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Hospices Civils de Lyon

In research, Hospices Civils de Lyon stands highest in Health Sciences (#246 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#246 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#717 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Genetics and Rheumatology (Hematology is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#779
of 22,385 · #837 all time
Rank in France
#30
of 517
Research works
25k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
474k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Hospices Civils de Lyon

What is Hospices Civils de Lyon 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 #246 of 9,902 9.5%2,627 #258
MedicineField #246 of 8,541 9.9%2,311 #250
Life SciencesDomain #717 of 6,403 7.9%411 #872
SurgerySubfield #177 of 1,532 11.8%403 #190
Health ProfessionsField #281 of 1,895 5.7%270 #619
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #203 of 1,037 10.9%233 #207
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #209 of 944 4.9%210 #592
EpidemiologySubfield #219 of 927 11.2%158 #212
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #731 of 2,964 7.6%219 #885
Social SciencesDomain #2,598 of 9,585 5.2%233 #2633

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

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#258 #246
  2. Medicine#250 #246
  3. Life Sciences#872 #717
  4. Surgery#190 #177
  5. Health Professions#619 #281
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#207 #203
  7. General Health Professions#592 #209
  8. Epidemiology#212 #219
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#885 #731
  10. Social Sciences#2,633 #2,598
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Hospices Civils de Lyon work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Hospices Civils de Lyon is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Health Professions (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,966 fractional works · 77.6% of its workMedicine: 2,629 fractional works · 68.8% of its workSurgery: 469 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 261 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEpidemiology: 180 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 136 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNeurology: 114 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 99 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 96 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 93 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 91 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHematology: 86 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 85 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 73 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 62 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 56 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 287 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 219 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 466 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 248 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 112 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 70 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 99 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 87 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 65 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 253 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 79 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 137 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEngineering: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospices Civilsde Lyon3,822fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences7%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,96677.6%
    1. Medicine2,62968.8%
    2. Health Professions2877.5%
    3. Dentistry230.6%
    4. Nursing220.6%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2486.5%
    2. Neuroscience992.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology872.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences170.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.4%
    1. Social Sciences1313.4%
    2. Psychology792.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance180.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities120.3%
    5. Decision Sciences70.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting50.1%
    1. Engineering601.6%
    2. Environmental Science260.7%
    3. Computer Science180.5%
    4. Mathematics100.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy100.2%
    6. Chemistry80.2%
    7. Materials Science40.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
    9. Energy10.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hospices Civils de Lyon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 85.5 works7.4×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 73.3 works7.0×
  3. RheumatologySubfield · 96.2 works5.5×
  4. DermatologySubfield · 55.1 works5.5×
  5. GastroenterologySubfield · 23.7 works5.3×
← 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, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 248 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 87 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 99 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.23× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.85× its world share, 287 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.58× its world share, 2,629 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 79 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 131 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.58×2,629 works
  2. Health Professions2.85×287 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.26×87 works
  4. Neuroscience1.59×99 works
  5. Dentistry1.23×23 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×248 works
  7. Nursing1.19×22 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.11×15 works
  9. Veterinary1.06×6 works
  10. Psychology0.68×79 works
  11. Social Sciences0.27×131 works
  12. Mathematics0.22×10 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×18 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.19×7 works
  15. Environmental Science0.14×26 works
  16. Chemistry0.13×8 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.11×10 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.11×12 works
  19. Engineering0.10×60 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×17 works
  21. Computer Science0.06×18 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×5 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.03×4 works
  25. Energy0.02×1 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospices Civils de Lyon?

Ranked on the quality score, Romain Marignier, Laurent Argaud and Cyrielle Caussy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospices Civils de Lyon.

