 works
  2. Medicine3.06×95 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×3 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.74×1 works
  5. Nursing1.53×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.43×4 works
  7. Psychology1.38×7 works
  8. Health Professions1.35×6 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×7 works
  10. Environmental Science0.75×6 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×5 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.60×3 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.53×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.43×9 works
  17. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  18. Energy0.23×0 works
  19. Engineering0.22×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.21×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Clínica Girona?

Ranked on the quality score, Joan Carles Vilanova, Antonio Luna and Pierre Nicolau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clínica Girona.

  1. 1 Joan Carles Vilanova Spain · #496,490 worldwide 6.1k citations · 297 works
  2. 2 Antonio Luna Spain · #600,123 worldwide 3.4k citations · 263 works
  3. 3 Pierre Nicolau Spain · #1,194,461 worldwide 580 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 M.A. Oliver Spain · #1,426,632 worldwide 1.5k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Joaquim Barceló Spain · #2,454,598 worldwide 878 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Pilar Ferrer Spain · #2,821,015 worldwide 353 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Daniel Göcht Spain · #2,956,748 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Eloi Cruset Spain · #3,253,273 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Enric Espuña Spain · #3,344,111 worldwide 763 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Sandra Baleato Spain · #3,436,157 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Clínica Girona

What are the most cited papers from Clínica Girona?

The most cited paper from Clínica Girona is "Telaprevir for Retreatment of HCV Infection" (Stefan Zeuzem et al., 2011), with 1,546 citations. Next come "Childhood cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: results of EUROCARE-5—a population-based study" (1,100) and "Incidence of hematologic malignancies in Europe by morphologic subtype: results of the HAEMACARE project" (978).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Telaprevir for Retreatment of HCV Infection Stefan Zeuzem et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Jun 2011 1,546
2 Childhood cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: results of EUROCARE-5—a population-based study Gemma Gatta et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 5 Dec 2013 1,100
3 Incidence of hematologic malignancies in Europe by morphologic subtype: results of the HAEMACARE project Milena Sant, Claudia Allemani, Carmen Ţereanu et al. · Blood Open access 27 Jul 2010 978
4 Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Gregory D. Myer, Holly Jacinda Silvers et al. · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 18 May 2009 907
5 The endometrial receptivity array for diagnosis and personalized embryo transfer as a treatment for patients with repeated implantation failure Maria Ruíz-Alonso, David Blesa, Patricia Díaz-Gimeno et al. · Fertility and Sterility Open access 4 Jun 2013 601
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Clínica Girona?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 3.5×99 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 3.0×37 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 2.3×32 topics
  5. Risk Factors5▲ 3.0×21 topics
  6. Diagnosis5▲ 3.5×29 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 2.2×33 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  9. Surgical Management4▲ 6.5×15 topics
  10. Education4▲ 1.40×13 topics
  11. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  12. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  13. Complications4▲ 4.4×12 topics
  14. Pathogenesis3▲ 3.6×18 topics
  15. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  16. Global Burden3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  17. Guidelines3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  18. Mortality3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations2▲ 3.4×14 topics
  20. Survival Analysis2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Vaccine Development2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Communication2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  24. Liver Transplantation2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  25. Cancer Incidence2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Immunohistochemistry2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Neural Plasticity2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  29. Environmental Conservation2▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Heritage2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Tourism2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Alagille Syndrome2▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Biliary Atresia2▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Diagnostic Algorithm2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Etiology2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Fistulas2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Hemorrhoids2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Molecular Profiling2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Shoulder Function2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Clínica Girona publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes, Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies.

Anorectal Disease Treatm…2Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary …2Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and…1Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…1Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCultural StudiesEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Clínica Girona's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% 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 Clínica Girona as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Clínica Girona0.00066% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Clínica Girona 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 2025Clínica Girona5.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2013.

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