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Hospital General de Catalunya

In research, Hospital General de Catalunya stands highest in Medicine (#4,110 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,941 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,068
of 22,385 · #16,655 all time
Rank in Spain
#403
of 426
Research works
508
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Hospital General de Catalunya

What is Hospital General de Catalunya 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 #4,110 of 14,558 7.7%381
Health SciencesDomain #4,941 of 16,688 7.7%409

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Hospital General de Catalunya is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 79.3% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 74.0% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Generalde Catalunya81fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences79%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. Medicine6074.0%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Dentistry11.6%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    5. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology67.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.5%
    3. Neuroscience11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology22.6%
    2. Social Sciences22.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Computer Science10.9%
    2. Engineering00.6%
    3. Mathematics00.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 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. Medicine3.85×60 works
  2. Dentistry3.27×1 works
  3. Veterinary3.04×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.52×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.46×6 works
  6. Nursing1.18×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.02×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.86×1 works
  9. Psychology0.84×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.32×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.20×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  18. Engineering0.04×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital General de Catalunya?

Ranked on the quality score, Esteban Saperas, Cristina Murio and Elío Vivas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital General de Catalunya.

  1. 1 Esteban Saperas Spain · #1,027,473 worldwide 3.8k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Cristina Murio Spain · #1,032,388 worldwide 1.8k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Elío Vivas Spain · #1,244,413 worldwide 1.5k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Laura Castells Vilella Spain · #1,588,596 worldwide 459 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Albert Tomás Spain · #1,884,097 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ernest Balaguer Spain · #2,618,563 worldwide 252 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 T. Sola Spain · #2,834,410 worldwide 333 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Léopoldo Guimaraens Spain · #2,935,867 worldwide 1.7k citations · 81 works
  9. 9 M. A. Mendes de Leon Spain · #3,393,048 worldwide 991 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 L Guimaraens Spain · #3,670,004 worldwide 595 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital General de Catalunya

What are the most cited papers from Hospital General de Catalunya?

The most cited paper from Hospital General de Catalunya is "Definition and diagnostic criteria of refractory ascites and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis†" (Vicente Arroyo, Pere Ginès, Alexander L. Gerbes et al., 1996), with 1,686 citations. Next come "Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update" (901) and "Incidence, predictive factors, and prognosis of the hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis with ascites" (896).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Definition and diagnostic criteria of refractory ascites and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis† Vicente Arroyo, Pere Ginès, Alexander L. Gerbes et al. · Hepatology 1996 1,686
2 Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update Maria Fleseriu et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Open access 22 Oct 2021 901
3 Incidence, predictive factors, and prognosis of the hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis with ascites Àngels Ginés, Àngels Escorsell, Pere Ginès et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Jul 1993 896
4 Clinical Features of 8295 Patients With Resistant Hypertension Classified on the Basis of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Alejandro de la Sierra, J. Segura, José R. Banegas et al. · Hypertension Open access 28 Mar 2011 812
5 EFNS guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment G. Cruccu, Praveen Anand, Nadine Attal et al. · European Journal of Neurology Open access Mar 2004 533
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital General de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Genetic Mutations, Survival Analysis and Radiotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.9×64 topics
  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 9.2×13 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.4×26 topics
  4. Chemotherapy4▲ 6.1×16 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 1.95×25 topics
  6. Diagnosis3▲ 4.0×21 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 3.0×22 topics
  8. COVID-192▲ 2.1×10 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.3×13 topics
  10. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  13. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  14. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  15. Management2▲ 3.0×15 topics
  16. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  17. Guidelines2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  18. Global Burden2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Surgical Management2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  20. Mortality2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Endovascular Treatment1▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Metastasis1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  25. Prevention1▲ 4.0×9 topics
  26. Clinical Management1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  27. Adnexal Neoplasms1▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Catheter Ablation1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Extramammary Paget's Disease1▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Fatigue1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Immunohistochemistry1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Robotic Surgery1▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Stroke1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Human Dignity1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Informed Consent1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Mechanical Ventilation1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Shift Work1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Sleep Deprivation1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital General de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer and Skin Lesions, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.

Cancer and Skin Lesions1Cancer and Skin Lesions: 1 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related F…1Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research: 1 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer …1Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional works
DermatologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySurgeryNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 1 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital General de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower 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 General de Catalunya as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Hospital General de Catalunya0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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