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Drammen Hospital

In research, Drammen Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,207 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,182 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,428
of 28,054 · #18,725 all time
Rank in Norway
#101
of 133
Research works
507
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Drammen Hospital 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
MedicineField #6,207 of 17,978 18.1%338
Health SciencesDomain #8,182 of 20,462 17.8%367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drammen Hospital 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.21× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 5 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 Drammen Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Olof Pedersén, S Ritland and O Rømcke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drammen Hospital.

  1. 1 Olof Pedersén Norway · #475,981 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 S Ritland Norway · #671,343 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 O Rømcke Norway · #1,098,562 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Knut Kirkeby Norway · #1,381,961 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Drammen Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Drammen Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Myocardial Infarction, Anxiety, Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Depression, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.2×41 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×32 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis3▲ 9.5×8 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 24×6 topics
  5. Anxiety3▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  7. Depression3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention3▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Cardiac Rehabilitation2▲ 97×1 topic
  10. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.4×18 topics
  11. Coronary Heart Disease2▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×13 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.2×11 topics
  14. Statins2▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Genetic Variants2▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Guidelines2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  17. C-Reactive Protein2▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Echocardiography2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Quality of Life2▲ 1.99×18 topics
  20. Treatment2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  21. Cholesterol-lowering2▲ 61×1 topic
  22. LDL Cholesterol2▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Mortality2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  25. Health Outcomes1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Targeted Therapy1▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Diagnosis1▲ 2.3×9 topics
  29. Radiotherapy1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Atherosclerosis1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Interventions1▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Management1▲ 2.5×9 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Health Consequences1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  35. Heart Failure1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  36. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.3×9 topics
  37. Cancer Risk1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Critical Care1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  39. Learning1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  40. Prognosis1▲ 5.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Drammen Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Medication Adherence and Compliance and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.

Cardiac Health and Menta…2Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…1Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…1Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryFamily PracticeEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 1 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drammen Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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