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Hospital de São Marcos

In research, Hospital de São Marcos stands highest in Medicine (#12,063 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,133 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,763
of 34,923
Rank in Portugal
#193
of 209
Research works
319
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Hospital de São Marcos

What is Hospital de São Marcos known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #12,063 of 14,558 2.5%230
Health SciencesDomain #14,133 of 16,688 2.6%248

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

In all years, 78% of research at Hospital de São Marcos is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 248 fractional works · 77.8% of its workMedicine: 230 fractional works · 72.2% of its workSurgery: 37 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital de SãoMarcos319fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine23072.2%
    2. Health Professions134.2%
    3. Nursing30.8%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology185.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences72.2%
    3. Neuroscience62.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology51.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences144.4%
    2. Psychology31.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering41.3%
    2. Environmental Science31.0%
    3. Computer Science20.8%
    4. Chemistry10.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
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: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.05×1 works
  2. Medicine2.78×10 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.46×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.33×1 works
  7. Psychology1.28×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.01×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.89×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.60×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  13. Nursing0.39×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.28×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×0 works
  17. Engineering0.18×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital de São Marcos?

Ranked on the quality score, Fernando Pardal, Pedro Beleza and Ângelo Azenha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital de São Marcos.

  1. 1 Fernando Pardal Portugal · #3,117,026 worldwide 2.1k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Pedro Beleza Portugal · #3,268,688 worldwide 461 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ângelo Azenha Portugal · #3,777,376 worldwide 298 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jamylle Ravanne Campos Rocha Portugal · #3,791,637 worldwide 89 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Artur Sousa Basto Portugal · #4,300,737 worldwide 202 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Américo Santos Portugal · #4,882,016 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Sérgio Nabais Portugal · #5,243,578 worldwide 1k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 João Paulo Soares-Fernandes Portugal · #6,526,995 worldwide 580 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital de São Marcos

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

The most cited paper from Hospital de São Marcos is "Increased expression of monocarboxylate transporters 1, 2, and 4 in colorectal carcinomas" (Celine Marques Pinheiro, Adhemar Longatto‐Filho, Cristovam Scapulatempo‐Neto et al., 2008), with 264 citations. Next come "Genetic screening of Alzheimer's disease genes in Iberian and African samples yields novel mutations in presenilins and APP" (219) and "Third-generation cholecystectomy by natural orifices: transgastric and transvesical combined approach (with video)" (183).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Increased expression of monocarboxylate transporters 1, 2, and 4 in colorectal carcinomas Celine Marques Pinheiro, Adhemar Longatto‐Filho, Cristovam Scapulatempo‐Neto et al. · Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin Open access 9 Jan 2008 264
2 Genetic screening of Alzheimer's disease genes in Iberian and African samples yields novel mutations in presenilins and APP Rita João Guerreiro et al. · Neurobiology of Aging Open access 31 Jul 2008 219
3 Third-generation cholecystectomy by natural orifices: transgastric and transvesical combined approach (with video) Carla Rolanda, Estêvão Lima, José Miguel Pêgo et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Open access 20 Dec 2006 183
4 Transvesical Endoscopic Peritoneoscopy: A Novel 5 mm Port for Intra-Abdominal Scarless Surgery Estêvão Lima, Carla Rolanda, José Miguel Pêgo et al. · The Journal of Urology Open access 29 Jun 2006 181
5 Use of newly isolated phages for control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and ATCC 10145 biofilms Diana Priscila Pires, Sanna Sillankorva, Alberta Faustino et al. · Research in Microbiology Open access 7 Jul 2011 151
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital de São Marcos?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Surgical Management, Genetic Mutations, Public Health and Inflammation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.6×88 topics
  2. Treatment19▲ 4.7×35 topics
  3. Diagnosis19▲ 5.9×31 topics
  4. Inflammation16▲ 2.2×39 topics
  5. Public Health14▲ 3.3×19 topics
  6. Management13▲ 5.4×21 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Quality of Life11▲ 2.6×26 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations11▲ 6.5×16 topics
  10. Surgical Management10▲ 7.2×17 topics
  11. Immunotherapy10▲ 5.0×16 topics
  12. Risk Factors10▲ 3.0×19 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.7×22 topics
  14. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.6×18 topics
  15. Complications8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Guidelines8▲ 4.9×9 topics
  17. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.2×16 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.6×13 topics
  19. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 8.4×6 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Neuroimaging7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  22. Chronic Pain6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Echocardiography6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  25. Hypertension6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. Anemia6▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Health Policy6▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Drug Resistance5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Clinical Management5▲ 8.1×8 topics
  30. Iron Deficiency5▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Hepcidin5▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Iron Regulation5▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Molecular Classification5▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Pregnancy5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. Cardiac Imaging5▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Robotic Surgery5▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Healthcare Access4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Therapy4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  39. Surgical Treatment4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  40. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 7.0×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Youth, Drugs, and Violence, Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, Diverse Music Education Insights and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation0Healthcare Regulation: 0 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 0 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksLeprosy Research and Treatment: 0 fractional works
DemographyGastroenterologyMusicNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 0 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  5. 5 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 0 works
  8. 8 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 0 works
  10. 10 Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 0 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 São Marcos as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Hospital de São Marcos0.000018% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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