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Departament de Salut

In research, Departament de Salut stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,203 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,445 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,981
of 28,054 · #17,446 all time
Rank in Spain
#292
of 658
Research works
908
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Departament de Salut 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,203 of 11,982 20.7%105 #10826
MedicineField #6,445 of 10,443 20.4%91 #11556

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Departament de Salut 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).

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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.05× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Departament de Salut?

Ranked on the composite score, Josep lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Departament de Salut.

  1. 1 Josep Spain · #917,453 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Departament de Salut

Which keywords describe research at Departament de Salut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prevalence, Neurobiology, Treatment, Depression, Inflammation, Public Health and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.0×101 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.4×46 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 3.4×31 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 2.8×39 topics
  5. Depression7▲ 4.2×13 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 2.3×21 topics
  7. Genetics6▲ 4.4×16 topics
  8. Prevalence6▲ 7.5×11 topics
  9. Neurobiology6▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 1.95×33 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.58×32 topics
  12. COVID-195▲ 1.86×19 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.3×30 topics
  14. Diagnosis5▲ 2.7×24 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Cancer5▲ 1.72×30 topics
  17. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.4×19 topics
  18. Anxiety5▲ 4.8×9 topics
  19. Obesity5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  20. Risk Factors4▲ 2.0×25 topics
  21. Adolescents4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  22. Neuroimaging4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  23. Global Burden4▲ 3.4×12 topics
  24. Psychopathology4▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  26. Immunotherapy4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  27. Immune Response3▲ 2.9×13 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders3▲ 2.8×12 topics
  29. Primary Care3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  30. Child Development3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  31. Complications3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  32. Health Promotion3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-23▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Vaccine Development3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Cognitive Function3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder2▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Suicide Risk2▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Quality2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Mental Disorders2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Comorbidity2▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Departament de Salut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Mental Health Research Topics, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology.

Bipolar Disorder and Tre…2Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMental Health Research T…2Mental Health Research Topics: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…2Schizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educat…1Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk1HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  4. 4 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Departament de Salut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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