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Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz

In research, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,587 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,324 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,767
of 28,054 · #29,650 all time
Rank in Brazil
#475
of 714
Research works
338
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #9,587 of 11,982 6.9%75 #11863
MedicineField #9,324 of 10,443 6.3%65 #11042

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 8.62× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Drug Resistance, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Healthcare Access and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 4.5×61 topics
  2. Quality of Life6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 4.6×22 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors5▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Diagnosis5▲ 5.2×19 topics
  6. Drug Resistance4▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  8. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.1×12 topics
  9. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  10. COVID-193▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Healthcare Access3▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Surgical Management3▲ 7.4×10 topics
  13. Liver Transplantation3▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Immune Response3▲ 4.6×10 topics
  15. Vaccine Development3▲ 10×5 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.8×5 topics
  17. Nutritional Support2▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Acute Pancreatitis2▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Chronic Pancreatitis2▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  21. Primary Care2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  23. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  24. Health Policy2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Immunity2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Immune Regulation2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Lymphoma2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Central Nervous System Involvement2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Cervical Cancer2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Leishmaniasis2▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Molecular Pathology2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Neurologic Manifestations2▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Neuropathology2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Parasite2▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Pediatric Oncology2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Smart Library2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies and Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Pancreatitis Pathology a…2Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…2Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 2 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…2Liver Disease and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 1 fractional works
SurgeryNeurologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 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 available70.5%not open29.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% higher 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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