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Institut Català de la Salut

In research, Institut Català de la Salut stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,923 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,313 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,011
of 28,054 · #16,611 all time
Rank in Spain
#366
of 658
Research works
1.6k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institut Català de la Salut 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 #4,923 of 11,982 12.0%240 #4665
MedicineField #5,313 of 10,443 12.2%197 #5579

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Català de la Salut 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).

What does Institut Català de la Salut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 28.2 works6.3×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.94× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.55× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.16× its world share, 197 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Català de la Salut?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Luis Tizón García, José Miguel Baena-Díez and Josep Vidal‐Alaball lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Català de la Salut.

  1. 1 Jorge Luis Tizón García Spain · #529,421 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 José Miguel Baena-Díez Spain · #561,606 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Josep Vidal‐Alaball Spain · #578,602 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Francisco Martín‐Luján Spain · #850,804 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jorge L. Tizón Spain · #947,675 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mercè Marzo‐Castillejo Spain · #972,827 worldwide 25 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez Spain · #1,212,107 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Ángel Vila-Córcoles Spain · #1,358,452 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sofía Berlanga Fernández Spain · #1,393,841 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Enric Aragonès Spain · #1,518,857 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Català de la Salut

Which keywords describe research at Institut Català de la Salut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Public Health and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology59▲ 4.6×99 topics
  2. Quality of Life29▲ 6.2×37 topics
  3. Mental Health20▲ 4.3×25 topics
  4. Primary Care19▲ 16×12 topics
  5. Public Health18▲ 3.8×39 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 4.9×28 topics
  7. Pandemic16▲ 4.5×8 topics
  8. COVID-1915▲ 3.4×20 topics
  9. Treatment15▲ 3.7×28 topics
  10. Risk Factors14▲ 3.8×24 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 7.5×11 topics
  12. Inflammation13▲ 1.93×38 topics
  13. Social Support12▲ 6.8×15 topics
  14. Diagnosis12▲ 4.0×22 topics
  15. Depression10▲ 3.7×15 topics
  16. Health Promotion10▲ 9.4×10 topics
  17. Heart Failure10▲ 6.9×10 topics
  18. Guidelines10▲ 6.3×8 topics
  19. Global Burden9▲ 5.4×9 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  21. Aging Population9▲ 31×4 topics
  22. Obesity9▲ 3.6×19 topics
  23. Geriatric Assessment9▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Diabetes8▲ 5.2×11 topics
  25. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Health Services8▲ 27×2 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-28▲ 7.1×6 topics
  28. Healthcare Utilization7▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality7▲ 21×5 topics
  30. Medical Education7▲ 8.6×11 topics
  31. Quality Improvement7▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Chronic Conditions7▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Comorbidity7▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Multimorbidity7▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Elderly Care7▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Glycemic Control7▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Social Integration6▲ 45×2 topics
  38. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Functional Dependence6▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Health Status6▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Català de la Salut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Aging, Health, and Disability, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 7 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…4Respiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …3Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 7 works
  2. 2 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 4 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Català de la Salut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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