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Ospedale Garibaldi

In research, Ospedale Garibaldi stands highest in Medicine (#3,343 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,519 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,468
of 28,054 · #12,375 all time
Rank in Italy
#245
of 618
Research works
1k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Ospedale Garibaldi 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 #3,343 of 10,443 17.6%158 #3876
Health SciencesDomain #4,519 of 11,982 17.2%165 #5168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ospedale Garibaldi 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 Ospedale Garibaldi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 32.6 works6.2×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Ospedale Garibaldi?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonino Belfiore, Michele Massimo Gulizia and Roberto Bordonaro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ospedale Garibaldi.

  1. 1 Antonino Belfiore Italy · #75,826 worldwide 257 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Michele Massimo Gulizia Italy · #151,176 worldwide 195 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Roberto Bordonaro Italy · #368,165 worldwide 78 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Stefano Cordio Italy · #727,916 worldwide 42 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Giuseppe Ettore Italy · #819,703 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Gianluca Scalia Italy · #860,422 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Maurizio Russello Italy · #1,149,095 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Giovanni Federico Nicoletti Italy · #1,225,586 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 S Mangiameli Italy · #1,259,028 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ospedale Garibaldi

Which keywords describe research at Ospedale Garibaldi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Genetic Mutations, Diagnosis, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Cardiovascular Risk and Clinical Practice 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 2022–2025 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▲ 3.1×93 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.2×43 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 4.6×35 topics
  4. Treatment10▲ 3.6×37 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.4×25 topics
  6. Surgical Management8▲ 8.7×16 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations8▲ 7.9×19 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors7▲ 7.6×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 2.3×23 topics
  10. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.4×18 topics
  11. Cancer7▲ 2.3×28 topics
  12. Management7▲ 3.9×25 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.7×18 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.5×13 topics
  15. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.0×19 topics
  16. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 8.3×7 topics
  18. Radiosurgery6▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Guidelines6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  20. BRAF Mutation5▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  22. Molecular Classification5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Immune Response5▲ 3.8×18 topics
  25. Management Guidelines5▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Thyroid Carcinoma5▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Robotic Surgery5▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.4×11 topics
  29. Statins5▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Ultrasound4▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer4▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Genomic Analysis4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  33. Molecular Genetics4▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Thyroid Nodules4▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Genetic Variants4▲ 11×7 topics
  36. C-Reactive Protein4▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Postoperative Complications4▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention4▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Pregnancy4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  40. Surgical Treatment4▲ 8.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Ospedale Garibaldi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Meningioma and schwannoma management and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 3 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannom…3Meningioma and schwannoma management: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 2 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksNeurofibromatosis and Sc…2Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases: 2 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 2 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and Society: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgeryEpidemiologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  2. 2 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ospedale Garibaldi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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