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Clínica MEDS (Chile)

In research, Clínica MEDS (Chile) stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,801 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,224 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 9.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,237
of 22,385 · #20,630 all time
Rank in Chile
#79
of 104
Research works
345
▲ 120% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Clínica MEDS (Chile)

What is Clínica MEDS (Chile) 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,801 of 9,902 5.5%105 #6177
MedicineField #5,224 of 8,541 5.7%96 #5526

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clínica MEDS (Chile) 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 MEDS (Chile) work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Clínica MEDS (Chile) is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 125 fractional works · 81.9% of its workMedicine: 115 fractional works · 75.4% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 21.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKClínica MEDS(Chile)152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences6%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11575.4%
    2. Health Professions74.7%
    3. Dentistry21.2%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology42.3%
    2. Social Sciences32.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Computer Science32.1%
    2. Engineering21.6%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Clínica MEDS (Chile) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 32.5 works9.1×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.92×115 works
  2. Dentistry2.53×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.78×7 works
  4. Veterinary1.69×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×7 works
  6. Psychology0.76×4 works
  7. Nursing0.62×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.54×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.27×3 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.17×3 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works
  19. Engineering0.11×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Clínica MEDS (Chile)?

Ranked on the quality score, Carlos Burgos-Jara, Julio Rosales and Roberto Yáñez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clínica MEDS (Chile).

  1. 1 Carlos Burgos-Jara Chile · #1,415,896 worldwide 600 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Julio Rosales Chile · #2,503,275 worldwide 658 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Roberto Yáñez Chile · #2,838,370 worldwide 401 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Francisco Vergara Chile · #2,917,598 worldwide 105 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hugo Cerda‐Kohler Chile · #3,681,622 worldwide 411 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Javier del Río Chile · #4,575,833 worldwide 140 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Nicolás García Chile · #5,194,796 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Rony Silvestre Chile · #5,293,929 worldwide 335 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Guillermo Droppelmann Chile · #5,570,987 worldwide 90 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Clínica MEDS (Chile)

What are the most cited papers from Clínica MEDS (Chile)?

The most cited paper from Clínica MEDS (Chile) is "Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group" (S. Guerriero et al., 2016), with 897 citations. Next come "Nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib in first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma: extended follow-up of efficacy and safety results from a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial" (797) and "Benefit of Adding Ezetimibe to Statin Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Safety in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus" (431).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group S. Guerriero et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 28 Jun 2016 897
2 Nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib in first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma: extended follow-up of efficacy and safety results from a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial Robert John Motzer et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 16 Aug 2019 797
3 Benefit of Adding Ezetimibe to Statin Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Safety in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus Robert Patrick Giugliano, Christopher Paul Cannon, Michael A. Blazing et al. · Circulation 20 Dec 2017 431
4 Low birthweight, preterm births and intrauterine growth retardation in relation to maternal smoking Bernard Lessa Horta, Cesar Gomes Victora, Ana Maria B. Menezes et al. · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology Apr 1997 354
5 Clinical usefulness of variable-frequency ultrasound in localized lesions of the skin Ximena Wortsman, Jacobo Wortsman · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 4 Dec 2009 303
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Clínica MEDS (Chile)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Obesity and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 4.4×74 topics
  2. Treatment10▲ 5.5×31 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×35 topics
  4. Complications9▲ 12×15 topics
  5. Quality of Life9▲ 4.0×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis8▲ 5.4×25 topics
  7. Obesity7▲ 6.2×15 topics
  8. Rehabilitation7▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.9×18 topics
  10. Heart Failure6▲ 9.0×9 topics
  11. Diabetes5▲ 7.0×11 topics
  12. Public Health5▲ 2.3×23 topics
  13. Shoulder Function5▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Weight Loss5▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.7×19 topics
  17. Genetics5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  19. Management4▲ 3.7×19 topics
  20. Glycemic Control4▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Insulin Therapy4▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Revision Surgery4▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  27. Biomechanics4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  29. Prevention3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  30. Surgical Management3▲ 5.2×12 topics
  31. Arthroplasty3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Echocardiography3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Health Outcomes3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Osteoarthritis3▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Pain Management3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  36. Lifestyle Intervention3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Asthma3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Bariatric Surgery3▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Metabolic Surgery3▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Clínica MEDS (Chile) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Hip disorders and treatments.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…3Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…2Diabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional works
SurgeryPhysiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Clínica MEDS (Chile)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 120% 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 MEDS (Chile) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Clínica MEDS (Chile)0.00076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Clínica MEDS (Chile) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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