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Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna

In research, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,400 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#4,852 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,642 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,068
of 22,385 · #13,038 all time
Rank in Chile
#87
of 104
Research works
733
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna

What is Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,400 of 16,688 3.6%502
MedicineField #4,852 of 14,558 3.6%448
Life SciencesDomain #6,642 of 11,023 4.3%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna 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 Luis Calvo Mackenna work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 65 fractional works · 70.7% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 64.9% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 15.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive 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 · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital LuisCalvo Mackenna92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences5%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6064.9%
    2. Health Professions44.3%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology88.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology33.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    4. Neuroscience11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering33.3%
    2. Environmental Science22.5%
    3. Computer Science11.6%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.0%
    2. Psychology11.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.47× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.47×3 works
  2. Medicine3.38×60 works
  3. Health Professions1.65×4 works
  4. Dentistry1.60×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.59×8 works
  6. Nursing1.04×0 works
  7. Veterinary0.73×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.64×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.52×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.51×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.46×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×2 works
  14. Psychology0.33×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.27×0 works
  17. Engineering0.22×3 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.20×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.16×2 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  23. Energy0.10×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna?

Ranked on the quality score, Marta Azócar, Marı́a Elena Santolaya and Milena Villarroel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna.

  1. 1 Marta Azócar Chile · #1,131,832 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Marı́a Elena Santolaya Chile · #1,265,297 worldwide 5.2k citations · 132 works
  3. 3 Milena Villarroel Chile · #1,291,237 worldwide 2.5k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Alejandra Klauer King Chile · #1,430,668 worldwide 2.2k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Julia Palma Chile · #1,689,366 worldwide 424 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Francisco Cano Chile · #2,081,753 worldwide 2.2k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Erazo Torricelli Chile · #2,556,933 worldwide 695 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Carlos Acuña Chile · #2,633,538 worldwide 3.7k citations · 99 works
  9. 9 PATRICIO J. VARELA Chile · #2,819,322 worldwide 528 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Priya Miranda Chile · #2,918,888 worldwide 264 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna?

The most cited paper from Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna is "Activated STING in a Vascular and Pulmonary Syndrome" (Yu Liu et al., 2014), with 1,440 citations. Next come "A Randomized Trial of Factor VIII and Neutralizing Antibodies in Hemophilia A" (495) and "Ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ACT DMD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (463).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Activated STING in a Vascular and Pulmonary Syndrome Yu Liu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Jul 2014 1,440
2 A Randomized Trial of Factor VIII and Neutralizing Antibodies in Hemophilia A Flora Peyvandi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 May 2016 495
3 Ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ACT DMD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Craig M. McDonald et al. · The Lancet Open access 17 Jul 2017 463
4 IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome Agnes Trautmann, Marina Vivarelli, Susan M. Samuel et al. · Pediatric Nephrology Open access 7 May 2020 398
5 Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM Oliver A. Cornely et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access105 authors 13 Feb 2025 392
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management, Immune Response, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, Genetic Mutations and Mechanical Ventilation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 4.5×62 topics
  2. Chemotherapy4▲ 6.0×13 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 1.92×27 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 3.4×23 topics
  5. Immune Response4▲ 6.7×10 topics
  6. Diagnosis3▲ 3.9×19 topics
  7. Surgical Management3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  8. Vaccine3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations3▲ 7.4×13 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×18 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-23▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Management3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Infection3▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Airway Stenosis2▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Genetics2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.2×14 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  20. Tracheostomy2▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Pandemic2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  24. Thrombosis2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  29. Hearing Loss2▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Fetal Surgery2▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Health Promotion2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Clinical Characteristics2▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Cytokine Storm2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Prophylaxis2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Treatment Outcomes2▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Fetal Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Ovarian Cancer1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tracheal and airway disorders, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Cleft Lip and Palate Research and Coronary Artery Anomalies.

Tracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 1 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 1 fractional worksNeutropenia and Cancer I…1Neutropenia and Cancer Infections: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInfectious DiseasesGeneticsReproductive Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 Luis Calvo Mackenna as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna 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 Luis Calvo Mackenna8.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.3% in 2025.

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