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K.S. Hegde Hospital

In research, K.S. Hegde Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,422 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 39.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,679
of 28,054 · #24,934 all time
Rank in India
#1,246
of 1,840
Research works
935
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is K.S. Hegde Hospital 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 #6,422 of 11,982 4.8%102 #8331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where K.S. Hegde Hospital 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 K.S. Hegde Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 39.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 31.2 works40×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 39.81× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 39.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at K.S. Hegde Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Manoj Shetty, Amitha Hegde and Salam MA lead among researchers whose main affiliation is K.S. Hegde Hospital.

  1. 1 Manoj Shetty India · #587,746 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Amitha Hegde India · #633,512 worldwide 59 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Salam MA India · #919,070 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Chethan Hegde India · #1,201,537 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Vikram Shetty India · #1,339,151 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Varun Goyal India · #1,521,603 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at K.S. Hegde Hospital

Which keywords describe research at K.S. Hegde Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Dental Caries, COVID-19, Treatment, Prevention, Surgical Management and Orthognathic Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.6×49 topics
  2. Quality of Life13▲ 5.7×18 topics
  3. COVID-197▲ 3.4×9 topics
  4. Treatment7▲ 3.4×18 topics
  5. Dental Caries6▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  7. Prevention5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  8. Surgical Management4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  9. Orthognathic Surgery4▲ 52×2 topics
  10. Global Burden4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  11. Virtual Reality4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  12. Oral Health4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Psychological Factors4▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Social Determinants4▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Dental Esthetics4▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Orthodontic Tooth Movement4▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Periodontal Disease4▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Oral Microbiome3▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Periodontal Diseases3▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Revascularization3▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Dental Practice3▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  24. Fluoride3▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate3▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Root Canal Irrigants3▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Transmission Routes3▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Osteoporosis3▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Remineralization3▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Dental Materials3▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Restorative Dentistry3▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Dental Imaging3▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Elderly3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Epidemiological Profile3▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Molecular Pathology3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Treatment Outcomes3▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Pain Management3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  39. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Odontogenic Tumors2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does K.S. Hegde Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Research and COVID-19.

Orthodontics and Dentofa…4Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 4 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…3Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…3Dental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…3Dental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial P…2Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 2 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 2 fractional works
OrthodonticsPeriodonticsOral SurgeryGeneral Dentistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 4 works
  2. 2 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  3. 3 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has K.S. Hegde Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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