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Hospital / health system · Meyrin · Switzerland

Hôpital de la Tour

In research, Hôpital de la Tour stands highest in Medicine (#7,698 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,233 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,954
of 28,054 · #31,677 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#175
of 220
Research works
603
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Hôpital de la Tour 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 #7,698 of 10,443 11.3%87 #10065
Health SciencesDomain #9,233 of 11,982 10.6%99 #12848

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital de la Tour 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).

What does Hôpital de la Tour specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 27.1 works10×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.76× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital de la Tour?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan T. Christenson, M. Schmuziger and A Bloch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital de la Tour.

  1. 1 Jan T. Christenson Switzerland · #69,150 worldwide 190 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 M. Schmuziger Switzerland · #184,269 worldwide 92 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 A Bloch Switzerland · #251,717 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 F Simonet Switzerland · #302,792 worldwide 102 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Antonio Faundez Switzerland · #420,549 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Philip Urban Switzerland · #530,408 worldwide 82 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Alexandre Lädermann Switzerland · #781,284 worldwide 46 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 H Duruz Switzerland · #943,061 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Marc Zimmermann Switzerland · #1,039,544 worldwide 61 citations · 152 works
  10. 10 Omar Kherad Switzerland · #1,103,497 worldwide 11 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital de la Tour

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital de la Tour?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Complications, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology, Surgical Management and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 4.5×45 topics
  2. Rehabilitation9▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Shoulder Function8▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Complications7▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears6▲ 88×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology6▲ 88×1 topic
  7. Surgical Management6▲ 13×12 topics
  8. Primary Care6▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 4.6×12 topics
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 3.3×15 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 2.9×16 topics
  12. Mental Health5▲ 2.8×4 topics
  13. Palliative Care4▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Public Health Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 3.9×17 topics
  16. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Patient Rights4▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Acromioclavicular Joint4▲ 133×1 topic
  19. Clavicle Fractures4▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Management4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  21. Prevention4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  22. Arthroplasty4▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics4▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Chronic Pain3▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Injury Prevention3▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Pain Management3▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Low Back Pain3▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Medical Education3▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Muscle Injuries3▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Revision Surgery3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Sports Injury3▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Guidelines3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Spinal Fusion3▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Curriculum3▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Musculoskeletal Medicine3▲ 164×1 topic
  39. Training3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Digital Health2▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Health, Medicine and Society, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries and Sports injuries and prevention.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…6Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 6 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…4Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…3Sports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 3 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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