  1. 1 Romain Marignier France · #54,359 worldwide 16k citations · 373 works
  2. 2 Laurent Argaud France · #72,932 worldwide 20k citations · 462 works
  3. 3 Cyrielle Caussy France · #75,968 worldwide 7k citations · 149 works
  4. 4 Alexandre Bélot France · #92,807 worldwide 24k citations · 463 works
  5. 5 Gérald Raverot France · #94,490 worldwide 13k citations · 485 works
  6. 6 Sophie Trouillet‐Assant France · #105,574 worldwide 13k citations · 167 works
  7. 7 Sabine Roman France · #106,201 worldwide 17k citations · 403 works
  8. 8 Guillaume Passot France · #121,218 worldwide 8.5k citations · 285 works
  9. 9 Gaëtan Lesca France · #121,328 worldwide 15k citations · 445 works
  10. 10 Gilles Salles France · #123,556 worldwide 81k citations · 1,732 works
All ranked researchers at Hospices Civils de Lyon

What are the most cited papers from Hospices Civils de Lyon?

The most cited paper from Hospices Civils de Lyon is "Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria" (Alan J. Thompson et al., 2017), with 8,265 citations. Next come "The 2016 revision of the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms" (7,935) and "FOLFIRINOX versus Gemcitabine for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer" (7,927).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria Alan J. Thompson et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 21 Dec 2017 8,265
2 The 2016 revision of the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms Steven H. Swerdlow, Elı́as Campo, Stefano Aldo Pileri et al. · Blood Open access 15 Mar 2016 7,935
3 FOLFIRINOX versus Gemcitabine for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Thierry Conroy, Françoise Desseigne, Marc Ychou et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 May 2011 7,927
4 Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Richard S. Finn et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 13 May 2020 7,547
5 ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy Robert S. Fisher, Carlos Alberto Acevedo, Alexis A. Arzimanoglou et al. · Epilepsia Open access Apr 2014 6,110
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospices Civils de Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Palliative Care, Medical Ethics, End-of-Life Care, Public Health Policy and Healthcare Legislation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology481▲ 3.2×128 topics
  2. Inflammation184▲ 2.3×82 topics
  3. Treatment174▲ 3.8×50 topics
  4. Diagnosis166▲ 4.7×40 topics
  5. Quality of Life158▲ 2.9×50 topics
  6. Mental Health150▲ 2.7×35 topics
  7. Public Health134▲ 2.4×48 topics
  8. Management133▲ 4.4×30 topics
  9. Chemotherapy126▲ 4.7×25 topics
  10. Immunotherapy125▲ 4.5×19 topics
  11. Complications114▲ 6.0×17 topics
  12. Palliative Care113▲ 19×6 topics
  13. Medical Ethics110▲ 23×5 topics
  14. End-of-Life Care108▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Healthcare Legislation108▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Patient Rights108▲ 41×1 topic
  17. Public Health Policy108▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors104▲ 6.3×14 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations100▲ 6.0×23 topics
  20. Risk Factors93▲ 2.2×33 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health89▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Primary Care88▲ 6.2×13 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders86▲ 3.9×20 topics
  24. Surgical Management84▲ 5.4×20 topics
  25. Clinical Trials84▲ 3.3×19 topics
  26. Healthcare Quality Indicators82▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Healthcare Management81▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Digital Health81▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy80▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Inequalities79▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Universal Health Coverage79▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Clinical Practice Guidelines76▲ 3.6×14 topics
  33. Mortality76▲ 3.5×13 topics
  34. Autoantibodies68▲ 7.6×8 topics
  35. Survival Analysis62▲ 5.9×7 topics
  36. Revision Surgery58▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Total Hip Replacement58▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Rituximab53▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Local Development50▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Territorial Governance50▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Social Sciences and Governance and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Health, Medicine and Soc…108Health, Medicine and Society: 108 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 79 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 44 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …33Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 33 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…25Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 25 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…25Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 25 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 20 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 20 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 19 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 18 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesSurgeryPathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 108 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 79 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 44 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 33 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 25 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 25 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 20 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 20 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 19 works
  10. 10 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 18 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hospices Civils de Lyon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.016% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Hospices Civils de Lyon0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospices Civils de Lyon 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%Hospices Civils de Lyon10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2003.

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