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Hospital São Rafael

In research, Hospital São Rafael stands highest in Medicine (#4,493 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,659 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,033
of 22,385 · #16,961 all time
Rank in Brazil
#572
of 684
Research works
631
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.8k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Hospital São Rafael

What is Hospital São Rafael 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
MedicineField #4,493 of 8,541 5.7%119 #5234
Health SciencesDomain #5,659 of 9,902 5.9%129 #6411

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital São Rafael 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 São Rafael work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Hospital São Rafael is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 147 fractional works · 76.7% of its workMedicine: 135 fractional works · 70.7% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 12.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital SãoRafael191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences6%

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. Medicine13570.7%
    2. Health Professions94.8%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Nursing10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology147.4%
    2. Neuroscience52.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences73.4%
    2. Psychology31.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering42.3%
    2. Computer Science21.1%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Energy00.0%
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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.67×135 works
  2. Veterinary2.88×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.89×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.80×9 works
  5. Neuroscience1.56×5 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.38×14 works
  7. Dentistry1.06×1 works
  8. Nursing0.77×1 works
  9. Psychology0.48×3 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.27×7 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×2 works
  13. Engineering0.15×4 works
  14. Computer Science0.14×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.12×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works
  23. Energy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital São Rafael?

Ranked on the quality score, Ana Verena Almeida Mendes, Suzete Nascimento Farias da Guarda and André Luiz Nunes Gobatto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital São Rafael.

  1. 1 Ana Verena Almeida Mendes Brazil · #716,114 worldwide 8.1k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Suzete Nascimento Farias da Guarda Brazil · #978,230 worldwide 8.3k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 André Luiz Nunes Gobatto Brazil · #1,440,115 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Claudio Almeida Quadros Brazil · #1,786,209 worldwide 1.2k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka Brazil · #1,860,366 worldwide 1.5k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Kyan James Allahdadi Brazil · #2,230,541 worldwide 951 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Maria Goreth Barberino Brazil · #2,411,814 worldwide 456 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Marcelo Augusto Duarte Silveira Brazil · #2,631,026 worldwide 725 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Carolina Thé Macêdo Brazil · #3,064,092 worldwide 345 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Felipe Ferreira Brazil · #3,092,139 worldwide 175 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital São Rafael

What are the most cited papers from Hospital São Rafael?

The most cited paper from Hospital São Rafael is "Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK" (Merryn Voysey et al., 2020), with 5,030 citations. Next come "Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials" (1,213) and "36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine" (531).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK Merryn Voysey et al. · The Lancet Open access765 authors 8 Dec 2020 5,030
2 Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials Merryn Voysey et al. · The Lancet Open access766 authors 21 Feb 2021 1,213
3 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine R. M. Bateman et al. · Critical Care Open access2,440 authors Apr 2016 531
4 Therapeutic versus prophylactic anticoagulation for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer concentration (ACTION): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial Renato D. Lópes et al. · The Lancet Open access Jun 2021 500
5 Heterologous versus homologous COVID-19 booster vaccination in previous recipients of two doses of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil (RHH-001): a phase 4, non-inferiority, single blind, randomised study Sue Ann Costa Clemens et al. · The Lancet Open access 21 Jan 2022 467
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital São Rafael?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.4×87 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 3.6×32 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 4.3×32 topics
  4. Diagnosis9▲ 5.2×27 topics
  5. Inflammation8▲ 1.93×40 topics
  6. Public Health7▲ 2.6×23 topics
  7. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.7×20 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 3.0×20 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.4×13 topics
  10. Management6▲ 3.7×17 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations6▲ 6.6×18 topics
  12. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  13. Heart Failure5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  14. Cancer5▲ 1.88×26 topics
  15. Guidelines5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  16. Genetics5▲ 3.4×12 topics
  17. Pandemic5▲ 2.4×6 topics
  18. Complications4▲ 4.7×14 topics
  19. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Mortality4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  22. Pathophysiology4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  24. Pathogenesis4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  25. Breast Cancer4▲ 7.2×10 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-23▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Drug Resistance3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  28. Thrombosis3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Healthcare Access3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  30. Surgical Management3▲ 4.0×14 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  33. Critical Care3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  34. Hydrocephalus3▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Autoantibodies3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Prophylaxis3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Social Determinants3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Health Policy2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Patient Safety2▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital São Rafael publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Healthcare Regulation and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Venous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…2Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksWomen's cancer preventio…1Women's cancer prevention and management: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders: 1 fractional works
Internal MedicineOncologyHealth Information ManagementCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital São Rafael's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher 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 São Rafael as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hospital São Rafael0.00092% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital São Rafael 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 São Rafael6.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2015.

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