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Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande

In research, Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande stands highest in Medicine (#6,247 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,010 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,470
of 28,054 · #9,819 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#101
of 220
Research works
3.4k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande 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 #6,247 of 10,443 7.6%143 #2902
Health SciencesDomain #8,010 of 11,982 7.4%156 #3706

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande 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 Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 33.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande?

Ranked on the composite score, G Assal, Patrick Hohlfeld and Bruno Gravier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande.

  1. 1 G Assal Switzerland · #148,890 worldwide 216 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Patrick Hohlfeld Switzerland · #249,112 worldwide 44 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Bruno Gravier Switzerland · #265,290 worldwide 23 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Joseph Ghika Switzerland · #384,275 worldwide 68 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Christophe Büla Switzerland · #388,585 worldwide 47 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Patrice Guex Switzerland · #419,405 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Thierry Deonna Switzerland · #484,986 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 G Pescia Switzerland · #486,213 worldwide 28 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Gian Dorta Switzerland · #548,905 worldwide 67 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Peter Schnyder Switzerland · #602,126 worldwide 8 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Surgical Management, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology25▲ 3.2×78 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.4×40 topics
  3. Complications9▲ 9.5×14 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 3.2×27 topics
  5. Rehabilitation7▲ 9.4×10 topics
  6. Quality of Life7▲ 2.5×21 topics
  7. Surgical Management7▲ 8.9×14 topics
  8. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.9×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 3.1×17 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 3.4×19 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×12 topics
  12. Radiotherapy6▲ 7.2×11 topics
  13. Guidelines5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  14. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.4×15 topics
  15. Management5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  16. Biomechanics5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  19. Surgical Treatment5▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Mortality4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  22. End-of-Life Care4▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Medical Ethics4▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Patient Rights4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Shoulder Function4▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Surgery4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Imaging4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  28. Revision Surgery4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  30. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Arthroplasty3▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  35. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Palliative Care3▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Pain Management3▲ 6.9×9 topics
  38. Regeneration3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Osteoarthritis3▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Matrix Metalloproteinases3▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Health, Medicine and Society, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…3Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsRheumatologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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