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Hospital Damas

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,323
of 22,385 · #21,489 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#15
of 17
Research works
287
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Hospital Damas

Which fields of science does Hospital Damas work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Hospital Damas is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Social Sciences (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 48.9% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 43.7% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Damas80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences30%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3543.7%
    2. Health Professions44.6%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1619.9%
    2. Psychology22.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Engineering33.7%
    2. Environmental Science22.2%
    3. Materials Science11.7%
    4. Computer Science11.5%
    5. Chemistry00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×2 works
  2. Medicine2.27×35 works
  3. Health Professions1.74×4 works
  4. Social Sciences1.57×16 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.11×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×5 works
  7. Nursing1.06×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.93×2 works
  9. Psychology0.89×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×2 works
  12. Materials Science0.49×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.45×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×2 works
  15. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  16. Engineering0.25×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  22. Energy0.11×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Damas?

Ranked on the quality score, Paola López, J.R. Aleman-Ortiz and G. St. J. Orde Browne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Damas.

  1. 1 Paola López Puerto Rico · #1,463,526 worldwide 1.7k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 J.R. Aleman-Ortiz Puerto Rico · #3,068,393 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 G. St. J. Orde Browne Puerto Rico · #3,470,539 worldwide 72 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Yineli Ortiz Puerto Rico · #4,130,374 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Gonzalo López González Puerto Rico · #4,255,839 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Rafael Bredy Puerto Rico · #4,914,892 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Damas

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Damas?

The most cited paper from Hospital Damas is "Meta-Analysis of 13 Genome Scans Reveals Multiple Cleft Lip/Palate Genes with Novel Loci on 9q21 and 2q32-35" (Mary L. Marazita et al., 2004), with 223 citations. Next come "Hierarchical nature of hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron oxides" (160) and "UV Dose Determines Key Characteristics of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer" (144).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Meta-Analysis of 13 Genome Scans Reveals Multiple Cleft Lip/Palate Genes with Novel Loci on 9q21 and 2q32-35 Mary L. Marazita et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics ReviewOpen access 29 Jun 2004 223
2 Hierarchical nature of hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron oxides Yan Ma, Isnaldi Rodrigues de Souza Filho, Yang Bai et al. · Scripta Materialia Open access 3 Feb 2022 160
3 UV Dose Determines Key Characteristics of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Juan M. Ramos, Jaime Villa, Abigail Ruiz et al. · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention Dec 2004 144
4 Quantifying primary recrystallization from EBSD maps of partially recrystallized states of an IF steel Abdelhak Ayad, M. Ramoul, Anthony D. Rollett et al. · Materials Characterization Open access 20 Nov 2020 113
5 Beneficial effect of Ni substitution on the thermoelectric properties in partially filled CayCo4−xNixSb12 skutterudites M. Puyet, A. Dauscher, Bertrand Lenoir et al. · Journal of Applied Physics Open access 7 Apr 2005 87
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Which keywords describe research at Hospital Damas?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Teacher Training, Diagnosis, Social Inequality, Curriculum Development, Management and Legal Theory.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×29 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 6.0×19 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 6.3×13 topics
  4. Teacher Training4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  5. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  6. Educational Technology3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  7. Management3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  8. Pandemic3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  9. Qualitative Research3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  10. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  11. Social Inequality3▲ 13×4 topics
  12. COVID-193▲ 2.6×7 topics
  13. Online Learning2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  14. Legal Theory2▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Educational Policies2▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Inclusive Education2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  17. Complications2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Distance Learning2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  19. Environmental Law2▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Pedagogical Practices2▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Social Determinants2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Social Justice2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  24. Civil Rights2▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Constitutional Law2▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Vaccine Development2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Global Burden2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Legislation2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Surgery2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  31. Healthcare Access2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  34. Science Education1▲ 28×2 topics
  35. COPD1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Didactic Models1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Ion Channels1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Teaching Methodologies1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. spirometry1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital Damas publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Brazilian Legal Issues, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Science and Education Research.

Education Pedagogy and P…2Education Pedagogy and Practices: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksMicrobial infections and…1Microbial infections and disease research: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksIon channel regulation and function: 1 fractional works
EducationLawPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  3. 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 1 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.8%domestic only42.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Damas's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower 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 Hospital Damas as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Hospital Damas0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Damas over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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