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Hospital / health system · Asunción · Paraguay

IPS Central

In research, IPS Central stands highest in Medicine (#10,021 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,631 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,665
of 28,054 · #40,762 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#18
of 23
Research works
396
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
653
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is IPS Central 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 #10,021 of 10,443 1.3%82 #17076
Health SciencesDomain #11,631 of 11,982 1.2%89 #19530

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IPS Central 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).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.81× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at IPS Central?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Public Health, Treatment, Complications, Surgical Management, Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 6.0×65 topics
  2. Diagnosis7▲ 7.0×15 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 4.5×19 topics
  4. Treatment7▲ 4.8×20 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  6. Complications5▲ 8.8×10 topics
  7. Surgical Management5▲ 10×10 topics
  8. Pathogenesis5▲ 8.3×13 topics
  9. Vaccine Development5▲ 17×7 topics
  10. Guidelines4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  11. Risk Factors4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  12. Children4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Immune Response4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  14. Management3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  15. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  16. Health Promotion3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  17. Mortality3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  18. Vector Control3▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Antibiotic Therapy3▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Prognostic Factors3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  22. Zika Virus3▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Antifungal Therapy3▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Health Policy3▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Immunocompromised Patients2▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Candidiasis2▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Gastric Cancer2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Global Health2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Lymphoma2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Community Health2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Genetic Factors2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Systems2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Medical Education2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Biofilm Formation2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does IPS Central publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Health and Medical Education and Nosocomial Infections in ICU.

Mosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksAntifungal resistance an…2Antifungal resistance and susceptibility: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…2Health and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…2Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 1 fractional worksOtolaryngology and Infec…1Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and controlPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityInfectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical EducationGeneral Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Nosocomial Infections in ICUCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementEmergency Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental IssuesHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular anomalies and interventionsSurgery 1 works
  10. 10 Otolaryngology and Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IPS Central's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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