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Ersta sjukhus

In research, Ersta sjukhus stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,723 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,772 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#17,380
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#135
of 259
Research works
311
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Ersta sjukhus

What is Ersta sjukhus 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,723 of 16,688 17.0%188
MedicineField #5,772 of 14,558 17.1%163

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ersta sjukhus 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 Ersta sjukhus work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Ersta sjukhus is in Health Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (82%), Health Professions (3%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 85.8% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 82.3% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 37.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKErsta sjukhus28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences4%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2382.3%
    2. Health Professions13.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Chemical Engineering01.2%
    3. Materials Science00.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences12.4%
    2. Psychology00.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ersta sjukhus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.7 works4.3×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 23.7 works3.7×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.28× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.28×23 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.45×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.18×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.25×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×1 works
  7. Nursing0.41×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.35×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×0 works
  10. Psychology0.26×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.23×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.19×1 works
  13. Engineering0.14×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ersta sjukhus?

Ranked on the quality score, K Thor, Mikael Machado and Jan Ulfberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ersta sjukhus.

  1. 1 K Thor Sweden · #1,542,636 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Mikael Machado Sweden · #1,819,995 worldwide 1.6k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jan Ulfberg Sweden · #2,310,810 worldwide 2.2k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Mats Liljas Sweden · #3,111,278 worldwide 340 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jan O. Olsson Sweden · #3,684,277 worldwide 494 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Ralph M. Davison Sweden · #3,724,188 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Torsten Silander Sweden · #3,914,972 worldwide 406 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ralph M. Davison Sweden · #4,048,727 worldwide 247 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Bengt Wallén Sweden · #4,358,545 worldwide 240 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jan Ulfberg Sweden · #4,457,155 worldwide 441 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ersta sjukhus

What are the most cited papers from Ersta sjukhus?

The most cited paper from Ersta sjukhus is "Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colonic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society Recommendations" (Ulf O Gustafsson, Michael J. Scott, W. Schwenk et al., 2012), with 1,099 citations. Next come "Adherence to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery" (950) and "Metformin Increases AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes" (805).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colonic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society Recommendations Ulf O Gustafsson, Michael J. Scott, W. Schwenk et al. · World Journal of Surgery Open access 5 Oct 2012 1,099
2 Adherence to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery Ulf O Gustafsson · Archives of Surgery Open access 17 Jan 2011 950
3 Metformin Increases AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Nicolas Musi, Michael F. Hirshman, Jonas Nygren et al. · Diabetes Open access Jul 2002 805
4 Sexually Transmitted Infection as a Cause of Anal Cancer Morten Frisch, Bengt Glimelius, Adriaan J. C. van den Brule et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 6 Nov 1997 703
5 A p53-Dependent Mouse Spindle Checkpoint Shawn M. Cross, Carissa A. Sanchez, Catherine Morgan et al. · Science 3 Mar 1995 671
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ersta sjukhus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diabetes, Obesity, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Guidelines.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  2. Complications3▲ 19×6 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Diabetes2▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Obesity2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  7. Adjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 94×2 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  11. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 54×4 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Weight Loss2▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Perioperative Care2▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Chemotherapy2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  19. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Pain Management1▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Postoperative Pain1▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Proton Pump Inhibitors1▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Rectal Cancer1▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Tumor Markers1▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Chronic Pain1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Treatment1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Esophageal Motility Disorders1▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease1▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Molecular Characterization1▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Chemoradiation1▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Ersta sjukhus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux …1Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After …1Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyGastroenterologyEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ersta sjukhus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ersta sjukhus as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ersta sjukhus0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ersta sjukhus over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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