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Hospices Civils de Lyon

In research, Hospices Civils de Lyon stands highest in Medicine (#450 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#612 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#315 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Genetics and Neurology — Hematology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,542
of 28,054 · #2,896 all time
Rank in France
#43
of 1,422
Research works
6.9k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
137k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Hospices Civils de Lyon 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 #450 of 10,443 14.3%1,127 #604
Health SciencesDomain #612 of 11,982 13.8%1,238 #753
SurgerySubfield #315 of 1,816 16.2%172 #574
Life SciencesDomain #1,641 of 7,800 15.7%240 #1749
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #527 of 1,144 14.7%110 #490
EpidemiologySubfield #555 of 976 17.8%85 #543
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,175 of 3,579 16.0%128 #2097
Health ProfessionsField #1,361 of 1,928 7.4%82 #1566
Physical SciencesDomain #9,872 of 12,888 14.9%63 #12285
OncologySubfield #632 of 772 14.3%63 #678

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospices Civils de Lyon 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#604 #450
  2. Health Sciences#753 #612
  3. Surgery#574 #315
  4. Life Sciences#1,749 #1,641
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#490 #527
  6. Epidemiology#543 #555
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,097 #2,175
  8. Health Professions#1,566 #1,361
  9. Physical Sciences#12,285 #9,872
  10. Oncology#678 #632
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hospices Civils de Lyon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 37.2 works7.6×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 31.2 works7.0×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 54.0 works5.8×
  4. RheumatologySubfield · 41.9 works5.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 128 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.58× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.82× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 1,127 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospices Civils de Lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Laurent Derex and Laurent Argaud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospices Civils de Lyon.

  1. 1 Alexis Arzimanoglou France · #8,905 worldwide 1.3k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Laurent Derex France · #33,355 worldwide 222 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Laurent Argaud France · #40,334 worldwide 262 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Bruno Lina France · #46,004 worldwide 521 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Claire Falandry France · #61,517 worldwide 307 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Étienne Javouhey France · #61,957 worldwide 328 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Anne‐Marie Schott France · #63,687 worldwide 156 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Gaëtan Lesca France · #64,456 worldwide 287 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Alain Calender France · #70,352 worldwide 180 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Philippe Ryvlin France · #72,116 worldwide 378 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Hospices Civils de Lyon

Which keywords describe research at Hospices Civils de Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Management and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology207▲ 3.2×125 topics
  2. Inflammation86▲ 2.5×79 topics
  3. Treatment74▲ 3.8×48 topics
  4. Diagnosis70▲ 4.7×40 topics
  5. Quality of Life64▲ 2.8×46 topics
  6. Immunotherapy59▲ 5.1×19 topics
  7. Management56▲ 4.4×29 topics
  8. Chemotherapy55▲ 4.9×25 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations45▲ 6.5×23 topics
  10. Complications44▲ 5.4×17 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors44▲ 6.2×14 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders43▲ 4.7×19 topics
  13. Risk Factors40▲ 2.3×32 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease40▲ 2.2×34 topics
  15. Public Health39▲ 1.66×40 topics
  16. Clinical Trials37▲ 3.4×19 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome35▲ 2.6×22 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines34▲ 3.8×14 topics
  19. Biomarkers33▲ 3.0×17 topics
  20. Surgical Management33▲ 5.0×20 topics
  21. Autoantibodies32▲ 8.6×8 topics
  22. Survival Analysis31▲ 7.1×7 topics
  23. Immune Response30▲ 3.2×22 topics
  24. Mortality30▲ 3.2×12 topics
  25. Radiotherapy27▲ 4.3×13 topics
  26. Prognosis26▲ 5.0×9 topics
  27. Palliative Care26▲ 9.9×6 topics
  28. Rituximab24▲ 10.0×4 topics
  29. Medical Ethics24▲ 11×3 topics
  30. PET Imaging23▲ 8.5×5 topics
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease23▲ 6.0×9 topics
  32. End-of-Life Care23▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Legislation23▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Patient Rights23▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Revision Surgery22▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Total Hip Replacement22▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria21▲ 5.9×10 topics
  38. Lymphoma21▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy18▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Molecular Profiling17▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Hospices Civils de Lyon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Health, Medicine and Society: 23 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 16 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …13Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 13 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…13Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 13 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 9 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…9Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 8 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 8 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 7 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 23 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 16 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 13 works
  4. 4 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 10 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 9 works
  7. 7 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 8 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 8 works
  10. 10 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 7 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospices Civils de Lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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