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Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça

In research, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça stands highest in Medicine (#6,950 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,213 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 6.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,299
of 22,385 · #28,645 all time
Rank in Portugal
#153
of 168
Research works
529
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça

What is Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça 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 #6,950 of 8,541 2.7%131 #11356
Health SciencesDomain #8,213 of 9,902 2.8%137 #13543

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça 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 Dr. Nélio Mendonça work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 149 fractional works · 78.6% of its workMedicine: 141 fractional works · 74.8% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 15.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 10.1% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Dr.Nélio Mendonça189fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences3%

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. Medicine14174.8%
    2. Health Professions52.8%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1910.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    3. Neuroscience42.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology31.5%
    2. Social Sciences10.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering20.9%
    2. Computer Science10.7%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 30.2 works6.8×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 142 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 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. Medicine3.89×142 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.28×4 works
  3. Nursing1.99×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.90×19 works
  5. Neuroscience1.31×4 works
  6. Health Professions1.06×5 works
  7. Psychology0.49×3 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.25×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.12×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.12×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.06×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça?

Ranked on the quality score, Gil Silva, Teresa Faria and Vítor Magno Pereira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça.

  1. 1 Gil Silva Portugal · #2,592,293 worldwide 442 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Teresa Faria Portugal · #2,643,983 worldwide 528 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Vítor Magno Pereira Portugal · #2,646,999 worldwide 531 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Esmeralda Maria Seco do Vale Portugal · #2,773,590 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Nuno Santos Portugal · #2,786,230 worldwide 177 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Duarte Gil Alves Portugal · #3,153,210 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mariano Veiga Portugal · #3,191,164 worldwide 191 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Luís Jasmins Portugal · #3,216,634 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Rubina Alves Portugal · #3,284,655 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Joana Carvão Portugal · #3,846,949 worldwide 144 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça?

The most cited paper from Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça is "Monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) in gliomas: expression and exploitation as therapeutic targets" (Vera Miranda‐Gonçalves, Mrinalini Honavar, Celine Marques Pinheiro et al., 2012), with 261 citations. Next come "Investigation of urinary volatile organic metabolites as potential cancer biomarkers by solid-phase microextraction in combination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry" (240) and "Solid phase microextraction, mass spectrometry and metabolomic approaches for detection of potential urinary cancer biomarkers—A powerful strategy for breast cancer diagnosis" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) in gliomas: expression and exploitation as therapeutic targets Vera Miranda‐Gonçalves, Mrinalini Honavar, Celine Marques Pinheiro et al. · Neuro-Oncology Open access 20 Dec 2012 261
2 Investigation of urinary volatile organic metabolites as potential cancer biomarkers by solid-phase microextraction in combination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry Catarina L. Silva, Maria Luísa Mendes de Siqueira Passos, José S. Câmara · British Journal of Cancer Open access 15 Nov 2011 240
3 Solid phase microextraction, mass spectrometry and metabolomic approaches for detection of potential urinary cancer biomarkers—A powerful strategy for breast cancer diagnosis Catarina L. Silva, Mário Passos, José S. Câmara · Talanta Open access 22 Dec 2011 174
4 Efficacy and Brain Imaging Correlates of an Immersive Motor Imagery BCI-Driven VR System for Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation: A Clinical Case Report Athanasios Vourvopoulos, Carolina Jorge, Rodolfo Abreu et al. · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Open access 11 Jul 2019 168
5 Liver Fibrosis and Metabolic Alterations in Adults With alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency Caused by the Pi*ZZ Mutation Karim Hamesch et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 20 May 2019 154
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Management, Genetic Mutations and Obesity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.7×75 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.8×39 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 6.4×19 topics
  4. Diagnosis12▲ 6.7×24 topics
  5. Treatment12▲ 5.1×26 topics
  6. Management8▲ 5.5×20 topics
  7. Obesity8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations7▲ 8.3×19 topics
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Surgical Management6▲ 7.8×16 topics
  11. Surgery6▲ 8.4×8 topics
  12. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Coronary Artery Disease5▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis5▲ 9.3×5 topics
  16. Clinical Trials5▲ 4.0×8 topics
  17. Complications5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  18. Heart Failure5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  19. Mortality5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.4×12 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  23. Endothelial Function4▲ 25×2 topics
  24. C-Reactive Protein4▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Guidelines4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Pain Management4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  27. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  28. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Echocardiography4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Thrombosis4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  31. Epicardial Fat3▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Perivascular Adipose Tissue3▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Autoantibodies3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  35. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  37. Hypertension3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  38. Chronic Pain3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Genetic Variants3▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Cardiovascular Disease a…3Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 3 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…2Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…2Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 2 fractional worksTuberous Sclerosis Complex Research: 1 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…1Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryGeneticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 1 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 available68.9%not open31.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher 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 Dr. Nélio Mendonça as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça0.00069% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça 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 Dr. Nélio Mendonça2.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.4% in 2019.

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