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Hospital de Basurto

In research, Hospital de Basurto stands highest in Medicine (#3,846 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,588 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,553
of 22,385 · #12,640 all time
Rank in Spain
#242
of 426
Research works
1.6k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Hospital de Basurto

What is Hospital de Basurto 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
MedicineField #3,846 of 8,541 5.8%195 #4533
Health SciencesDomain #4,588 of 9,902 5.8%209 #5522

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital de Basurto 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 Hospital de Basurto work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Hospital de Basurto is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 243 fractional works · 76.9% of its workMedicine: 226 fractional works · 71.4% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 14.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital deBasurto316fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences6%

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. Medicine22671.4%
    2. Health Professions123.8%
    3. Dentistry20.7%
    4. Nursing20.6%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology247.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology113.4%
    3. Neuroscience72.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Psychology103.2%
    2. Social Sciences51.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    1. Environmental Science30.9%
    2. Engineering20.7%
    3. Computer Science20.6%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
    5. Mathematics00.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.38× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.71× its world share, 226 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.71×226 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.38×11 works
  3. Veterinary2.31×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.46×12 works
  5. Dentistry1.44×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×24 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×7 works
  8. Nursing1.25×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×1 works
  10. Psychology1.04×10 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.32×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.17×3 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×5 works
  16. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.08×2 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×1 works
  19. Engineering0.05×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.02×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital de Basurto?

Ranked on the quality score, Olga Maiz, Borja Pedruzo and Amaia Bilbao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital de Basurto.

  1. 1 Olga Maiz Spain · #309,723 worldwide 2.1k citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Borja Pedruzo Spain · #340,318 worldwide 721 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Amaia Bilbao Spain · #608,207 worldwide 8.1k citations · 176 works
  4. 4 Aitziber Ugalde‐Olano Spain · #889,648 worldwide 969 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Ana Loizaga‐Iriarte Spain · #947,946 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Ramón Teira Spain · #957,342 worldwide 2.8k citations · 133 works
  7. 7 Miguel Unda Spain · #963,959 worldwide 3.7k citations · 146 works
  8. 8 Antonio Escobar Spain · #1,100,312 worldwide 5.6k citations · 149 works
  9. 9 Marta González Spain · #1,106,085 worldwide 603 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Juan María Blanco-Madrigal Spain · #1,147,230 worldwide 717 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital de Basurto

What are the most cited papers from Hospital de Basurto?

The most cited paper from Hospital de Basurto is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis" (1,000) and "Predicting Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Progression in Patients Treated With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin: The CUETO Scoring Model" (667).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis Shifa Jebari‐Benslaiman, Unai Galicia-García, Asier Larrea Sebal et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 20 Mar 2022 1,000
3 Predicting Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Progression in Patients Treated With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin: The CUETO Scoring Model J.M. Fernández Gómez, Rosário Madero, Eduardo Solsona et al. · The Journal of Urology Open access 17 Sep 2009 667
4 Epigenetic profiling to classify cancer of unknown primary: a multicentre, retrospective analysis Sebastián Morán et al. · The Lancet Oncology 2 Sep 2016 521
5 Lurbinectedin as second-line treatment for patients with small-cell lung cancer: a single-arm, open-label, phase 2 basket trial José Manuel Trigo et al. · The Lancet Oncology 27 Mar 2020 488
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital de Basurto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Pathogenesis, Management, Echocardiography, Clinical Practice Guidelines 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-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. Epidemiology47▲ 3.7×107 topics
  2. Diagnosis23▲ 7.8×36 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 4.5×38 topics
  4. Inflammation15▲ 2.2×48 topics
  5. Management12▲ 4.7×25 topics
  6. Pathogenesis12▲ 7.2×20 topics
  7. Quality of Life11▲ 2.4×31 topics
  8. Chemotherapy10▲ 4.7×21 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 5.8×14 topics
  10. Risk Factors10▲ 2.7×24 topics
  11. Echocardiography9▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Public Health9▲ 1.94×32 topics
  13. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.7×19 topics
  14. Depression8▲ 3.0×15 topics
  15. Genetics8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  16. Surgical Management8▲ 6.3×17 topics
  17. Guidelines8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.1×28 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.6×14 topics
  20. Prognosis7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  21. Autoantibodies7▲ 9.0×8 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.7×18 topics
  23. Complications6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  24. Medical Education6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  25. Virulence Factors6▲ 12×8 topics
  26. Bacteremia5▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Inflammatory Bowel Disease5▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  29. Clinical Management5▲ 8.8×8 topics
  30. Critical Care5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  31. Respiratory Distress Syndrome5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Surgery4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Prophylaxis4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Rituximab4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Stroke Prevention4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  38. Catheter Ablation4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Intravitreal Injection4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 8.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital de Basurto publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management.

Ultrasound in Clinical A…3Ultrasound in Clinical Applications: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 2 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…2Vasculitis and related conditions: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneticsEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital de Basurto's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hospital de Basurto as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Hospital de Basurto0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital de Basurto 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hospital de Basurto7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.3% in 2024.

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