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Hôpital Beau-Séjour

In research, Hôpital Beau-Séjour stands highest in Medicine (#4,456 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,627 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,523 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology, General Health Professions and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Rheumatology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,691
of 28,054 · #6,714 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#87
of 220
Research works
4.7k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Hôpital Beau-Séjour 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 #4,456 of 10,443 3.0%464 #1924
Health SciencesDomain #5,627 of 11,982 2.9%546 #2517
Life SciencesDomain #6,523 of 7,800 3.9%67 #3292
SurgerySubfield #1,720 of 1,816 2.9%67 #1906
Health ProfessionsField #1,883 of 1,928 0.8%73 #3286
Social SciencesDomain #10,323 of 10,521 4.7%60 #12889
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #913 of 916 0.4%63 #1873

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital Beau-Séjour 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,924 #4,456
  2. Health Sciences#2,517 #5,627
  3. Life Sciences#3,292 #6,523
  4. Surgery#1,906 #1,720
  5. Health Professions#3,286 #1,883
  6. Social Sciences#12,889 #10,323
  7. General Health Professions#1,873 #913
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hôpital Beau-Séjour specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 23.9 works7.6×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 63.5 works6.7×
  3. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 24.6 works6.6×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.97× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.02× its world share, 73 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 464 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Beau-Séjour?

Ranked on the composite score, Christine Cedraschi, Hans Stalder and Olivier Rutschmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Beau-Séjour.

  1. 1 Christine Cedraschi Switzerland · #82,943 worldwide 112 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Hans Stalder Switzerland · #123,957 worldwide 83 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Olivier Rutschmann Switzerland · #157,349 worldwide 87 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Louis Loutan Switzerland · #169,260 worldwide 84 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Basile N. Landis Switzerland · #221,501 worldwide 110 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Laurent Bernheim Switzerland · #262,305 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 J Berney Switzerland · #268,503 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Anastase Spiliopoulos Switzerland · #268,611 worldwide 77 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 E Loizeau Switzerland · #323,636 worldwide 15 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 P Miescher Switzerland · #371,771 worldwide 45 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Beau-Séjour

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Beau-Séjour?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Public Health, Treatment, Mental Health, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology86▲ 3.2×108 topics
  2. Public Health43▲ 4.3×39 topics
  3. Mental Health43▲ 4.2×22 topics
  4. Treatment41▲ 4.9×41 topics
  5. Diagnosis38▲ 6.0×36 topics
  6. Inflammation38▲ 2.6×56 topics
  7. Quality of Life33▲ 3.3×41 topics
  8. Palliative Care32▲ 29×5 topics
  9. End-of-Life Care30▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Medical Ethics30▲ 33×5 topics
  11. Patient Rights30▲ 58×2 topics
  12. Ethical Practices30▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Healthcare Legislation30▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Primary Care29▲ 11×11 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 3.4×29 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health25▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Clinical Trials24▲ 5.2×17 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality Indicators24▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Healthcare Policy23▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Digital Health23▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Healthcare Management23▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Inequalities23▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Universal Health Coverage23▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Autoantibodies22▲ 14×8 topics
  25. Global Burden22▲ 5.8×10 topics
  26. Management21▲ 3.8×23 topics
  27. Risk Factors20▲ 2.6×25 topics
  28. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 3.1×20 topics
  29. Guidelines16▲ 5.1×12 topics
  30. Chemotherapy16▲ 3.3×24 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk14▲ 6.5×9 topics
  32. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 3.6×13 topics
  33. Heart Failure14▲ 4.5×12 topics
  34. Prognosis13▲ 5.8×9 topics
  35. Complications13▲ 3.7×15 topics
  36. Hypertension12▲ 6.1×9 topics
  37. Clinical Guidelines12▲ 5.8×6 topics
  38. Low Back Pain10▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Psychological Factors10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Immunosuppressive Therapy10▲ 7.6×8 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Beau-Séjour publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research.

Health, Medicine and Soc…30Health, Medicine and Society: 30 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…23Healthcare Systems and Practices: 23 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 6 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPharmacologyClinical PsychologyRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 30 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 23 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 7 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 5 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 4 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Beau-Séjour's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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