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Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo

In research, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo stands highest in Medicine (#12,244 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#14,844 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#11,274 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,381
of 28,054 · #25,234 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#20
of 30
Research works
1.1k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo 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 #12,244 of 17,978 3.7%663
Health SciencesDomain #14,844 of 20,462 3.7%732
Life SciencesDomain #11,274 of 14,347 2.7%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.82× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.07× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× 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, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernardo Rodríguez‐Iturbe, Nadia Reyna and Eduardo Reyna‐Villasmil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo.

  1. 1 Bernardo Rodríguez‐Iturbe Venezuela · #68,591 worldwide 365 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Nadia Reyna Venezuela · #1,143,431 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Eduardo Reyna‐Villasmil Venezuela · #1,283,513 worldwide 14 citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Duly Torres-Cepeda Venezuela · #1,355,103 worldwide 9 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Nadia Reyna-Villasmil Venezuela · #1,429,157 worldwide 2 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Jorly Mejía-Montilla Venezuela · #1,436,156 worldwide 1 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Joel Santos-Bolívar Venezuela · #1,529,520 worldwide 1 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Surgical Management, Inflammation, Social Determinants of Health, Community Health and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.6×42 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 2.9×20 topics
  4. Health Promotion4▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  6. Surgical Management4▲ 9.9×7 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  8. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  10. Community Health3▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Obesity3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  12. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Treatment3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  14. Weight Loss3▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Global Health3▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Health Policy2▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Autoimmune Disease2▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Diagnosis2▲ 2.9×12 topics
  20. Management2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Medical Education2▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Social Determinants2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Healthcare Quality2▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Systems2▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Sexually Transmitted Infections2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. HIV Prevention2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Male Circumcision2▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Diabetes2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  32. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Environmental Education2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Maternal Health2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Survival Analysis2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Viral Oncoproteins1▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Child Health1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Halotherapy1▲ 998×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Education, Genital Health and Disease, Philosophy, Health, and Society and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Health and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksGenital Health and Disease: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy, Health, and Society: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educat…1Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 1 fractional worksDermatological and COVID…1Dermatological and COVID-19 studies: 1 fractional worksPolyomavirus and related…1Polyomavirus and related diseases: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSurgeryPharmacologyPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Genital Health and Disease Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Philosophy, Health, and Society Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Dermatological and COVID-19 studies Dermatology 1 works
  9. 9 Polyomavirus and related diseases Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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