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Hospital del Niño

In research, Hospital del Niño stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,637 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,780 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,103
of 22,385 · #9,142 all time
Rank in Panama
#6
of 18
Research works
1.4k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Hospital del Niño

What is Hospital del Niño 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,637 of 9,902 3.7%156 #5009
MedicineField #3,780 of 8,541 3.8%125 #4771

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

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Hospital del Niño is in Health Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Social Sciences (10%), Health Professions (9%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 184 fractional works · 64.3% of its workMedicine: 150 fractional works · 52.5% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital del Niño286fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences18%

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. Medicine15052.5%
    2. Health Professions279.4%
    3. Nursing51.9%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences289.8%
    2. Psychology93.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting51.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities51.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology206.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology93.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science103.5%
    2. Computer Science51.6%
    3. Engineering20.7%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. 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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.25× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.56× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.73× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 3.86× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.86×5 works
  2. Health Professions3.56×27 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.25×9 works
  4. Medicine2.73×150 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×20 works
  6. Psychology0.99×9 works
  7. Dentistry0.98×1 works
  8. Veterinary0.89×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.78×28 works
  10. Environmental Science0.71×10 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×4 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.57×5 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×5 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.21×5 works
  18. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  22. Engineering0.05×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital del Niño?

Ranked on the quality score, Xavier Sáez‐Llorens, Luis Rivera and Tirza De León lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital del Niño.

  1. 1 Xavier Sáez‐Llorens Panama · #219,020 worldwide 10k citations · 191 works
  2. 2 Luis Rivera Panama · #365,289 worldwide 2.2k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Tirza De León Panama · #1,725,307 worldwide 414 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Ximena Norero Panama · #1,973,182 worldwide 233 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Jacqueline Levy Panama · #2,391,022 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth Castaño Panama · #2,445,321 worldwide 998 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Kathia Luciani Panama · #2,921,708 worldwide 295 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Dora Estripeaut Panama · #3,213,371 worldwide 812 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 María del Carmen Boente Panama · #3,278,279 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Sonia Aurea Hernandez Vargas Panama · #3,700,269 worldwide 226 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital del Niño

What are the most cited papers from Hospital del Niño?

The most cited paper from Hospital del Niño 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 "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (12,158) and "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).

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 Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Marie Ng et al. · The Lancet Open access140 authors 28 May 2014 12,158
3 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
4 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
5 Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access366 authors 21 Jul 2014 998
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital del Niño?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Global Health, Community Health, Healthcare Systems, Healthcare Access and Medical Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology51▲ 4.5×97 topics
  2. Public Health28▲ 6.8×35 topics
  3. Health Promotion16▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 2.8×26 topics
  5. Treatment11▲ 3.2×29 topics
  6. Inflammation10▲ 1.58×32 topics
  7. Sustainable Development9▲ 2.0×9 topics
  8. Global Health9▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Community Health9▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Healthcare Access8▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Healthcare Systems8▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Diagnosis8▲ 3.0×25 topics
  13. Medical Education8▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Surgical Management8▲ 6.9×16 topics
  15. Risk Factors8▲ 2.4×18 topics
  16. Vaccine Development7▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Health Policy7▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality7▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Epidemiological Analysis7▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Pathophysiology6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors6▲ 5.1×12 topics
  22. Water Quality6▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Communication6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  24. Environmental Management6▲ 5.3×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Policy6▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Social Determinants6▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Control6▲ 111×1 topic
  29. Community-based Resource Management6▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Pathogenesis6▲ 4.1×16 topics
  31. Immune Response6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  32. Aging Population6▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Autoantibodies6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  34. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  35. Media5▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Family Caregivers4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Self-Care4▲ 161×1 topic
  39. Resuscitation4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Disease Burden4▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Hospital del Niño publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Health and Environmental Issues, Health and Medical Education, Nursing care and research and Journalism and Media Studies.

Public Health and Environmental Issues: 6 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 6 fractional worksNursing care and research4Nursing care and research: 4 fractional worksJournalism and Media Stu…4Journalism and Media Studies: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 3 fractional worksMedical research and tre…2Medical research and treatments: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 2 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacyCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 4 works
  4. 4 Journalism and Media Studies Communication 4 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 3 works
  7. 7 Medical research and treatments Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital del Niño's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 del Niño as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Hospital del Niño0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital del Niño 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 del Niño3.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2003.

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