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Hospital Vozandes

In research, Hospital Vozandes stands highest in Medicine (#4,144 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,018 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 7.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,619
of 22,385 · #23,591 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#64
of 71
Research works
443
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Hospital Vozandes

What is Hospital Vozandes 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 #4,144 of 8,541 4.1%110 #9108
Health SciencesDomain #5,018 of 9,902 4.1%117 #10573

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

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Hospital Vozandes is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 133 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 125 fractional works · 75.8% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital Vozandes165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences5%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12575.8%
    2. Health Professions63.7%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Veterinary10.6%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Psychology21.3%
    2. Social Sciences21.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Engineering21.3%
    2. Environmental Science21.0%
    3. Computer Science20.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hospital Vozandes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.9 works7.8×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.64×1 works
  2. Medicine3.94×125 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.32×4 works
  4. Dentistry1.62×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.53×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.41×6 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×9 works
  8. Neuroscience0.89×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×2 works
  10. Nursing0.42×0 works
  11. Psychology0.42×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.16×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.12×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  19. Engineering0.09×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Vozandes?

Ranked on the quality score, Manuel Guzmán-Blanco, Roberto S. Proaño and Ronald H. Guderian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Vozandes.

  1. 1 Manuel Guzmán-Blanco Ecuador · #968,545 worldwide 2k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Roberto S. Proaño Ecuador · #4,769,804 worldwide 342 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ronald H. Guderian Ecuador · #5,210,427 worldwide 2.6k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 John Jairo Dávila-Rodríguez Ecuador · #5,405,517 worldwide 45 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Miguel Jacob Ochoa Andrade Ecuador · #5,780,993 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Vozandes

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Vozandes?

The most cited paper from Hospital Vozandes is "Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research" (Andrés Esteban et al., 2007), with 742 citations. Next come "Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review" (437) and "Worldwide human papillomavirus genotype attribution in over 2000 cases of intraepithelial and invasive lesions of the vulva" (392).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research Andrés Esteban et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 25 Oct 2007 742
2 Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review Esteban Ortiz‐Prado, Katherine Simbaña‐Rivera, Lenin Gómez‐Barreno et al. · Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease Open access 30 May 2020 437
3 Worldwide human papillomavirus genotype attribution in over 2000 cases of intraepithelial and invasive lesions of the vulva Silvia de Sanjosé et al. · European Journal of Cancer Open access 22 Jul 2013 392
4 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
5 Epidemiology of Candidemia in Latin America: A Laboratory-Based Survey Márcio Nucci, Flávio Queiroz‐Telles, Tito Alvarado-Matute et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 19 Mar 2013 379
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Vozandes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Complications, Prognostic Factors, Surgical Management, Treatment, Management and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 4.1×75 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 5.9×25 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 3.9×29 topics
  4. Complications8▲ 9.4×14 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 1.95×28 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 2.7×25 topics
  7. Management6▲ 4.8×20 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors6▲ 8.8×14 topics
  9. Surgical Management6▲ 9.2×18 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations5▲ 6.6×16 topics
  12. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.7×14 topics
  13. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.5×12 topics
  15. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.6×16 topics
  16. Obesity4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Guidelines4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  18. Biomechanics3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Mortality3▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Surgery3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  22. Health Promotion3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Diabetes3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Nutrition3▲ 3.8×3 topics
  26. Rituximab3▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Stroke3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  28. Genetic Alterations3▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Revision Surgery2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Cholecystitis2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. ERCP2▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Trauma2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Liver Transplantation2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Sepsis2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Intravenous Immunoglobulin2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Tumor Staging2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Vozandes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…2Health and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksAbdominal Trauma and Injuries: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…1Hip disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryOncologyGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Vozandes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Vozandes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hospital Vozandes0.00063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Vozandes 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 Vozandes5.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.3% in 2022.

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