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Colombian Association of Surgery

In research, Colombian Association of Surgery stands highest in Medicine (#9,272 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,813 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,690
of 28,054 · #36,540 all time
Rank in Colombia
#132
of 173
Research works
764
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Colombian Association of Surgery known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #9,272 of 10,443 3.8%94 #16065
Health SciencesDomain #10,813 of 11,982 3.9%107 #18129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colombian Association of Surgery 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Colombian Association of Surgery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.4 works8.1×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colombian Association of Surgery?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaime Escallón, Joaquín Silva and Mónica Bejarano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colombian Association of Surgery.

  1. 1 Jaime Escallón Colombia · #431,515 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Joaquín Silva Colombia · #842,051 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Mónica Bejarano Colombia · #929,595 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 José Félix Colombia · #1,309,948 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Colombian Association of Surgery

Which keywords describe research at Colombian Association of Surgery?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Medical Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Global Health and Healthcare Quality.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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▲ 3.7×76 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 5.0×36 topics
  3. Complications10▲ 13×17 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 3.4×22 topics
  5. Medical Education6▲ 16×10 topics
  6. Inflammation6▲ 1.99×27 topics
  7. Treatment6▲ 3.4×24 topics
  8. Health Promotion6▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.4×21 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 3.9×20 topics
  11. Global Health5▲ 21×4 topics
  12. COVID-195▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Healthcare Quality5▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  16. Mortality4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Guidelines4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  18. Healthcare4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  19. Health Policy4▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Surgical Management4▲ 5.7×14 topics
  21. Community Health4▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Healthcare Systems4▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Anatomy3▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Pathogenesis3▲ 3.7×14 topics
  26. Surgery3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  27. Surgical Treatment3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Academic Medicine2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Wound Healing2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Children2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Abdominoplasty2▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Liposuction2▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Medical Research2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Physician-Scientist2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Postoperative Complications2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Free Flap2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Colombian Association of Surgery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Education, Health and Medical Research Impacts, Body Contouring and Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques.

Health and Medical Educa…3Health and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…2Health and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…2Body Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…1Health and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…1Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…1Hernia repair and management: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  9. 9 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Hernia repair and management Surgery 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 available75.0%not open25.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colombian Association of Surgery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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