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Epatocentro Ticino

In research, Epatocentro Ticino stands highest in Medicine (#7,921 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,760 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 40.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,791
of 28,054 · #28,123 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#189
of 220
Research works
417
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Epatocentro Ticino 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 #7,921 of 10,443 10.2%61 #8154
Health SciencesDomain #9,760 of 11,982 10.3%63 #10613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Epatocentro Ticino 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 Epatocentro Ticino specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 40.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 29.9 works40×
  2. MedicineField · 61.4 works4.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 63.1 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.49× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Epatocentro Ticino?

Ranked on the composite score, Angelo Auricchio, Tiziano Moccetti and Giovanni Pedrazzini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Epatocentro Ticino.

  1. 1 Angelo Auricchio Switzerland · #4,049 worldwide 879 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Tiziano Moccetti Switzerland · #21,737 worldwide 542 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Giovanni Pedrazzini Switzerland · #102,335 worldwide 215 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Enrico Ferrari Switzerland · #212,162 worldwide 108 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Giulio Conte Switzerland · #372,565 worldwide 128 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Stefanos Demertzis Switzerland · #375,211 worldwide 75 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 François Regoli Switzerland · #505,051 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Francesco F. Faletra Switzerland · #726,424 worldwide 78 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Elena Pasotti Switzerland · #984,477 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Laura Anna Leo Switzerland · #1,135,620 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Epatocentro Ticino

Which keywords describe research at Epatocentro Ticino?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Myocardial Infarction, Guidelines, Catheter Ablation, Sudden Cardiac Death, Arrhythmias and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Echocardiography9▲ 47×7 topics
  2. Heart Failure9▲ 30×9 topics
  3. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 41×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 2.3×27 topics
  5. Guidelines7▲ 20×6 topics
  6. Catheter Ablation6▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Sudden Cardiac Death6▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Arrhythmias6▲ 86×2 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 6.9×19 topics
  10. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 48×4 topics
  11. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 81×1 topic
  13. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 5.7×11 topics
  16. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy4▲ 122×1 topic
  17. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator4▲ 122×1 topic
  18. Treatment3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  19. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Ventricular Tachycardia3▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Stroke Prevention3▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Risk Stratification3▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Thromboembolism3▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Atherosclerosis3▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Dilated Cardiomyopathy3▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Ion Channels3▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Cardiac Electrophysiology2▲ 82×1 topic
  32. Complications2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Obesity2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  35. Inflammatory Response2▲ 52×3 topics
  36. Thrombosis2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Computed Tomography Angiography2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Endovascular Repair2▲ 34×3 topics
  39. Myocardial Perfusion2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Cardiopulmonary Bypass2▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Epatocentro Ticino publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…4Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…4Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Sur…2Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…2Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…2Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…2Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Epatocentro Ticino's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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