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Hôpital de Sion

In research, Hôpital de Sion stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,549 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,212 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,681
of 22,385 · #11,962 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#173
of 186
Research works
408
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Hôpital de Sion

What is Hôpital de Sion 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 #4,549 of 16,688 6.1%308
MedicineField #4,212 of 14,558 6.1%271

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

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Hôpital de Sion is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Engineering (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 80.1% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 76.0% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital de Sion80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences5%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6176.0%
    2. Health Professions23.1%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    3. Neuroscience22.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering33.3%
    2. Computer Science00.6%
    3. Environmental Science00.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology22.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Social Sciences00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.95×61 works
  2. Veterinary3.08×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.38×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.42×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.17×2 works
  6. Nursing1.03×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×4 works
  8. Psychology0.76×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.29×1 works
  11. Engineering0.22×3 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  14. Energy0.11×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.04×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital de Sion?

Ranked on the quality score, K. Khanfir, Hugues G. Brat and Kurt Buxmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital de Sion.

  1. 1 K. Khanfir Switzerland · #1,549,926 worldwide 1.1k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Hugues G. Brat Switzerland · #1,603,856 worldwide 410 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Kurt Buxmann Switzerland · #2,989,098 worldwide 477 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Edouard Blanc Switzerland · #3,872,594 worldwide 529 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Jacques de Preux Switzerland · #4,225,274 worldwide 127 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Abderrahmane Hedjoudje Switzerland · #4,315,921 worldwide 144 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Stéphane Yerly Switzerland · #4,504,311 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Guy Délèze Switzerland · #4,599,507 worldwide 245 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Bassel Hallak Switzerland · #5,066,372 worldwide 147 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Salim Bouayed Switzerland · #5,779,322 worldwide 150 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital de Sion

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital de Sion?

The most cited paper from Hôpital de Sion is "Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency" (Michael Saliba, Taisuke Matsui, Ji-Youn Seo et al., 2016), with 5,443 citations. Next come "Electrochemical potential window of battery electrolytes: the HOMO–LUMO misconception" (711) and "Highly efficient perovskite solar cells with a compositionally engineered perovskite/hole transporting material interface" (528).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency Michael Saliba, Taisuke Matsui, Ji-Youn Seo et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2016 5,443
2 Electrochemical potential window of battery electrolytes: the HOMO–LUMO misconception Pekka Peljo, Hubert H. Girault · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 711
3 Highly efficient perovskite solar cells with a compositionally engineered perovskite/hole transporting material interface Kyung Taek Cho, Sanghyun Paek, Giulia Grancini et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2017 528
4 High efficiency methylammonium lead triiodide perovskite solar cells: the relevance of non-stoichiometric precursors Cristina Roldán‐Carmona, Paul Gratia, Iwan Zimmermann et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2015 430
5 The synergistic effect of H 2 O and DMF towards stable and 20% efficiency inverted perovskite solar cells Chien-Hung Chiang, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2017 415
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital de Sion?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Pathogenesis, Treatment, Genetic Mutations, Complications and Surgical Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.9×48 topics
  2. Diagnosis6▲ 8.7×21 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.7×17 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×19 topics
  5. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Pathogenesis4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations4▲ 9.9×13 topics
  8. Complications3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment3▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Management3▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  12. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Surgical Management3▲ 9.1×11 topics
  14. Bacteremia3▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  16. Low Back Pain2▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Surgery2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.2×11 topics
  19. Dysphagia2▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Spinal Fusion2▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Prophylaxis2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Virulence Factors2▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Medical Education2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  26. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Endocarditis Guidelines2▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Infective Endocarditis2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Biomechanics2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Echocardiography2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Robotic Surgery1▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Survival Rates1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Chronic Pain1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry1▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Microorganism Identification1▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Hôpital de Sion publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.

Spine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…2Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…2Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…1Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 1 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional worksSoft tissue tumors and t…1Soft tissue tumors and treatment: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 History of Medical Practice Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  10. 10 Soft tissue tumors and treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital de Sion's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower 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 Hôpital de Sion as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hôpital de Sion0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hôpital de Sion over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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