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Hôpital Saint Charles

In research, Hôpital Saint Charles stands highest in Medicine (#6,952 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,978 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,620 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,770
of 34,923
Rank in France
#575
of 943
Research works
499
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Hôpital Saint Charles

What is Hôpital Saint Charles 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 #6,952 of 14,558 5.6%274
Health SciencesDomain #7,978 of 16,688 5.6%302
Life SciencesDomain #7,620 of 11,023 6.4%125

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

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Hôpital Saint Charles is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Health Professions (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12 fractional works · 53.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital SaintCharles23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences21%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine940.0%
    2. Health Professions312.4%
    3. Dentistry01.0%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology311.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology02.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    1. Social Sciences311.2%
    2. Psychology15.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Engineering12.8%
    2. Computer Science00.4%
    3. Materials Science00.4%
    4. Mathematics00.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
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: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.70× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.08× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.70×3 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.22×3 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.08×0 works
  4. Medicine2.08×9 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.02×0 works
  6. Dentistry2.01×0 works
  7. Psychology1.91×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.43×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.88×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×0 works
  11. Nursing0.75×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.51×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  15. Engineering0.18×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Saint Charles?

Ranked on the quality score, A. Tosti, Nathalie Bouriquet and Vincent Travers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Saint Charles.

  1. 1 A. Tosti France · #3,903,592 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Nathalie Bouriquet France · #3,984,173 worldwide 349 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Vincent Travers France · #4,122,341 worldwide 135 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Emmanuel Favreul France · #4,254,017 worldwide 120 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Clara Humeau France · #4,315,175 worldwide 475 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Janine Meynadier France · #4,384,073 worldwide 490 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Daniel Casellas France · #4,405,951 worldwide 1.5k citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Jean Meynadier France · #4,460,107 worldwide 2.4k citations · 178 works
  9. 9 Marc Augoyard France · #4,643,204 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 J Othoniel France · #5,110,788 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Saint Charles

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital Saint Charles?

The most cited paper from Hôpital Saint Charles is "Mutations in RPE65 cause Leber's congenital amaurosis" (Françoise Marlhens, Corinne Bareil, Jean‐Michel Griffoin et al., 1997), with 610 citations. Next come "Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators of the mammalian cochlea." (539) and "Excitotoxicity and repair of cochlear synapses after noise-trauma induced hearing loss" (437).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mutations in RPE65 cause Leber's congenital amaurosis Françoise Marlhens, Corinne Bareil, Jean‐Michel Griffoin et al. · Nature Genetics Oct 1997 610
2 Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators of the mammalian cochlea. Michel Eybalin · Physiological Reviews Apr 1993 539
3 Excitotoxicity and repair of cochlear synapses after noise-trauma induced hearing loss Jean‐Luc Puel, Jérôme Ruel, Christine d’Aldin et al. · Neuroreport Jun 1998 437
4 Robot-assisted spine surgery: feasibility study through a prospective case-matched analysis Nicolas Lonjon, Emilie Chan‐Seng, Vincent Costalat et al. · European Spine Journal 9 Jan 2015 239
5 Pathophysiology of the Glutamatergic Synapses in the Cochlea Rémy Pujol, Jean‐Luc Puel, Christine d’Aldin et al. · Acta Oto-Laryngologica 1993 232
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Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Saint Charles?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Aging, Mental Health, Quality of Life, End-of-Life Care, Smallholder Farmers, Elderly and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Support2▲ 19×5 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  3. Aging2▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology1▲ 1.57×12 topics
  6. End-of-Life Care1▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Healthcare1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  8. Inflammation1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Agricultural Development1▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Agroforestry1▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Caregiving1▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Economic Growth1▲ 5.4×1 topic
  14. Elderly1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 79×1 topic
  16. Patient Rights1▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Retirement1▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Rural Revitalization1▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  20. Tree Domestication1▲ 196×1 topic

Which research topics does Hôpital Saint Charles publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Regional Development and Environment, Health, Medicine and Society and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

Aging, Elder Care, and S…1Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Environment: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…1Health, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…1African Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 1 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…0Healthcare Systems and Practices: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceForestryOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  5. 5 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 0 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 available11.0%not open89.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Saint Charles's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher 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 Saint Charles as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000098% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Hôpital Saint Charles0.000072% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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