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Hospital de Cruces

In research, Hospital de Cruces stands highest in Medicine (#2,005 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,425 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 5.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,009
of 22,385 · #8,065 all time
Rank in Spain
#165
of 426
Research works
3.5k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Hospital de Cruces

What is Hospital de Cruces 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 #2,005 of 8,541 5.7%336 #2843
Health SciencesDomain #2,425 of 9,902 5.8%355 #3384

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Hospital de Cruces is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 408 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMedicine: 385 fractional works · 77.0% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 44 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEpidemiology: 35 fractional works · 7.1% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 58 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital deCruces500fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine38577.0%
    2. Health Professions163.2%
    3. Nursing40.7%
    4. Dentistry20.3%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology336.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology153.0%
    3. Neuroscience71.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Psychology91.9%
    2. Social Sciences61.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering81.5%
    2. Environmental Science20.3%
    3. Computer Science10.3%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hospital de Cruces specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 44.3 works5.8×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.99× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.01× its world share, 385 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 6 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.01×385 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.99×15 works
  3. Veterinary1.88×1 works
  4. Nursing1.51×4 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×33 works
  6. Health Professions1.20×16 works
  7. Neuroscience0.87×7 works
  8. Dentistry0.67×2 works
  9. Psychology0.61×9 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.12×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  15. Engineering0.10×8 works
  16. Social Sciences0.09×6 works
  17. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.07×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.06×2 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital de Cruces?

Ranked on the quality score, Fernando Pérez-Ruiz, Josune Goikoetxea and Regino Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital de Cruces.

  1. 1 Fernando Pérez-Ruiz Spain · #70,638 worldwide 67k citations · 303 works
  2. 2 Josune Goikoetxea Spain · #220,337 worldwide 4.4k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Regino Rodríguez Spain · #239,117 worldwide 2.9k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Iñigo Pomposo Spain · #281,343 worldwide 3.7k citations · 113 works
  5. 5 Miguel Montejo Spain · #295,601 worldwide 4.2k citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Yolanda Margarita Lopez-Fernandez Spain · #309,408 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Mikel Gastaca Spain · #314,322 worldwide 3.6k citations · 152 works
  8. 8 Blanca Gener Spain · #340,922 worldwide 6.6k citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Fernando Uresandi Spain · #478,986 worldwide 3k citations · 79 works
  10. 10 José Ramón Iruretagoyena Spain · #591,460 worldwide 1.2k citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital de Cruces

What are the most cited papers from Hospital de Cruces?

The most cited paper from Hospital de Cruces is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
3 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
4 Erlotinib versus standard chemotherapy as first-line treatment for European patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (EURTAC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial Rafael Rosell et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 30 Jan 2012 5,563
5 Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus Michelle Petri et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 2 May 2012 5,385
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital de Cruces?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy, Genetic Mutations and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology81▲ 4.1×115 topics
  2. Treatment30▲ 5.0×43 topics
  3. Diagnosis30▲ 6.4×38 topics
  4. Immunotherapy24▲ 6.5×18 topics
  5. Inflammation24▲ 2.2×63 topics
  6. Chemotherapy22▲ 6.2×24 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors21▲ 9.6×14 topics
  8. Management18▲ 4.5×26 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 5.7×14 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations16▲ 7.1×22 topics
  11. Quality of Life14▲ 1.98×38 topics
  12. Risk Factors14▲ 2.6×24 topics
  13. Surgical Management14▲ 6.7×19 topics
  14. Radiotherapy13▲ 6.6×12 topics
  15. Pathogenesis13▲ 5.0×22 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 2.1×30 topics
  17. Complications11▲ 4.4×16 topics
  18. Guidelines10▲ 4.3×12 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.5×19 topics
  20. Surgery10▲ 5.6×11 topics
  21. Clinical Management10▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Mortality9▲ 3.3×11 topics
  23. Molecular Classification9▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 9.0×9 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 3.9×7 topics
  26. Echocardiography8▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Treatment Guidelines8▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. Thrombosis8▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Pancreatic Cancer8▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  32. Prognosis7▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Nutritional Support7▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Survival Analysis7▲ 5.1×6 topics
  35. Prophylaxis7▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Autoantibodies6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  37. Rituximab6▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Genetic Factors6▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Bacteremia6▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 8.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital de Cruces publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Glioma Diagnosis and Tre…6Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…5Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 5 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…5Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose t…4Poisoning and overdose treatments: 4 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…4Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 3 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 3 fractional works
GeneticsOncologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 6 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital de Cruces's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Cruces as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Hospital de Cruces0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital de Cruces 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 Cruces5.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2013.

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