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Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas

In research, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,034 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,650 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,477
of 28,054 · #36,629 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#61
of 71
Research works
641
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas 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 #11,034 of 11,982 4.7%131 #18414
MedicineField #9,650 of 10,443 5.2%107 #16195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas 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 Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.7 works4.9×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.70× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas?

Ranked on the composite score, Roberto Oleas, Juan Alcívar-Vásquez and Hannah Pitanga‐Lukashok lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas.

  1. 1 Roberto Oleas Ecuador · #1,028,964 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Juan Alcívar-Vásquez Ecuador · #1,239,593 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hannah Pitanga‐Lukashok Ecuador · #1,321,017 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Haydee Alvarado Ecuador · #1,369,982 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Carlos Robles‐Medranda Ecuador · #1,382,234 worldwide 6 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Miguel Puga‐Tejada Ecuador · #1,437,728 worldwide 5 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Cholangiocarcinoma, Chemotherapy and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 3.3×67 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 4.6×27 topics
  3. Health Promotion10▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  5. Quality of Life8▲ 2.8×23 topics
  6. Mental Health8▲ 2.7×12 topics
  7. Education8▲ 2.2×17 topics
  8. Inflammation8▲ 1.83×14 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 4.0×24 topics
  10. Treatment7▲ 2.9×26 topics
  11. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.6×9 topics
  12. Management6▲ 3.9×17 topics
  13. Cholangiocarcinoma6▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Prevention6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  15. Risk Assessment6▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Surgical Management6▲ 6.5×10 topics
  17. Complications5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  18. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  19. Guidelines5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  20. Nutrition5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Competitiveness5▲ 29×6 topics
  22. Cholecystitis5▲ 55×1 topic
  23. ERCP5▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Medical Education5▲ 8.8×9 topics
  25. Physical Activity5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  26. Nutritional Support5▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises4▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Social Responsibility4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  30. Innovation Ecosystems4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Health Policy4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Healthcare Access4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  33. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Chronic Diseases4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Community Health4▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Global Health4▲ 12×5 topics
  38. University Students4▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Educational Interventions4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Epidemiological Analysis4▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…5Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…3Public Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 3 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEconomics and EconometricsSurgeryOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 2 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 available66.3%not open33.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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