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Hôpital du Valais

In research, Hôpital du Valais stands highest in Medicine (#4,481 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,682 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,422
of 28,054 · #17,935 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#93
of 220
Research works
893
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Hôpital du Valais 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 #4,481 of 10,443 15.1%134 #6661
Health SciencesDomain #5,682 of 11,982 13.7%152 #8494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital du Valais 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: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital du Valais?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Troillet, Sandro Anchisi and Jean‐Marie Tschopp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital du Valais.

  1. 1 Nicolas Troillet Switzerland · #516,538 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Sandro Anchisi Switzerland · #981,762 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Marie Tschopp Switzerland · #1,019,278 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Martial Coutaz Switzerland · #1,217,936 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Grégoire Girod Switzerland · #1,472,464 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Juan Llor Switzerland · #1,533,157 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital du Valais

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital du Valais?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Complications, Mortality and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 3.3×77 topics
  2. Treatment11▲ 4.4×30 topics
  3. Mental Health10▲ 3.4×14 topics
  4. Diagnosis10▲ 5.2×23 topics
  5. Risk Factors9▲ 4.1×22 topics
  6. Inflammation9▲ 2.0×32 topics
  7. Complications7▲ 7.0×14 topics
  8. Mortality7▲ 5.9×10 topics
  9. Public Health7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  11. Management6▲ 3.4×20 topics
  12. Surgery6▲ 7.6×8 topics
  13. Guidelines5▲ 5.6×11 topics
  14. End-of-Life Care5▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Medical Ethics5▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Palliative Care5▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Patient Rights5▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Primary Care5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  20. Ethical Practices4▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Bacteremia4▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Prophylaxis4▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Survival Analysis4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Attachment4▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Childhood Trauma4▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Quality Indicators4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  30. Clinical Practice4▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Digital Health4▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Group Therapy4▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Postoperative Complications4▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Developmental Trauma4▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Policy4▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Inequalities4▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Pain Management4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  38. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Glycemic Control4▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Robotic Surgery4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital du Valais publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Health, Medicine and Soc…4Health, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…4Healthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…4Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 2 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgi…2Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 2 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries and Performance: 2 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 2 fractional worksBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital du Valais's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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