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Hospital Virgen del Valle

In research, Hospital Virgen del Valle stands highest in Medicine (#6,954 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,221 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,137
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#535
of 646
Research works
209
▼ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Hospital Virgen del Valle

What is Hospital Virgen del Valle 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 #6,954 of 14,558 13.3%145
Health SciencesDomain #8,221 of 16,688 13.5%157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Virgen del Valle 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 Virgen del Valle work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Hospital Virgen del Valle is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 76.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 71.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Virgendel Valle31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences7%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2271.4%
    2. Health Professions14.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology27.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences13.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.4%
    3. Psychology01.4%
    1. Computer Science01.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    3. Environmental Science00.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    5. Engineering00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.71× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.39×2 works
  2. Medicine3.71×22 works
  3. Health Professions1.64×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.50×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.48×0 works
  7. Psychology0.47×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.43×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  10. Nursing0.37×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.31×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.15×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  18. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Virgen del Valle?

Ranked on the quality score, Iván Álvarez‐Twöse, Ana Alfaro‐Acha and Laura Sánchez‐Muñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Virgen del Valle.

  1. 1 Iván Álvarez‐Twöse Spain · #211,448 worldwide 5.7k citations · 161 works
  2. 2 Ana Alfaro‐Acha Spain · #349,765 worldwide 2k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Laura Sánchez‐Muñoz Spain · #492,874 worldwide 4.5k citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Francisco J. García‐García Spain · #657,737 worldwide 6.7k citations · 188 works
  5. 5 Almudena Matito Spain · #732,725 worldwide 3.5k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Javier I. Muñoz‐González Spain · #942,745 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 José Mário Morgado Spain · #1,056,128 worldwide 2.5k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Felipe Madruga Spain · #4,627,999 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Teresa Español Borén Spain · #5,075,337 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Domingo Andrés Pascual Figal Spain · #5,900,182 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Virgen del Valle

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Virgen del Valle?

The most cited paper from Hospital Virgen del Valle is "Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal" (Peter Valent, Cem Akin, Michel Arock et al., 2011), with 650 citations. Next come "Treatment of autoinflammatory diseases: results from the Eurofever Registry and a literature review" (425) and "Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus" (404).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal Peter Valent, Cem Akin, Michel Arock et al. · International Archives of Allergy and Immunology Open access 27 Oct 2011 650
2 Treatment of autoinflammatory diseases: results from the Eurofever Registry and a literature review Nienke M. ter Haar et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 29 Jun 2012 425
3 Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus Spanish Scleroderma Group et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 11 Apr 2010 404
4 Cutaneous manifestations in patients with mastocytosis: Consensus report of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Karin Hartmann et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 24 Oct 2015 390
5 The sit-to-stand muscle power test: An easy, inexpensive and portable procedure to assess muscle power in older people Julián Alcázar, José Losa‐Reyna, Carlos Rodríguez-López et al. · Experimental Gerontology Open access Sep 2018 362
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Which keywords describe research at Hospital Virgen del Valle?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Aging, Physical Performance, Geriatric Assessment, Muscle Mass, Elderly Patients and Immune Responses.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation8▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 4.6×37 topics
  3. Aging4▲ 26×8 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 5.3×13 topics
  5. Physical Performance2▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Elderly Patients2▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Geriatric Assessment2▲ 103×2 topics
  8. Muscle Mass2▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment2▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Frailty2▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Immune Responses2▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Allergic Disease2▲ 436×1 topic
  13. Mast Cells2▲ 436×1 topic
  14. Prognosis2▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Diagnosis2▲ 6.4×10 topics
  16. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Sarcopenia2▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Treatment2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  19. Management1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. Genetics1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.2×13 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Virgen del Valle publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Frailty in Older Adults, Mast cells and histamine, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Frailty in Older Adults2Frailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksMast cells and histamine: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…1Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 1 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 0 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyImmunologyPhysiologyEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  2. 2 Mast cells and histamine Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 0 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 0 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Virgen del Valle's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hospital Virgen del Valle as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Hospital Virgen del Valle0.000082% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Virgen del Valle over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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