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Hôpital Broussais

In research, Hôpital Broussais stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,218 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,316 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,691 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,204
of 34,923
Rank in France
#484
of 943
Research works
2.8k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
87k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Hôpital Broussais

What is Hôpital Broussais 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 #7,218 of 16,688 9.7%2,138
MedicineField #6,316 of 14,558 9.8%2,044
SurgerySubfield #1,691 of 3,248 11.9%322
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #807 of 1,509 12.8%531
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,386 of 2,077 10.4%210
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,559 of 5,801 6.5%265
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,348 of 1,587 6.9%141
Life SciencesDomain #9,842 of 11,023 6.5%477
Physical SciencesDomain #16,816 of 17,446 8.4%142

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

In all years, 75% of research at Hôpital Broussais is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,138 fractional works · 75.4% of its workMedicine: 2,044 fractional works · 72.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 531 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSurgery: 322 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 210 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEpidemiology: 107 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 92 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 79 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHematology: 73 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 73 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNephrology: 52 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 477 fractional works · 16.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 265 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 141 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology: 118 fractional works · 4.1% of its workVirology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 142 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 78 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital Broussais2,836fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Health Sciences2,13875.4%
    1. Medicine2,04472.1%
    2. Health Professions632.2%
    3. Nursing260.9%
    4. Veterinary50.2%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2659.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology1415.0%
    3. Neuroscience441.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences150.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.4%
    1. Engineering592.1%
    2. Computer Science311.1%
    3. Chemistry200.7%
    4. Materials Science110.4%
    5. Environmental Science90.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy50.2%
    7. Mathematics50.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences230.8%
    2. Psychology200.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance160.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities80.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting70.2%
    6. Decision Sciences40.2%
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: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.64×1 works
  2. Medicine2.76×6 works
  3. Energy1.82×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.44×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.13×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.81×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.74×0 works
  11. Engineering0.51×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×0 works
  13. Psychology0.42×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.37×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.24×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Broussais?

Ranked on the quality score, Michel E. Safar, J. Relland and Roland G Asmar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Broussais.

  1. 1 Michel E. Safar France · #662,281 worldwide 55k citations · 907 works
  2. 2 J. Relland France · #667,503 worldwide 5.7k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Roland G Asmar France · #757,839 worldwide 20k citations · 158 works
  4. 4 Alain C. Carpentier France · #794,025 worldwide 6.1k citations · 163 works
  5. 5 M. D. KAZATCHKINE France · #1,675,074 worldwide 6k citations · 145 works
  6. 6 Marie‐Hélène Jouvin France · #1,824,800 worldwide 3.4k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Serban Mihaileanu France · #1,885,931 worldwide 2.9k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Jérôme Gariépy France · #2,192,795 worldwide 3.9k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Bernard Abry France · #2,377,975 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Sylvain Chauvaud France · #2,422,532 worldwide 6.3k citations · 141 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Broussais

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital Broussais?

The most cited paper from Hôpital Broussais is "Effects of Multisite Biventricular Pacing in Patients with Heart Failure and Intraventricular Conduction Delay" (Serge Cazeau, Christophe Leclercq, Thomas Lavergne et al., 2001), with 2,768 citations. Next come "Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction”" (2,295) and "Impact of Aortic Stiffness on Survival in End-Stage Renal Disease" (2,146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of Multisite Biventricular Pacing in Patients with Heart Failure and Intraventricular Conduction Delay Serge Cazeau, Christophe Leclercq, Thomas Lavergne et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Mar 2001 2,768
2 Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction” Alain Carpentier · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open access Sep 1983 2,295
3 Impact of Aortic Stiffness on Survival in End-Stage Renal Disease Jacques Blacher, Alain P. Guérin, Bruno Pannier et al. · Circulation Open access 11 May 1999 2,146
4 Deletion polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme is a potent risk factor for myocardial infarction François Cambien, Odette Poirier, Laure Lecerf et al. · Nature 15 Oct 1992 1,937
5 Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive Patients Jacques Blacher, Roland G Asmar, Saliha Djane et al. · Hypertension May 1999 1,504
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Broussais?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Events, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction, Global Burden and Clinical 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 all years 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. Hypertension337▲ 33×13 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease294▲ 9.3×34 topics
  3. Inflammation283▲ 4.2×75 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Events281▲ 60×4 topics
  5. Risk Factors241▲ 8.2×24 topics
  6. Epidemiology197▲ 1.73×110 topics
  7. Endothelial Dysfunction152▲ 18×8 topics
  8. Global Burden150▲ 9.8×10 topics
  9. Treatment142▲ 3.9×41 topics
  10. Clinical Guidelines141▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Diabetes Mellitus138▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Blood Pressure138▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress133▲ 2.5×48 topics
  14. Diagnosis130▲ 4.5×39 topics
  15. Antihypertensive Drugs127▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Renal Denervation127▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Metabolic Syndrome124▲ 5.1×21 topics
  18. Atherosclerosis123▲ 12×12 topics
  19. Arterial Stiffness102▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Pulse Wave Velocity102▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Guidelines90▲ 6.7×13 topics
  22. Diabetes90▲ 6.2×19 topics
  23. Heart Failure87▲ 6.8×13 topics
  24. Angioplasty83▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Myocardial Infarction81▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Obesity79▲ 3.7×18 topics
  27. Echocardiography76▲ 9.8×8 topics
  28. Renal Function69▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Magnetic Resonance Imaging67▲ 6.4×6 topics
  30. Prophylaxis67▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Hemostasis57▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Antithrombotic Therapy57▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Risk56▲ 5.7×9 topics
  34. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement54▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement54▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease50▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy49▲ 9.0×7 topics
  38. Fibrosis48▲ 8.8×8 topics
  39. Renal Transplantation48▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention48▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Broussais publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Vascular Malformations a…1Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…0Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…0Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional worksIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …0Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 0 fractional worksImage and Signal Denoising Methods: 0 fractional worksFlow Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional worksFrench Literature and Critical Theory: 0 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsEmergency MedicineRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 0 works
  5. 5 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  7. 7 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Image and Signal Denoising Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  9. 9 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 French Literature and Critical Theory Literature and Literary Theory 0 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Broussais's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hôpital Broussais as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000048% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Hôpital Broussais0.000028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hôpital Broussais 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2009Hôpital Broussais7.9% in 20092000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.3% in 2001.

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