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Hospital / health system · Sion · Switzerland

Hôpital de Sion

In research, Hôpital de Sion stands highest in Medicine (#12,380 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,702 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,366
of 28,054 · #20,041 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#150
of 220
Research works
408
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #12,380 of 17,978 6.1%271
Health SciencesDomain #14,702 of 20,462 5.8%308

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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.

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital de Sion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Complications, Treatment, Surgical Treatment and Bacteremia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.3×42 topics
  2. Diagnosis6▲ 9.6×16 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  5. Pathogenesis4▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Complications3▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Management3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  9. Bacteremia3▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Surgical Treatment3▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.9×12 topics
  13. Surgical Management2▲ 9.5×9 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations2▲ 8.6×11 topics
  15. Surgery2▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Prophylaxis2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Virulence Factors2▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Low Back Pain2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Dysphagia2▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Spinal Fusion2▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  24. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Endocarditis Guidelines2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Infective Endocarditis2▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Medical Education2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  28. Anterior Cervical Discectomy1▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Cervical Spine Surgery1▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Robotic Surgery1▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Chronic Pain1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry1▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Microorganism Identification1▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Necrotizing Fasciitis1▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Revision Surgery1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Streptococcus Pyogenes1▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Molecular Classification1▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital de Sion publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.

Spine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…2Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…1Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksBacterial Identification…1Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksSoft tissue tumors and t…1Soft tissue tumors and treatment: 1 fractional worksHistory of Medical Pract…1History of Medical Practice: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal cond…1Sinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologySurgeryClinical Biochemistry4 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 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Soft tissue tumors and treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 History of Medical Practice Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital de Sion's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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