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Hospital General de La Rioja

In research, Hospital General de La Rioja stands highest in Medicine (#6,500 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,029 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,073
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#593
of 646
Research works
180
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Hospital General de La Rioja

What is Hospital General de La Rioja 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 #6,500 of 14,558 3.9%134
Health SciencesDomain #8,029 of 16,688 3.8%144

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

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Hospital General de La Rioja is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 85.5% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 76.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Generalde La Rioja29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences86%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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2276.1%
    2. Health Professions28.5%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
    2. Neuroscience01.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Environmental Science11.9%
    2. Engineering00.9%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Chemistry00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Psychology12.2%
    2. Social Sciences00.8%
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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.96× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.96×22 works
  2. Health Professions3.24×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.22×0 works
  4. Veterinary1.20×0 works
  5. Dentistry1.18×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.98×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×1 works
  8. Psychology0.72×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.39×1 works
  10. Nursing0.21×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  14. Engineering0.06×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital General de La Rioja?

Ranked on the quality score, Esteban Peña, Irene Riquelme and S Rodríguez Muñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital General de La Rioja.

  1. 1 Esteban Peña Spain · #3,081,153 worldwide 637 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Irene Riquelme Spain · #3,357,883 worldwide 92 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S Rodríguez Muñoz Spain · #4,359,948 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 A Orts Spain · #4,473,066 worldwide 114 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Martı́n Avellanal Spain · #6,004,068 worldwide 377 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital General de La Rioja

What are the most cited papers from Hospital General de La Rioja?

The most cited paper from Hospital General de La Rioja is "Social media influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Daniel A. González‐Padilla, Leonardo Tortolero-Blanco, 2020), with 483 citations. Next come "Relation between Corneal Innervation with Confocal Microscopy and Corneal Sensitivity with Noncontact Esthesiometry in Patients with Dry Eye" (351) and "Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Europe" (253).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Social media influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic Daniel A. González‐Padilla, Leonardo Tortolero-Blanco · International braz j urol Open access Jul 2020 483
2 Relation between Corneal Innervation with Confocal Microscopy and Corneal Sensitivity with Noncontact Esthesiometry in Patients with Dry Eye Jose ́ M. Beni ́tez-del-Castillo, M. Carmen Acosta, M.A. Wassfi et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 29 Dec 2006 351
3 Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Europe José Ramón Blanco, José Antonio Oteo · Clinical Microbiology and Infection Open access Dec 2002 253
4 Trends in incidence and predictions of cutaneous melanoma across Europe up to 2015 Melina Arnold et al. · Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Open access 21 Aug 2013 226
5 Brief Communication: Treatment of Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis with Ampicillin plus Ceftriaxone Joan Gavaldà et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 17 Apr 2007 208
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Which keywords describe research at Hospital General de La Rioja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Obesity, Complications, Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Health Promotion, Weight Loss and Pain Management.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.4×33 topics
  2. Obesity2▲ 9.2×8 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  4. Complications2▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Clinical Trials2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  6. Inflammation2▲ 2.4×15 topics
  7. Health Promotion1▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Weight Loss1▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Pain Management1▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Risk Factors1▲ 3.5×10 topics
  11. Treatment1▲ 3.2×9 topics
  12. Anti-Obesity Drugs1▲ 193×1 topic
  13. Pharmacotherapy1▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital General de La Rioja publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms.

Pharmacology and Obesity…1Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…1Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…1Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…0Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksNursing care and research: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 0 fractional works
PharmacologySurgeryUrologyRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Pharmacology 1 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 1 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital General de La Rioja's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% 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 General de La Rioja as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hospital General de La Rioja0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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