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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

In research, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele stands highest in Health Sciences (#685 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#609 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,179 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Psychiatry and Mental health (Genetics is 8.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,249
of 22,385 · #1,958 all time
Rank in Italy
#69
of 475
Research works
5.5k
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
133k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

What is IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #685 of 9,902 17.5%657 #751
MedicineField #609 of 8,541 17.6%636 #652
Life SciencesDomain #1,179 of 6,403 14.8%188 #1549
SurgerySubfield #377 of 1,532 21.1%88 #606
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,061 of 2,964 15.4%113 #1269
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #435 of 1,037 16.5%66 #571

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#751 #685
  2. Medicine#652 #609
  3. Life Sciences#1,549 #1,179
  4. Surgery#606 #377
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,269 #1,061
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#571 #435
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 768 fractional works · 71.6% of its workMedicine: 743 fractional works · 69.3% of its workSurgery: 102 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 77 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 52 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 43 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 32 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 226 fractional works · 21.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 135 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 34 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKIRCCS OspedaleSan Raffaele1,072fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences4%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine74369.3%
    2. Health Professions151.4%
    3. Nursing50.5%
    4. Dentistry40.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13512.5%
    2. Neuroscience545.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology343.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Psychology242.2%
    2. Social Sciences70.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities40.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
    1. Engineering161.5%
    2. Computer Science60.6%
    3. Environmental Science50.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    5. Chemistry20.2%
    6. Materials Science20.1%
    7. Mathematics10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 24.7 works8.4×
  2. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 36.9 works6.3×
  3. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 31.7 works5.9×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 28.4 works5.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.13× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.08× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 743 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.61×743 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.13×34 works
  3. Neuroscience3.08×54 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.35×134 works
  5. Nursing1.03×5 works
  6. Psychology0.72×24 works
  7. Dentistry0.67×4 works
  8. Health Professions0.52×15 works
  9. Veterinary0.52×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×5 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.13×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.12×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.12×4 works
  15. Chemistry0.11×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.11×1 works
  17. Engineering0.10×16 works
  18. Environmental Science0.10×5 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×6 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×3 works
  21. Social Sciences0.05×7 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×2 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  25. Energy0.02×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele?

Ranked on the quality score, Giampaolo Bianchini, Giancarlo Comi and Giuseppe Maccabelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele.

  1. 1 Giampaolo Bianchini Italy · #37,285 worldwide 14k citations · 415 works
  2. 2 Giancarlo Comi Italy · #162,187 worldwide 34k citations · 306 works
  3. 3 Giuseppe Maccabelli Italy · #330,288 worldwide 2.7k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Nicola Fossati Italy · #560,526 worldwide 20k citations · 755 works
  5. 5 Mike Bigler Italy · #664,222 worldwide 6.7k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Stefania Zambelli Italy · #703,773 worldwide 2.2k citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Alessia d’Arma Italy · #910,389 worldwide 1.1k citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Patrizio Sale Italy · #948,028 worldwide 5.6k citations · 132 works
  9. 9 Alberto Andrea Zambon Italy · #1,067,074 worldwide 1.1k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Giuseppe Rosano Italy · #1,136,429 worldwide 676 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

What are the most cited papers from IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele?

The most cited paper from IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele is "Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria" (Alan J. Thompson et al., 2017), with 8,265 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)" (3,576).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria Alan J. Thompson et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 21 Dec 2017 8,265
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012) Authors Task Force Members et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 24 Aug 2012 3,576
4 Global burden of heart failure: a comprehensive and updated review of epidemiology Gianluigi Savarese, Peter Moritz Becher, Lars H. Lund et al. · Cardiovascular Research 8 Feb 2022 3,321
5 EAU-ESTRO-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Part 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Local Treatment with Curative Intent Nicolas Mottet et al. · European Urology Open access 31 Aug 2016 3,282
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Treatment, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy, Genetic Mutations and Guidelines.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology127▲ 3.0×112 topics
  2. Inflammation67▲ 3.0×79 topics
  3. Immunotherapy63▲ 8.2×18 topics
  4. Treatment55▲ 4.2×43 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress53▲ 3.0×48 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 3.8×35 topics
  7. Chemotherapy43▲ 5.7×24 topics
  8. Diagnosis43▲ 4.3×38 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors41▲ 8.9×14 topics
  10. Cancer40▲ 2.7×48 topics
  11. Genetics39▲ 5.2×16 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations37▲ 7.8×22 topics
  13. Guidelines37▲ 7.2×12 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome34▲ 4.0×21 topics
  15. Quality of Life32▲ 2.1×43 topics
  16. Management32▲ 3.7×29 topics
  17. Inflammatory Bowel Disease30▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Clinical Guidelines30▲ 9.5×9 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy30▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders29▲ 4.8×19 topics
  21. Molecular Characterization29▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Pathogenesis28▲ 5.1×19 topics
  23. Heart Failure27▲ 5.6×13 topics
  24. Depression26▲ 2.8×20 topics
  25. Biomarkers25▲ 3.4×17 topics
  26. Prostate Cancer24▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment24▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  29. Rituximab21▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Crohn's Disease20▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Immunology20▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Genetic Variants19▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Therapies19▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Ulcerative Colitis19▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Impairment18▲ 6.8×10 topics
  36. Therapeutic Targets17▲ 10×8 topics
  37. Hormone Therapy16▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Bladder Cancer16▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Cystectomy16▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Urothelial Carcinoma16▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease19Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 19 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…16Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 16 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leuk…13Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 13 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosi…12Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 12 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 9 fractional worksSexual function and dysf…9Sexual function and dysfunction studies: 9 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma treatment: 8 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 8 fractional worksTryptophan and brain dis…8Tryptophan and brain disorders: 8 fractional works
GeneticsSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 19 works
  2. 2 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 16 works
  3. 3 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 13 works
  4. 4 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  7. 7 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  8. 8 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 8 works
  10. 10 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 8 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher 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 IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0039% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele0.0046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele16.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.7% in 2023.

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