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Hospital Universitario Río Hortega

In research, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega stands highest in Medicine (#3,147 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,825 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,505 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,105
of 28,054 · #14,902 all time
Rank in Spain
#266
of 658
Research works
2.3k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Hospital Universitario Río Hortega 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
MedicineField #3,147 of 10,443 8.3%342 #3822
Health SciencesDomain #3,825 of 11,982 8.4%360 #4786
SurgerySubfield #1,505 of 1,816 6.0%86 #2595

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Universitario Río Hortega 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#3,822 #3,147
  2. Health Sciences#4,786 #3,825
  3. Surgery#2,595 #1,505
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hospital Universitario Río Hortega specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 86.2 works8.6×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.16× its world share, 342 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Universitario Río Hortega?

Ranked on the composite score, César Aldecoa, Gloria Sánchez‐Antolín and Alicia Armentia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Universitario Río Hortega.

  1. 1 César Aldecoa Spain · #115,745 worldwide 524 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Gloria Sánchez‐Antolín Spain · #299,170 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Alicia Armentia Spain · #423,211 worldwide 44 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Manuel García Alonso Spain · #499,504 worldwide 10 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Irene Peñas Spain · #506,265 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jésus Barrio Spain · #589,872 worldwide 84 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 José Manuel González Hernández Spain · #670,790 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 José Pablo Miramontes‐González Spain · #714,728 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Manuel Pérez‐Miranda Spain · #764,605 worldwide 107 citations · 125 works
  10. 10 M. González Sagrado Spain · #803,427 worldwide 38 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Universitario Río Hortega

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Universitario Río Hortega?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management, Liver Transplantation, Management and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology67▲ 4.0×97 topics
  2. Treatment25▲ 4.8×34 topics
  3. Diagnosis24▲ 6.1×28 topics
  4. Inflammation21▲ 2.3×43 topics
  5. Chemotherapy20▲ 6.6×16 topics
  6. Surgical Management18▲ 10×20 topics
  7. Management18▲ 5.3×19 topics
  8. Quality of Life16▲ 2.6×28 topics
  9. Liver Transplantation15▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines15▲ 6.4×11 topics
  11. Complications14▲ 6.8×14 topics
  12. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.4×17 topics
  13. Cholangiocarcinoma13▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Guidelines12▲ 6.1×12 topics
  15. Risk Factors12▲ 2.6×22 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors12▲ 6.3×14 topics
  17. Mortality11▲ 4.6×12 topics
  18. Pathogenesis11▲ 5.1×17 topics
  19. Cholecystitis10▲ 55×1 topic
  20. ERCP10▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Children9▲ 9.3×7 topics
  22. Neoadjuvant Therapy9▲ 9.3×5 topics
  23. Palliative Treatment9▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Etiology9▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Rehabilitation9▲ 5.4×10 topics
  26. Survival Analysis9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. Endoscopic Stenting8▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Esophageal Perforation8▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Gastric Cancer8▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Alagille Syndrome8▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Biliary Atresia8▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Critical Care8▲ 7.8×8 topics
  33. Chronic Pain8▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Graft Survival7▲ 21×2 topics
  35. CT Diagnosis7▲ 59×3 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization7▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Pain Management7▲ 7.5×9 topics
  38. Pancreatic Cancer7▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Surgical Treatment7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  40. Perioperative Care6▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Universitario Río Hortega publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Esophageal and GI Pathology, Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…10Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 10 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…8Esophageal and GI Pathology: 8 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary …8Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…6Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 6 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…5Liver Disease and Transplantation: 5 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 4 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 4 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryOncologyHepatology

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 8 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 6 works
  5. 5 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 5 works
  8. 8 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 4 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Universitario Río Hortega's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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