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Ospedale regionale di Lugano

In research, Ospedale regionale di Lugano stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,977 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,635 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,873
of 28,054 · #15,953 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#89
of 220
Research works
788
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Ospedale regionale di Lugano 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 #4,977 of 11,982 22.7%112 #6866
MedicineField #5,635 of 10,443 19.7%104 #5889

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

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

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.0 works8.4×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 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.

Who are the top researchers at Ospedale regionale di Lugano?

Ranked on the composite score, Roberto Malacrida, Vittorio Scrufari and Jos C. van den Berg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ospedale regionale di Lugano.

  1. 1 Roberto Malacrida Switzerland · #253,403 worldwide 122 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Vittorio Scrufari Switzerland · #320,631 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jos C. van den Berg Switzerland · #627,609 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Francesco Mongelli Switzerland · #1,006,374 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Christian Candrian Switzerland · #1,114,428 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 S Martinoli Switzerland · #1,188,032 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Raffaello Roesel Switzerland · #1,199,773 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Alessandra Cristaudi Switzerland · #1,548,274 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ospedale regionale di Lugano

Which keywords describe research at Ospedale regionale di Lugano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis, Treatment, Quality of Life, Guidelines and 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.8×72 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 4.2×25 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 12×16 topics
  4. Diagnosis8▲ 6.3×26 topics
  5. Treatment8▲ 4.8×28 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 10×13 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.4×35 topics
  8. Management6▲ 5.3×18 topics
  9. Mortality5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  10. Guidelines5▲ 7.8×11 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders5▲ 6.3×14 topics
  13. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Circadian Rhythms4▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Pregnancy4▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Diabetes4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  22. Radiotherapy4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  23. Robotic Surgery4▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Genetic Factors3▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Surgical Management3▲ 5.6×16 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  27. Survival Analysis3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  28. Perioperative Care3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment3▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Pain Management3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Prognosis3▲ 6.0×9 topics
  35. Iron Metabolism3▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Restless Legs Syndrome3▲ 207×1 topic
  37. Survival3▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Chronic Pain2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Ospedale regionale di Lugano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Restless Legs Syndrome Research, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Sleep and related disorders.

Restless Legs Syndrome R…3Restless Legs Syndrome Research: 3 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…2Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 2 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…2Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disord…2Sleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After …2Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: 2 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyCognitive NeuroscienceExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 2 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ospedale regionale di Lugano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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