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Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

In research, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria stands highest in Medicine (#4,185 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,108 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Physiology is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,578
of 28,054 · #14,119 all time
Rank in Spain
#332
of 658
Research works
2.1k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria 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 #4,185 of 10,443 10.1%259 #4656
Health SciencesDomain #5,108 of 11,982 9.9%273 #5930

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria 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 Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physiology takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhysiologySubfield · 24.8 works8.4×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 26.8 works7.5×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 30.6 works5.9×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 259 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan José Gómez‐Doblas, Antonio J. Muñoz-García and Emilio Alba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria.

  1. 1 Juan José Gómez‐Doblas Spain · #71,117 worldwide 284 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Antonio J. Muñoz-García Spain · #157,623 worldwide 220 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Emilio Alba Spain · #246,074 worldwide 169 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Rosario Palacios Spain · #353,594 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 José M. Hernández-García Spain · #369,278 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Miguel Such Spain · #472,263 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Eduardo de Teresa Galván Spain · #560,682 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Eduardo de Teresa Spain · #562,444 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 José Trigo Spain · #611,408 worldwide 83 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Juan H. Alonso‐Briales Spain · #629,356 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Diagnosis, Muscle Mass, Prognosis, Aging and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 3.4×91 topics
  2. Inflammation30▲ 4.2×63 topics
  3. Treatment21▲ 5.1×33 topics
  4. Diagnosis19▲ 5.9×31 topics
  5. Muscle Mass16▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Prognosis14▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Chemotherapy13▲ 5.6×22 topics
  8. Obesity13▲ 5.1×18 topics
  9. Aging13▲ 7.0×9 topics
  10. Immunotherapy13▲ 5.3×17 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.2×42 topics
  12. Guidelines12▲ 7.3×11 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 2.9×26 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.9×14 topics
  15. Complications11▲ 6.3×16 topics
  16. Heart Failure11▲ 7.3×13 topics
  17. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×31 topics
  18. Management10▲ 3.8×21 topics
  19. Clinical Trials10▲ 4.3×15 topics
  20. Cancer Cachexia10▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Sarcopenia10▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Echocardiography9▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.4×16 topics
  24. Risk Factors9▲ 2.5×24 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 3.2×18 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.3×14 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  29. Radiotherapy7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  30. Surgical Management7▲ 4.8×14 topics
  31. TGF-ß7▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy6▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Survival Analysis6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Adiposity6▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Body Mass Index6▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Clinical Practice6▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis6▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry6▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  40. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement5▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Nutrition and Health in …10Nutrition and Health in Aging: 10 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…5Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…4Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 4 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …3Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 10 works
  2. 2 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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