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Hôpital du Valais

In research, Hôpital du Valais stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,665 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,572 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,929
of 22,385 · #6,953 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#59
of 186
Research works
893
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Hôpital du Valais

What is Hôpital du Valais known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,665 of 9,902 10.0%152 #2739
MedicineField #1,572 of 8,541 10.6%134 #2557

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Hôpital du Valais work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Hôpital du Valais is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 170 fractional works · 73.3% of its workMedicine: 149 fractional works · 64.6% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital du Valais231fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences11%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14964.6%
    2. Health Professions177.5%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Social Sciences114.7%
    2. Psychology114.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.2%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology135.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.2%
    3. Neuroscience31.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    1. Engineering41.7%
    2. Environmental Science31.2%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    5. Materials Science10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 149 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.36×149 works
  2. Health Professions2.84×17 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×5 works
  4. Veterinary2.12×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.87×2 works
  6. Psychology1.52×11 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×13 works
  8. Nursing1.06×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.90×3 works
  10. Dentistry0.87×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.43×3 works
  12. Social Sciences0.37×11 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.34×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×3 works
  15. Environmental Science0.23×3 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  17. Engineering0.11×4 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  24. Energy0.03×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital du Valais?

Ranked on the quality score, Colin Simonson, Jean‐Marie Tschopp and Vincent Alvarez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital du Valais.

  1. 1 Colin Simonson Switzerland · #722,855 worldwide 403 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Marie Tschopp Switzerland · #724,035 worldwide 4.2k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Vincent Alvarez Switzerland · #891,327 worldwide 2.7k citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Okpechukwu Chidubem Peter Switzerland · #962,190 worldwide 2.5k citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Isabelle Frésard Switzerland · #1,132,957 worldwide 769 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Daniela Emanuela Huber Switzerland · #1,288,301 worldwide 694 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Nicolas Troillet Switzerland · #1,345,022 worldwide 4k citations · 165 works
  8. 8 Pierre Hutter Switzerland · #1,375,541 worldwide 2.6k citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Tschopp Jm Switzerland · #1,580,888 worldwide 889 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Marie‐Christine Eisenring Switzerland · #1,607,992 worldwide 905 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital du Valais

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital du Valais?

The most cited paper from Hôpital du Valais is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "Cancer Risk in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Associations With Immunodeficiency, Smoking, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy" (863) and "An updated algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO)" (712).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 Cancer Risk in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Associations With Immunodeficiency, Smoking, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Gary M. Clifford, Jerry Polesel, Martin Rickenbach et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 15 Mar 2005 863
3 An updated algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) Olivier Bruyère, Germain Honvo, Nicola Veronese et al. · Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism Open access 30 Apr 2019 712
4 Assessment of Muscle Function and Physical Performance in Daily Clinical Practice Charlotte Beaudart et al. · Calcified Tissue International Open access 10 Apr 2019 527
5 Genomic analysis identifies new drivers and progression pathways in skin basal cell carcinoma Ximena Bonilla et al. · Nature Genetics 7 Mar 2016 508
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital du Valais?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 3.2×83 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 4.4×32 topics
  3. Diagnosis11▲ 5.3×25 topics
  4. Inflammation11▲ 2.3×36 topics
  5. Mental Health11▲ 3.2×18 topics
  6. Risk Factors10▲ 3.8×23 topics
  7. Complications8▲ 7.0×14 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 2.3×19 topics
  9. Mortality8▲ 5.8×11 topics
  10. Surgery7▲ 8.7×8 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.2×13 topics
  12. Guidelines6▲ 5.7×12 topics
  13. Management6▲ 3.3×20 topics
  14. Primary Care5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 10.0×2 topics
  16. End-of-Life Care5▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Prophylaxis5▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Bacteremia5▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Medical Ethics5▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Palliative Care5▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Patient Rights5▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Survival Analysis5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  23. Ethical Practices4▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Healthcare Quality Indicators4▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Clinical Practice4▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  28. Digital Health4▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  30. Postoperative Complications4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Policy4▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Inequalities4▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Attachment4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Childhood Trauma4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Group Therapy4▲ 49×2 topics
  36. Pain Management4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  37. Developmental Trauma4▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Virulence Factors4▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Robotic Surgery4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital du Valais publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 2 fractional worksPancreatic function and …2Pancreatic function and diabetes: 2 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries and Performance: 2 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 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 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic function and diabetes 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 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital du Valais's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hôpital du Valais as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00088% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hôpital du Valais0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Hôpital du Valais13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 2025.

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