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Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation

In research, Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#2,306 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,723 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,369
of 22,385 · #12,696 all time
Rank in Spain
#205
of 426
Research works
363
▲ 136% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation

What is Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,306 of 8,541 13.4%112 #3570
Health SciencesDomain #2,723 of 9,902 13.5%124 #4144

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation 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 Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 149 fractional works · 60.4% of its workMedicine: 136 fractional works · 55.0% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 42 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 14.4% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGalicia SurBiomedical…247fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences8%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13655.0%
    2. Health Professions114.3%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2510.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology62.5%
    3. Neuroscience62.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Computer Science104.2%
    2. Engineering104.2%
    3. Materials Science52.0%
    4. Chemistry41.5%
    5. Environmental Science31.2%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology124.7%
    2. Social Sciences62.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.52× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.86× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.86×136 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.52×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.90×25 works
  4. Health Professions1.62×10 works
  5. Nursing1.59×2 works
  6. Psychology1.53×12 works
  7. Neuroscience1.45×6 works
  8. Chemistry0.98×4 works
  9. Dentistry0.72×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.60×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.58×5 works
  12. Computer Science0.54×10 works
  13. Energy0.53×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×4 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.33×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.31×0 works
  17. Engineering0.28×10 works
  18. Environmental Science0.24×3 works
  19. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×2 works
  21. Social Sciences0.18×6 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.08×1 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Laura Busto, Silvia Campanioni and José A. González‐Nóvoa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation.

  1. 1 Laura Busto Spain · #1,672,269 worldwide 145 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Silvia Campanioni Spain · #1,700,393 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 José A. González‐Nóvoa Spain · #1,781,569 worldwide 137 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 María Gallardo‐Gómez Spain · #2,197,652 worldwide 782 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 María José Fernández Spain · #2,276,436 worldwide 163 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Alba Nogueira-Rodríguez Spain · #2,406,375 worldwide 304 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Beatriz Calderón‐Cruz Spain · #2,424,584 worldwide 169 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 César Veiga Spain · #2,456,332 worldwide 355 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Sara Martínez-Ramos Spain · #3,639,432 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Clara González-Formoso Spain · #4,149,618 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation?

The most cited paper from Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation is "ModelTest-NG: A New and Scalable Tool for the Selection of DNA and Protein Evolutionary Models" (Diego Darriba, David Posada, Alexey M. Kozlov et al., 2019), with 2,236 citations. Next come "Towards frailty biomarkers: Candidates from genes and pathways regulated in aging and age-related diseases" (500) and "Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition" (490).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ModelTest-NG: A New and Scalable Tool for the Selection of DNA and Protein Evolutionary Models Diego Darriba, David Posada, Alexey M. Kozlov et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution Open access 16 Aug 2019 2,236
2 Towards frailty biomarkers: Candidates from genes and pathways regulated in aging and age-related diseases Ana Luísa Cardoso, Adelaide Maria Afonso Fernandes, Juan Antonio Aguilar‐Pimentel et al. · Ageing Research Reviews ReviewOpen access 30 Jul 2018 500
3 Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition Bernardo Rodríguez–Martín et al. · Nature Genetics Open access1,448 authors 5 Feb 2020 490
4 Classifying the evolutionary and ecological features of neoplasms Carlo C. Maley et al. · Nature reviews. Cancer ReviewOpen access 15 Sep 2017 464
5 Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020 Emma B. Hodcroft et al. · Nature Open access194 authors 7 Jun 2021 458
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Treatment, Obesity and Diagnosis.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.8×78 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 2.5×48 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.5×25 topics
  4. Physical Activity9▲ 7.7×11 topics
  5. Risk Factors9▲ 3.4×23 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 2.9×31 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 2.3×20 topics
  8. Diagnosis8▲ 3.2×24 topics
  9. Obesity7▲ 3.9×19 topics
  10. Public Health7▲ 2.0×25 topics
  11. Quality of Life7▲ 1.91×30 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.63×38 topics
  13. Heart Failure5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  14. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  15. Aging5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  16. Genetics5▲ 2.7×13 topics
  17. Guidelines5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Prevention4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  19. Autoantibodies4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  23. Prevalence4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  24. Global Burden4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  25. Atherosclerosis4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  26. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Chronic Diseases4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Health Benefits4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Injury Prevention4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Health Promotion3▲ 4.4×10 topics
  33. Hypertension3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  34. Echocardiography3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  35. Pregnancy3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  36. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  37. Physical Fitness3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Athletic Training3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Muscle Mass3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Physical Performance3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Physical Activity and Health, Sports injuries and prevention and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…4Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…2Physical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 2 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 2 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRheumatology5 others

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 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 2 works
  5. 5 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 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 available66.2%not open33.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 136% 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 Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00100% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation0.0011% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Galicia Sur Biomedical Foundation13.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2021.

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