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Hospital de São José

In research, Hospital de São José stands highest in Medicine (#4,976 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,904 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,357
of 22,385 · #20,289 all time
Rank in Portugal
#129
of 168
Research works
689
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Hospital de São José

What is Hospital de São José 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 #4,976 of 8,541 3.7%142 #6931
Health SciencesDomain #5,904 of 9,902 3.7%155 #8233

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Hospital de São José is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 197 fractional works · 82.0% of its workMedicine: 182 fractional works · 75.8% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital de SãoJosé241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences82%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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18275.8%
    2. Health Professions114.7%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.0%
    2. Neuroscience62.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology93.8%
    2. Social Sciences72.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering31.1%
    2. Computer Science10.6%
    3. Environmental Science10.4%
    4. Materials Science10.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.94×182 works
  2. Health Professions1.80×11 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×4 works
  4. Nursing1.52×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.47×6 works
  6. Psychology1.25×9 works
  7. Dentistry1.09×1 works
  8. Veterinary1.02×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×10 works
  10. Social Sciences0.22×7 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.08×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.07×3 works
  17. Environmental Science0.07×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital de São José?

Ranked on the quality score, Bernardo Oliveira Ratilal, Nuno Côrte-Real and Luís Filipe Nunes Bento lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital de São José.

  1. 1 Bernardo Oliveira Ratilal Portugal · #1,888,134 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Nuno Côrte-Real Portugal · #3,308,106 worldwide 655 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Luís Filipe Nunes Bento Portugal · #3,751,241 worldwide 1.2k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 João Caetano Portugal · #4,170,623 worldwide 98 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Sofia Furtado Portugal · #5,105,010 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mateus Rabelo Fonseca do Nascimento Portugal · #5,492,235 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bruna Cunha Portugal · #5,519,925 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Luís Mata Ribeiro Portugal · #6,023,545 worldwide 107 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital de São José

What are the most cited papers from Hospital de São José?

The most cited paper from Hospital de São José is "Surviving Sepsis Campaign" (R. Phillip Dellinger et al., 2013), with 9,769 citations. Next come "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012" (7,373) and "Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7 day cohort study" (1,424).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Surviving Sepsis Campaign R. Phillip Dellinger et al. · Critical Care Medicine 26 Jan 2013 9,769
2 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012 Richard P. Dellinger et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 29 Jan 2013 7,373
3 Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7 day cohort study Rupert M. Pearse, Rui Paulo Moreno, Peter Bauer et al. · The Lancet Open access Sep 2012 1,424
4 Evolution of Mortality over Time in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation Andrés Esteban et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 30 Apr 2013 701
5 The impact of frailty on ICU and 30-day mortality and the level of care in very elderly patients (≥ 80 years) on behalf of the VIP1 study group et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 21 Sep 2017 618
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital de São José?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Guidelines, Public Health and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 3.7×88 topics
  2. Treatment17▲ 5.7×37 topics
  3. Risk Factors14▲ 5.2×24 topics
  4. Diagnosis13▲ 5.7×32 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 1.97×28 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 2.9×23 topics
  7. Quality of Life9▲ 2.7×32 topics
  8. Surgical Management9▲ 9.4×16 topics
  9. Genetics7▲ 4.3×14 topics
  10. Guidelines7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  11. Management7▲ 3.5×17 topics
  12. Complications6▲ 5.4×14 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations6▲ 5.8×15 topics
  14. Echocardiography6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Global Burden6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Prevalence6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  21. Depression5▲ 2.6×17 topics
  22. Immune Response5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Neurobiology5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Diabetes5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Heart Failure5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Surgery5▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Health Policy4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Revascularization4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Drug Resistance4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  30. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Neuroimaging4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  32. Endovascular Repair4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Glaucoma4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Pathophysiology4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  35. Thrombosis4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Stroke4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  37. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Comorbidity3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Hospital de São José publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Health, Nursing, Elderly Care.

Attention Deficit Hypera…3Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…2Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation2Healthcare Regulation: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 2 works
  9. 9 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital de São José's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher 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 de São José as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hospital de São José0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital de São José 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 São José4.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2017.

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