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Hospital / health system · Marseille · France

Hôpital de la Timone

In research, Hôpital de la Timone stands highest in Medicine (#2,797 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,843 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,829 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology — Neurology is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,447
of 28,054 · #5,060 all time
Rank in France
#217
of 1,422
Research works
6.8k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
123k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Hôpital de la Timone 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 #2,797 of 10,443 10.5%377 #1350
Health SciencesDomain #3,843 of 11,982 10.4%406 #1673
Life SciencesDomain #3,829 of 7,800 15.2%88 #2640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital de la Timone 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#1,350 #2,797
  2. Health Sciences#1,673 #3,843
  3. Life Sciences#2,640 #3,829
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 de la Timone specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 27.4 works8.9×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.23× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 377 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital de la Timone?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Claude Deharo, Shahram Attarian and Jean‐Jacques Grob lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital de la Timone.

  1. 1 Jean‐Claude Deharo France · #4,323 worldwide 1k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Shahram Attarian France · #20,355 worldwide 609 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Jacques Grob France · #27,129 worldwide 956 citations · 178 works
  4. 4 Paul Broca France · #30,206 worldwide 141 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 H Gastaut France · #33,057 worldwide 337 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Jean-François Aviérinos France · #41,018 worldwide 407 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Thomas Cuisset France · #51,088 worldwide 919 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Isabelle Thuret France · #61,434 worldwide 281 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Alain Fraisse France · #63,209 worldwide 271 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 I. Juhan‐Vague France · #68,798 worldwide 221 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital de la Timone

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital de la Timone?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Genetic Mutations, Surgery, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology63▲ 3.0×112 topics
  2. Inflammation26▲ 2.4×67 topics
  3. Treatment24▲ 3.8×41 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders24▲ 7.8×19 topics
  5. Diagnosis22▲ 4.3×37 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations21▲ 9.2×23 topics
  7. Immunotherapy19▲ 5.0×18 topics
  8. Surgery19▲ 10×9 topics
  9. Quality of Life16▲ 2.1×37 topics
  10. Epilepsy14▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors14▲ 6.1×14 topics
  12. Risk Factors14▲ 2.4×25 topics
  13. Genetics14▲ 3.8×16 topics
  14. Complications14▲ 5.1×16 topics
  15. Echocardiography13▲ 9.0×8 topics
  16. Classification13▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Chemotherapy12▲ 3.3×23 topics
  18. Radiotherapy12▲ 5.8×13 topics
  19. Antiepileptic Drugs11▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Surgical Management11▲ 5.0×20 topics
  21. Biomechanics11▲ 6.7×9 topics
  22. Neurobiology11▲ 7.8×7 topics
  23. Drug Resistance10▲ 7.0×7 topics
  24. Prognosis10▲ 5.7×9 topics
  25. Seizures10▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Status Epilepticus9▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Prophylaxis9▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Endovascular Repair9▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Palliative Care8▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Diagnostic Criteria8▲ 6.9×10 topics
  31. Distal Radius Fractures8▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Flexor Tendon Repair8▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  34. Medical Ethics8▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Psychological Trauma8▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Legislation8▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Patient Rights8▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Molecular Classification8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  40. Bacteremia7▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital de la Timone publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epilepsy research and treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Health, Medicine and Society and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management.

Epilepsy research and tr…9Epilepsy research and treatment: 9 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…8Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…8Health, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…6Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 6 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…5Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 5 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…4Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…4EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…4Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthSurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 6 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital de la Timone's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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