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Østfold Hospital Trust

In research, Østfold Hospital Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,516 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,300 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,673
of 22,385 · #8,336 all time
Rank in Norway
#76
of 123
Research works
562
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Østfold Hospital Trust

What is Østfold Hospital Trust 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 #2,516 of 9,902 16.7%102 #1936
MedicineField #2,300 of 8,541 17.3%92 #1793

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Østfold Hospital Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Østfold Hospital Trust is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (6%), Psychology (6%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 118 fractional works · 78.1% of its workMedicine: 107 fractional works · 70.8% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKØstfold HospitalTrust152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences9%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10770.8%
    2. Health Professions96.1%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.8%
    2. Neuroscience42.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology32.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology95.8%
    2. Social Sciences31.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Engineering32.1%
    2. Chemistry10.4%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.68×107 works
  2. Health Professions2.33×9 works
  3. Nursing2.09×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.01×3 works
  5. Psychology1.90×9 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.72×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.49×4 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×7 works
  9. Veterinary0.81×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.20×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.15×3 works
  14. Engineering0.14×3 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.04×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Østfold Hospital Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Magne Henriksen, Waleed Ghanima and Lars‐Petter Jelsness‐Jørgensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Østfold Hospital Trust.

  1. 1 Magne Henriksen Norway · #129,989 worldwide 5.2k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Waleed Ghanima Norway · #172,052 worldwide 10k citations · 332 works
  3. 3 Lars‐Petter Jelsness‐Jørgensen Norway · #751,662 worldwide 2.3k citations · 99 works
  4. 4 Christine Monceyron Jonassen Norway · #752,685 worldwide 4.4k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Jetmund Ringstad Norway · #873,348 worldwide 2.4k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Lars Grøvle Norway · #912,901 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Marius Molund Norway · #1,016,361 worldwide 982 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Anne Julsrud Haugen Norway · #1,067,944 worldwide 1.8k citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Mazdak Tavoly Norway · #1,093,315 worldwide 478 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Frode Lerang Norway · #1,107,345 worldwide 1.2k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Østfold Hospital Trust

What are the most cited papers from Østfold Hospital Trust?

The most cited paper from Østfold Hospital Trust is "European Society Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2020" (Steffen Husby et al., 2019), with 1,229 citations. Next come "Updated international consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia" (1,151) and "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European Society Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2020 Steffen Husby et al. · Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Open access 22 Sep 2019 1,229
2 Updated international consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia Drew Provan et al. · Blood Advances Open access 26 Nov 2019 1,151
3 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
4 Long-term outcome after additional catheter-directed thrombolysis versus standard treatment for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (the CaVenT study): a randomised controlled trial Tone Ronnaug Enden, Ylva Haig, Nils‐Einar Kløw et al. · The Lancet 13 Dec 2011 1,000
5 Clinical course during the first 10 years of ulcerative colitis: results from a population-based inception cohort (IBSEN Study) Inger Camilla Solberg, Idar Lygren, Jørgen Jahnsen et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 19 Dec 2008 736
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Østfold Hospital Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment, Guidelines, Thrombosis 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-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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.7×69 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 6.3×21 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×36 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 4.5×21 topics
  5. Rehabilitation8▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 8.0×12 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 8.9×12 topics
  8. Thrombosis6▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  10. Management6▲ 4.7×17 topics
  11. Biomechanics6▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Mortality5▲ 6.1×11 topics
  13. Quality of Life5▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.3×14 topics
  15. Arthroplasty4▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Complications4▲ 5.5×14 topics
  17. Ankle Injuries4▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Genetics4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Sprains4▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Prophylaxis4▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Hemostasis3▲ 22×4 topics
  22. Surgery3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  23. Antithrombotic Therapy3▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Elderly Patients3▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Neurobiology3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  27. Thrombus Formation3▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Chronic Pain3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  29. Deep Vein Thrombosis3▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Inflammatory Bowel Disease3▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Platelets3▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Pulmonary Embolism3▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Vascular Biology3▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Venous Thromboembolism3▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura3▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Vaccination3▲ 23×3 topics
  37. von Willebrand Disease3▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Anemia3▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Østfold Hospital Trust publish most on?

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

Foot and Ankle Surgery4Foot and Ankle Surgery: 4 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…3Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…3Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…2Bone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…2Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineInternal MedicineHematologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 3 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 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 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  8. 8 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Østfold Hospital Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher 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 Østfold Hospital Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Østfold Hospital Trust0.00053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Østfold Hospital Trust 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%Østfold Hospital Trust15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 2023.

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