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Humanitas Mater Domini

In research, Humanitas Mater Domini stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,908 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,228 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,152
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#723
of 743
Research works
154
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Humanitas Mater Domini

What is Humanitas Mater Domini 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,908 of 16,688 9.0%136
MedicineField #8,228 of 14,558 8.5%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Humanitas Mater Domini 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 Humanitas Mater Domini work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Humanitas Mater Domini is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Engineering (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 80.0% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 78.2% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 14.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHumanitas MaterDomini41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences2%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3278.2%
    2. Health Professions11.4%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering24.8%
    2. Computer Science11.5%
    3. Chemistry00.3%
    4. Environmental Science00.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.3%
    2. Psychology00.6%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Humanitas Mater Domini specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 32.2 works4.1×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 32 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.07×32 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.45×3 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×0 works
  5. Dentistry0.79×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.52×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.51×0 works
  9. Engineering0.32×2 works
  10. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  12. Psychology0.19×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Humanitas Mater Domini?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Zuliani, Enrico Barbara and Damiano Chiari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Humanitas Mater Domini.

  1. 1 Walter Zuliani Italy · #530,736 worldwide 2.7k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Enrico Barbara Italy · #770,809 worldwide 7.9k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Damiano Chiari Italy · #1,029,411 worldwide 832 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Benedetto Mangiavillano Italy · #2,778,738 worldwide 4.6k citations · 335 works
  5. 5 Massimo Vito Tritto Italy · #3,253,118 worldwide 1.5k citations · 139 works
  6. 6 Giammario Spadacini Italy · #3,484,824 worldwide 202 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Matteo Fiacca Italy · #3,524,143 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Domenico Zagari Italy · #3,564,961 worldwide 202 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Raul Ettore Mattassi Italy · #3,681,291 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Paolo Vota Italy · #4,973,977 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Humanitas Mater Domini

What are the most cited papers from Humanitas Mater Domini?

The most cited paper from Humanitas Mater Domini is "COVID‐19 diagnosis and management: a comprehensive review" (Giuseppe Pascarella, Alessandro Strumia, Chiara Piliego et al., 2020), with 1,439 citations. Next come "Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017" (796) and "Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Interventions Across the Entire Spectrum of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease" (524).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 COVID‐19 diagnosis and management: a comprehensive review Giuseppe Pascarella, Alessandro Strumia, Chiara Piliego et al. · Journal of Internal Medicine Open access 29 Apr 2020 1,439
2 Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017 Jean‐Marc Dumonceau, Andrea Tringali, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou et al. · Endoscopy Open access 7 Aug 2018 796
3 Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Interventions Across the Entire Spectrum of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Giuseppe Ferrante, Sunil V. Rao, Peter Jüni et al. · JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Open access Jul 2016 524
4 Clinical Presentation and Outcome in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Acute Myocarditis Enrico Ammirati et al. · Circulation Open access 15 May 2018 449
5 Management and Long-Term Prognosis of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Corrado Lettieri et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology 10 Apr 2015 310
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Which keywords describe research at Humanitas Mater Domini?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Immunotherapy, Guidelines, Cholangiocarcinoma, Cholecystitis, ERCP and Tumor Microenvironment.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy3▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.99×24 topics
  3. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Immunotherapy3▲ 9.7×9 topics
  5. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  8. Cholecystitis2▲ 102×1 topic
  9. ERCP2▲ 102×1 topic
  10. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  11. Arrhythmias2▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Treatment2▲ 3.5×13 topics
  13. Complications2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  14. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Surgical Management2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  17. Gemcitabine1▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.7×7 topics
  19. Molecular Characterization1▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Surgical Complications1▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Catheter Ablation1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Endoscopic Stenting1▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Esophageal Perforation1▲ 63×1 topic
  25. Mortality1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Palliative Treatment1▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Gene Expression1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.4×9 topics
  30. Cancer1▲ 1.87×11 topics
  31. Survival Analysis1▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Humanitas Mater Domini publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.

Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 1 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Humanitas Mater Domini's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Humanitas Mater Domini as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Humanitas Mater Domini over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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