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Østfold Hospital Trust

In research, Østfold Hospital Trust stands highest in Medicine (#2,899 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,430 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,068
of 28,054 · #16,083 all time
Rank in Norway
#58
of 133
Research works
562
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Østfold Hospital Trust 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 #2,899 of 10,443 22.6%92 #3771
Health SciencesDomain #3,430 of 11,982 22.7%102 #4724

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Østfold Hospital Trust 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).

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Østfold Hospital Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Waleed Ghanima and Frode Lerang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Østfold Hospital Trust.

  1. 1 Waleed Ghanima Norway · #167,391 worldwide 155 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Frode Lerang Norway · #1,209,422 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Østfold Hospital Trust

Which keywords describe research at Østfold Hospital Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Guidelines, Thrombosis, Treatment and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.5×68 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.9×34 topics
  3. Diagnosis8▲ 6.2×18 topics
  4. Rehabilitation7▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 4.3×21 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 8.9×12 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 10×11 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 3.8×15 topics
  9. Thrombosis5▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Biomechanics5▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.6×15 topics
  12. Mortality5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Quality of Life4▲ 2.3×19 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  15. Arthroplasty4▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Complications4▲ 5.3×13 topics
  17. Prophylaxis4▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Ankle Injuries3▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Antithrombotic Therapy3▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Hemostasis3▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Sprains3▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Surgery3▲ 6.9×7 topics
  23. Elderly Patients3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  25. Deep Vein Thrombosis3▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Thrombus Formation3▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Neurobiology3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  28. Pulmonary Embolism3▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Venous Thromboembolism3▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Platelets3▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura2▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Vascular Biology2▲ 45×2 topics
  37. von Willebrand Disease2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Bone Healing2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Internal Fixation2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Østfold Hospital Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Foot and Ankle Surgery3Foot and Ankle Surgery: 3 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…3Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…2Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…2Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineInternal MedicineSurgeryHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 2 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Østfold Hospital Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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