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Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

In research, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,423 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,250 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 11.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,782
of 22,385 · #6,462 all time
Rank in Italy
#162
of 475
Research works
1.6k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

What is Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga 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 #1,423 of 9,902 16.2%209 #1810
MedicineField #1,250 of 8,541 16.1%205 #1600

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga 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 fields of science does Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 242 fractional works · 79.7% of its workMedicine: 236 fractional works · 77.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 52 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 10.2% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 33 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOspedale SanLuigi Gonzaga304fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences6%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine23677.7%
    2. Health Professions41.2%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology206.5%
    2. Neuroscience61.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Psychology113.6%
    2. Social Sciences41.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering41.2%
    2. Environmental Science20.6%
    3. Computer Science20.5%
    4. Materials Science10.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 52.1 works11×
  2. OncologySubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 236 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.04×236 works
  2. Veterinary1.61×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.45×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×20 works
  5. Neuroscience1.19×6 works
  6. Psychology1.18×11 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.06×3 works
  8. Dentistry0.56×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.47×4 works
  10. Nursing0.45×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.18×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.18×2 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.12×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.12×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.10×4 works
  22. Engineering0.08×4 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×2 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga?

Ranked on the quality score, Giovanni Volpicelli, Katia Bonomo and Valerio Ricci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga.

  1. 1 Giovanni Volpicelli Italy · #200,879 worldwide 10k citations · 147 works
  2. 2 Katia Bonomo Italy · #374,746 worldwide 2.3k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Valerio Ricci Italy · #479,225 worldwide 2.2k citations · 129 works
  4. 4 Matteo Bianco Italy · #580,768 worldwide 1.7k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Marco Alfonso Narduc Capobianco Italy · #690,279 worldwide 7.4k citations · 172 works
  6. 6 Ferdinando Varbella Italy · #711,360 worldwide 7.8k citations · 272 works
  7. 7 Federico Itri Italy · #741,013 worldwide 934 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Alessia Di Sapio Italy · #808,190 worldwide 4.2k citations · 117 works
  9. 9 Alessandro Lamorte Italy · #826,653 worldwide 1.8k citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mauro Felice Frascisco Italy · #930,292 worldwide 2.3k citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

What are the most cited papers from Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga?

The most cited paper from Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga is "Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (Leena Gandhi et al., 2018), with 6,764 citations. Next come "Imatinib Compared with Interferon and Low-Dose Cytarabine for Newly Diagnosed Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia" (3,593) and "Five-Year Follow-up of Patients Receiving Imatinib for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia" (3,508).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Leena Gandhi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Apr 2018 6,764
2 Imatinib Compared with Interferon and Low-Dose Cytarabine for Newly Diagnosed Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Stephen G. O’Brien et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 12 Mar 2003 3,593
3 Five-Year Follow-up of Patients Receiving Imatinib for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Brian J. Druker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 6 Dec 2006 3,508
4 Lung cancer: current therapies and new targeted treatments Fred R. Hirsch, Giorgio V. Scagliotti, James L. Mulshine et al. · The Lancet Open access 2 Sep 2016 3,404
5 International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound Giovanni Volpicelli et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 5 Mar 2012 2,919
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.0×69 topics
  2. Immunotherapy24▲ 11×18 topics
  3. Chemotherapy20▲ 9.2×22 topics
  4. Treatment19▲ 5.1×34 topics
  5. Clinical Trials18▲ 8.8×11 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations17▲ 13×15 topics
  7. Inflammation16▲ 2.4×48 topics
  8. Clinical Guidelines14▲ 16×8 topics
  9. Targeted Therapy14▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors14▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Treatment Guidelines14▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Quality of Life11▲ 2.4×28 topics
  13. Genomic Profiling10▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Molecular Characterization10▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Biomarkers10▲ 4.7×12 topics
  16. Guidelines10▲ 6.7×12 topics
  17. Prostate Cancer10▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Depression9▲ 3.5×15 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Diagnosis9▲ 3.2×29 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 6.1×8 topics
  22. Radiation Therapy8▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Therapy8▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment8▲ 10×9 topics
  25. Radiotherapy7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  26. Robotic Surgery7▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Resistance Mechanisms7▲ 27×2 topics
  28. ALK Inhibitors7▲ 37×1 topic
  29. EGFR Mutations7▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Genetic Variants7▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy7▲ 9.5×5 topics
  32. Echocardiography7▲ 8.0×7 topics
  33. Urinary Incontinence6▲ 26×2 topics
  34. MRI Imaging6▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Medical Education6▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Neurobiology6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  37. Survival Rates6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Screening6▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Androgen Suppression6▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Biopsy6▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Renal cell carcinoma treatment and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research.

Lung Cancer Treatments a…7Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 7 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosi…6Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma treatment: 5 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 4 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 4 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 4 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 4 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…4Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineUrologyOncologyPharmacology2 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 4 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 4 works
  6. 6 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 4 works
  7. 7 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 works
  10. 10 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga0.0013% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga 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%Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga17.8% 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 19.9% in 2023.

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