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Hospital Regional de Talca

In research, Hospital Regional de Talca stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,449 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,458 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 3.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#26,106
of 34,923
Rank in Chile
#113
of 133
Research works
197
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Hospital Regional de Talca

What is Hospital Regional de Talca 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 #8,449 of 16,688 3.6%145
MedicineField #7,458 of 14,558 3.1%130

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

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Hospital Regional de Talca is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Social Sciences (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 68.2% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 62.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Regionalde Talca49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences14%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3062.3%
    2. Health Professions23.5%
    3. Veterinary11.4%
    4. Dentistry00.9%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences48.0%
    2. Psychology23.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    1. Environmental Science12.4%
    2. Engineering11.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hospital Regional de Talca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 30.4 works3.2×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 33.2 works3.0×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.08× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.08×1 works
  2. Medicine3.24×30 works
  3. Dentistry1.85×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.33×2 works
  6. Psychology1.24×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.13×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.64×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.63×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.48×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  16. Nursing0.16×0 works
  17. Engineering0.12×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Regional de Talca?

Ranked on the quality score, Rafael S. Silva, Raimundo Correa and César Muñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Regional de Talca.

  1. 1 Rafael S. Silva Chile · #1,677,978 worldwide 374 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Raimundo Correa Chile · #2,447,773 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 César Muñoz Chile · #4,107,890 worldwide 352 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Ariel Varela Hernández Chile · #6,999,255 worldwide 56 citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Regional de Talca

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Regional de Talca?

The most cited paper from Hospital Regional de Talca is "Excitotoxicity in the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric disorders: Therapeutic implications" (Jordi Olloquequi, Elizabeth Cornejo-Córdova, Ester Verdaguer et al., 2018), with 197 citations. Next come "Chronic exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and neuropsychological functioning in farm workers: a review" (191) and "Periodontal pathogens in atheromatous plaques isolated from patients with chronic periodontitis" (130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Excitotoxicity in the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric disorders: Therapeutic implications Jordi Olloquequi, Elizabeth Cornejo-Córdova, Ester Verdaguer et al. · Journal of Psychopharmacology 15 Feb 2018 197
2 Chronic exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and neuropsychological functioning in farm workers: a review María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada, Boris Andrés Lucero, Verónica Iglesias et al. · International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health Open access 2 Jan 2016 191
3 Periodontal pathogens in atheromatous plaques isolated from patients with chronic periodontitis Carlos Padilla, Olga Lobos, Elizabeth Hubert et al. · Journal of Periodontal Research 5 Jun 2006 130
4 Gallstones, Body Mass Index, C‐Reactive Protein, and Gallbladder Cancer: Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Chilean and European Genotype Data Carol Barahona Ponce et al. · Hepatology Open access 24 Sep 2020 108
5 Anti-Müllerian hormone and inhibin B levels as markers of premature ovarian aging and transition to menopause in type 1 diabetes mellitus Néstor Soto, Germán Íñiguez, Patricia López et al. · Human Reproduction Open access 30 Jul 2009 94
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Regional de Talca?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Cholangiocarcinoma, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Public Health, Chemotherapy and Molecular Pathology.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 3.1×33 topics
  2. Surgical Management4▲ 18×9 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  4. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors2▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Chemotherapy2▲ 6.1×10 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×11 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 1.59×11 topics
  11. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  12. Molecular Pathology2▲ 30×3 topics
  13. Management1▲ 3.5×10 topics
  14. Mental Health1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  15. Biliary Tract Cancer1▲ 74×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis1▲ 2.8×11 topics
  17. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Survival Analysis1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  19. Treatment1▲ 2.0×10 topics
  20. Cholecystitis1▲ 52×1 topic
  21. ERCP1▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Cervical Cancer1▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Climate Change1▼ 0.77×5 topics
  25. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Global Burden1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  27. Globalization1◆ 1.08×4 topics
  28. Hydrocephalus1▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Regional de Talca publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Coronary Artery Anomalies and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies1Coronary Artery Anomalies: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 1 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary …1Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 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 available69.8%not open30.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Regional de Talca's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Regional de Talca as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hospital Regional de Talca0.00016% in 20251990200020102020

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