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Hospital San Borja Arriarán

In research, Hospital San Borja Arriarán stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,608 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,126 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,000
of 22,385 · #13,409 all time
Rank in Chile
#84
of 104
Research works
833
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Hospital San Borja Arriarán

What is Hospital San Borja Arriarán 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,608 of 9,902 4.5%91 #5311
MedicineField #4,126 of 8,541 4.0%79 #4706

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital San Borja Arriarán 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 San Borja Arriarán work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Hospital San Borja Arriarán is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 101 fractional works · 81.9% of its workMedicine: 86 fractional works · 70.2% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 16.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital SanBorja Arriarán123fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8670.2%
    2. Health Professions118.6%
    3. Dentistry32.4%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology86.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology21.6%
    2. Social Sciences21.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Environmental Science21.3%
    2. Engineering21.3%
    3. Computer Science10.8%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.85× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.26× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.85×3 works
  2. Medicine3.65×86 works
  3. Health Professions3.26×11 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.32×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×8 works
  6. Nursing1.16×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.00×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.73×2 works
  9. Psychology0.54×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.11×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  19. Engineering0.08×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital San Borja Arriarán?

Ranked on the quality score, Tamara Pérez-Jeldres, Néstor Soto and Christie del Castillo-Hegyi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital San Borja Arriarán.

  1. 1 Tamara Pérez-Jeldres Chile · #1,234,894 worldwide 873 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Néstor Soto Chile · #2,429,658 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Christie del Castillo-Hegyi Chile · #2,528,062 worldwide 782 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Carmen Luz Avilés Chile · #2,681,153 worldwide 766 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Mónica Troncoso Chile · #2,820,144 worldwide 1.7k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Heinz E. Nicolai Chile · #2,842,711 worldwide 314 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Daniela Martínez Chile · #3,327,932 worldwide 427 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Edmundo Aravena Chile · #3,441,672 worldwide 188 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 María José Hidalgo Chile · #4,073,694 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Aníbal Espinoza Chile · #4,108,562 worldwide 254 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital San Borja Arriarán

What are the most cited papers from Hospital San Borja Arriarán?

The most cited paper from Hospital San Borja Arriarán is "Epidemiology and Effects of Bacterial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Worldwide" (Salvatore Silvio Piano et al., 2018), with 521 citations. Next come "Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series" (516) and "Aspirin Versus Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel as Antithrombotic Treatment Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With a Balloon-Expandable Valve" (333).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Epidemiology and Effects of Bacterial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Worldwide Salvatore Silvio Piano et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 13 Dec 2018 521
2 Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series Oriol Mitjà et al. · The Lancet Open access109 authors 21 Feb 2023 516
3 Aspirin Versus Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel as Antithrombotic Treatment Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With a Balloon-Expandable Valve Josep Rodés‐Cabau, Jean‐Bernard Masson, Robert C. Welsh et al. · JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Open access 17 May 2017 333
4 Increased sperm DNA damage in patients with varicocele: relationship with seminal oxidative stress Rosita Smith, Heidy Kaune, Daniela A. Parodi et al. · Human Reproduction 16 Dec 2005 330
5 Natural History, Outcome, and Treatment Efficacy in Children and Adults with Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Stefan Kölker et al. · Pediatric Research Open access 27 Apr 2006 274
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital San Borja Arriarán?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Complications, Chemotherapy and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 4.8×81 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 5.3×27 topics
  3. Treatment9▲ 5.9×28 topics
  4. Diagnosis8▲ 7.1×26 topics
  5. Risk Factors8▲ 5.7×20 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 3.6×23 topics
  7. Complications6▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Chemotherapy6▲ 6.8×15 topics
  9. Health Promotion5▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Nutrition4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.8×16 topics
  12. Therapy4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Management4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.4×12 topics
  15. Obesity4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  16. Cancer4▲ 2.1×16 topics
  17. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  18. Immune Response3▲ 4.4×10 topics
  19. Prevention3▲ 6.0×11 topics
  20. Pregnancy3▲ 12×9 topics
  21. Drug Resistance3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Medical Education3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  23. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Anatomy2▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Pathogenesis2▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Vaccine2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  27. Healthcare Quality2▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Global Health2▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Survival Analysis2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  30. Community Health2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Systems2▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Breast Cancer2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Chronic Diseases2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Medicine2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Pharmacology2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  37. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Social Determinants2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Health Policy2▲ 9.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital San Borja Arriarán publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical research and treatments, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Medical research and tre…2Medical research and treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…2Health and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Medical research and treatments Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available69.9%not open30.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital San Borja Arriarán's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 San Borja Arriarán as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hospital San Borja Arriarán0.00052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital San Borja Arriarán 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 San Borja Arriarán4.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.4% in 2018.

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