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Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos

In research, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos stands highest in Medicine (#1,772 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,374 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,308 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Ophthalmology is 29.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,918
of 28,054 · #9,964 all time
Rank in Spain
#159
of 658
Research works
1.4k
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos 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 #1,772 of 10,443 18.6%349 #3278
Health SciencesDomain #2,374 of 11,982 18.6%364 #3989
Life SciencesDomain #3,308 of 7,800 20.1%95 #5117

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos 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#3,278 #1,772
  2. Health Sciences#3,989 #2,374
  3. Life Sciences#5,117 #3,308
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 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 29.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 39.1 works29×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 29.2 works6.5×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 33.4 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.42× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.61× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 349 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos?

Ranked on the composite score, Miguel de la Hoya, Alfonso L. Calle‐Pascual and José Ignacio Fernández‐Vigo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos.

  1. 1 Miguel de la Hoya Spain · #571,211 worldwide 185 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Alfonso L. Calle‐Pascual Spain · #826,613 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 José Ignacio Fernández‐Vigo Spain · #1,059,999 worldwide 40 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Guillermo García Spain · #1,188,168 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Barbara Burgos‐Blasco Spain · #1,227,624 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Macular Degeneration, Oxidative Stress, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Optical Coherence Tomography and Optic Nerve.

▲ 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. Epidemiology69▲ 3.5×100 topics
  2. Inflammation47▲ 4.5×69 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress30▲ 3.6×45 topics
  4. Risk Factors23▲ 4.2×27 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration22▲ 36×3 topics
  6. Treatment21▲ 3.5×37 topics
  7. Glaucoma20▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Diabetic Retinopathy19▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Diagnosis18▲ 3.9×33 topics
  10. Optical Coherence Tomography18▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Optic Nerve17▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration17▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk16▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Intraocular Pressure16▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Cancer14▲ 2.2×43 topics
  16. Diabetes14▲ 5.8×16 topics
  17. Heart Failure14▲ 6.6×12 topics
  18. Management14▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor14▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.5×28 topics
  21. Intravitreal Injection14▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Obesity13▲ 3.5×22 topics
  23. Retinal Ganglion Cells13▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Wound Healing13▲ 9.9×8 topics
  25. ACE2 Receptor13▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Choroidal Thickness13▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Retinal Pigment Epithelium13▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Clinical Trials11▲ 3.4×16 topics
  29. Global Burden11▲ 4.2×11 topics
  30. Ocular Hypertension11▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Visual Field Progression11▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Prevention11▲ 5.3×13 topics
  33. Guidelines11▲ 4.8×10 topics
  34. Neurological Disorders11▲ 3.8×16 topics
  35. Echocardiography9▲ 6.9×8 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 8.0×7 topics
  37. SARS-CoV-29▲ 5.5×6 topics
  38. Breast Cancer9▲ 7.3×11 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 13 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 11 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…8Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…6Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 6 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 5 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…4Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional works
OphthalmologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 13 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 11 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 5 works
  7. 7 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 4 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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