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Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello

In research, Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello stands highest in Medicine (#2,742 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,488 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,709
of 22,385 · #12,902 all time
Rank in Italy
#301
of 475
Research works
916
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello

What is Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello 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
MedicineField #2,742 of 8,541 17.2%133 #3084
Health SciencesDomain #3,488 of 9,902 17.6%138 #3574

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello 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 Vincenzo Cervello work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 154 fractional works · 74.6% of its workMedicine: 148 fractional works · 71.4% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOspedale VincenzoCervello207fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences3%

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. Medicine14871.4%
    2. Health Professions42.2%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology209.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology115.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.3%
    4. Neuroscience31.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Environmental Science20.9%
    2. Materials Science10.6%
    3. Chemistry10.5%
    4. Engineering10.5%
    5. Computer Science10.3%
    6. Mathematics10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Social Sciences21.2%
    2. Psychology21.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.34× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.71× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.34×11 works
  2. Medicine3.71×148 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×20 works
  4. Nursing1.68×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×1 works
  6. Neuroscience0.88×3 works
  7. Health Professions0.82×4 works
  8. Dentistry0.52×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×5 works
  10. Chemistry0.34×1 works
  11. Psychology0.31×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.25×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.18×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  16. Veterinary0.11×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.09×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  22. Engineering0.03×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello?

Ranked on the quality score, Giuseppe Gullo, Marco Vito Marino and Aroldo Gabriele Rizzo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello.

  1. 1 Giuseppe Gullo Italy · #142,777 worldwide 4.9k citations · 191 works
  2. 2 Marco Vito Marino Italy · #214,961 worldwide 5.1k citations · 177 works
  3. 3 Aroldo Gabriele Rizzo Italy · #247,809 worldwide 5.1k citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Roberto Virdone Italy · #272,581 worldwide 3k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Gennaro D’Amico Italy · #272,717 worldwide 24k citations · 205 works
  6. 6 Marco Attard Italy · #306,430 worldwide 3.2k citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Rosa Giovanna Simonetti Italy · #449,403 worldwide 8k citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Valeria Terruso Italy · #472,158 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Vincenzo Mandalà Italy · #492,733 worldwide 2.6k citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Francesco Fabbiano Italy · #516,419 worldwide 8.5k citations · 185 works
All ranked researchers at Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello

What are the most cited papers from Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello?

The most cited paper from Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello is "A Model to Predict Survival in Patients With End–Stage Liver Disease" (Patrick S. Kamath, Russell H. Wiesner, Michael Malinchoc et al., 2001), with 5,005 citations. Next come "Natural history and prognostic indicators of survival in cirrhosis: A systematic review of 118 studies" (3,211) and "Genome-wide meta-analysis increases to 71 the number of confirmed Crohn's disease susceptibility loci" (2,592).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Model to Predict Survival in Patients With End–Stage Liver Disease Patrick S. Kamath, Russell H. Wiesner, Michael Malinchoc et al. · Hepatology Feb 2001 5,005
2 Natural history and prognostic indicators of survival in cirrhosis: A systematic review of 118 studies Gennaro D’Amico, Guadalupe García–Tsao, Luigi Pagliaro · Journal of Hepatology Review 10 Nov 2005 3,211
3 Genome-wide meta-analysis increases to 71 the number of confirmed Crohn's disease susceptibility loci André Franke et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 21 Nov 2010 2,592
4 Durvalumab plus platinum–etoposide versus platinum–etoposide in first-line treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (CASPIAN): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial Luis G Paz-Ares et al. · The Lancet 246 authors 4 Oct 2019 2,310
5 The PRIAMO study: A multicenter assessment of nonmotor symptoms and their impact on quality of life in Parkinson's disease Paolo Barone et al. · Movement Disorders 9 Jun 2009 1,459
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Management, Prognostic Factors, Genetics, Treatment and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 3.4×85 topics
  2. Diagnosis10▲ 5.4×29 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 2.3×47 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 3.4×32 topics
  5. Management8▲ 5.0×21 topics
  6. Quality of Life8▲ 2.5×28 topics
  7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease7▲ 30×5 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.0×22 topics
  9. Genetics7▲ 4.8×16 topics
  10. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.6×21 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors7▲ 7.5×12 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.93×27 topics
  13. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.0×15 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.9×14 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.2×16 topics
  16. Immunology5▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. Crohn's Disease5▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Guidelines5▲ 4.8×12 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  21. Ulcerative Colitis5▲ 48×1 topic
  22. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.0×6 topics
  23. Infertility4▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Lymphoma4▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Rituximab4▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Radiotherapy4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  30. Sickle-cell Disease4▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Thalassemia4▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  34. Mutation3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. PET Imaging3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Survival3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Maternal Mortality3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Assisted Reproductive Technology3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics and Reproductive Biology and Fertility.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 5 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: 2 fractional worksCeliac Disease Research and Management: 2 fractional worksMicroscopic Colitis2Microscopic Colitis: 2 fractional works
GeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 5 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hematology 2 works
  9. 9 Celiac Disease Research and Management Gastroenterology 2 works
  10. 10 Microscopic Colitis Epidemiology 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello0.00077% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello 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 Vincenzo Cervello19.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.6% in 2025.

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