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Povisa Hospital

In research, Povisa Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,841 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,943 of 16,688 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,309 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,482
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#420
of 646
Research works
656
▼ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Povisa Hospital

What is Povisa Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #6,841 of 14,558 2.7%513
Health SciencesDomain #7,943 of 16,688 2.8%541
SurgerySubfield #2,309 of 3,248 2.1%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Povisa Hospital 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 Povisa Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Povisa Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 40 fractional works · 78.8% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 74.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 10.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPovisa Hospital50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences5%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3774.4%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
    3. Dentistry11.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    3. Decision Sciences00.5%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering12.7%
    2. Computer Science11.6%
    3. Energy00.3%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.87×37 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.93×2 works
  3. Dentistry2.92×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.03×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×0 works
  7. Veterinary0.61×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.54×0 works
  9. Energy0.36×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.30×2 works
  11. Nursing0.28×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.20×1 works
  15. Engineering0.18×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works
  21. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Povisa Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Alberto Fernández, Raquel Prada González and Eloísa Santos‐Armentia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Povisa Hospital.

  1. 1 Alberto Fernández Spain · #1,230,726 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Raquel Prada González Spain · #1,634,211 worldwide 452 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Eloísa Santos‐Armentia Spain · #2,159,570 worldwide 126 citations · 14 works
  4. 4 Amalia Carmona Spain · #2,976,501 worldwide 492 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 María Alonso Spain · #3,014,814 worldwide 94 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 A.M. Villanueva Campos Spain · #3,092,282 worldwide 270 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Dolores Corbacho-Abelaira Spain · #3,160,655 worldwide 300 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 José Luis Lamas Ferreiro Spain · #3,773,872 worldwide 342 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Carmen Trinidad Spain · #3,785,295 worldwide 264 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jorge Arenaz Búa Spain · #3,888,178 worldwide 225 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Povisa Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Povisa Hospital?

The most cited paper from Povisa Hospital is "Natural disease course of Crohn’s disease during the first 5 years after diagnosis in a European population-based inception cohort: an Epi-IBD study" (Johan M. Burisch et al., 2018), with 297 citations. Next come "The Medial Sural Artery Perforator Free Flap" (247) and "An epidemiological evaluation of the prevalence of malnutrition in Spanish patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer" (246).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Natural disease course of Crohn’s disease during the first 5 years after diagnosis in a European population-based inception cohort: an Epi-IBD study Johan M. Burisch et al. · Gut Open access 23 Jan 2018 297
2 The Medial Sural Artery Perforator Free Flap Pedro C. Cavadas, Juan R. Sanz-Giménez-Rico, Arturo Gutierrez-de la Cámara et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Nov 2001 247
3 An epidemiological evaluation of the prevalence of malnutrition in Spanish patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer Ángel Segura, J Marín Pardo, Carlos Jara et al. · Clinical Nutrition 2 Jul 2005 246
4 EUS-guided Gastrojejunostomy Versus Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Manuel Pérez‐Miranda, Amy Tyberg, D.J. Poletto et al. · Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 11 Jul 2017 225
5 Quality of life, functional status, and persistent symptoms after intensive care of COVID-19 patients Manuel Taboada, Esther Ramírez Moreno, Agustín Cariñena et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia Open access 10 Dec 2020 221
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Povisa Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Computed Tomography, Radiation Exposure, Cancer Risk, Diagnosis, Antibiotic Resistance and Diagnostic Imaging.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.5×36 topics
  2. Treatment3▲ 5.5×20 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 4.6×16 topics
  4. Computed Tomography2▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  6. Cancer Risk2▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Radiation Exposure2▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Complications2▲ 6.4×8 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Biomechanics2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  12. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 45×1 topic
  13. Pediatric CT Scans2▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Echocardiography1▲ 9.9×6 topics
  15. Cancer1▲ 1.85×6 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 8.2×8 topics
  17. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 10.0×5 topics
  19. Mortality1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  20. Public Health1▲ 1.74×6 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Guidelines1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Management1▲ 2.9×12 topics
  25. Autoantibodies1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.0×10 topics
  27. Drug Resistance1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  28. Ethical Challenges1▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Gender Differences1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  31. Surgery1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Surgical Management1▲ 5.2×8 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Stewardship1▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Bacterial Infections1▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Endovascular Repair1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Global Health1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Social Work1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Welfare State1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Povisa Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Radiation Dose and Imaging, Social Sciences and Policies, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Vascular Procedures and Complications.

Radiation Dose and Imaging2Radiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…1Social Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…1Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and …1Vascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksRadiology practices and education: 1 fractional worksIntraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…1Retinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…1Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…1Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and T…0Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneral Social SciencesApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  4. 4 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 0 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Povisa Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Povisa Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Povisa Hospital0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Povisa Hospital 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Povisa Hospital4.3% in 202120102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2017.

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