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Povisa Hospital

In research, Povisa Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,793 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#12,701 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#4,148 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,371
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#753
of 927
Research works
656
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #12,793 of 20,462 3.7%541
MedicineField #12,701 of 17,978 3.3%513
SurgerySubfield #4,148 of 4,227 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 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 3.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.82× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Povisa Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Gabriel Fernández, J. Fernández Sanromán and Javier de la Fuente Aguado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Povisa Hospital.

  1. 1 Gabriel Fernández Spain · #699,387 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 J. Fernández Sanromán Spain · #1,054,969 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Javier de la Fuente Aguado Spain · #1,303,748 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Povisa Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Povisa Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Computed Tomography, Radiation Exposure, Cancer Risk, Diagnostic Imaging, Ionizing Radiation and Pediatric CT Scans.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 3.5×34 topics
  2. Treatment3▲ 5.6×20 topics
  3. Computed Tomography2▲ 96×2 topics
  4. Diagnosis2▲ 4.4×16 topics
  5. Cancer Risk2▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Radiation Exposure2▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  9. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 51×1 topic
  10. Pediatric CT Scans2▲ 109×1 topic
  11. Risk Factors1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  12. Echocardiography1▲ 12×6 topics
  13. COVID-191▲ 2.1×6 topics
  14. Guidelines1▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Inflammation1▲ 1.33×13 topics
  16. Public Health1▲ 1.85×4 topics
  17. Biomechanics1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Cancer1▲ 1.90×5 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.9×7 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Complications1▲ 5.1×7 topics
  23. Drug Resistance1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Ethical Challenges1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Gender Differences1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 10×4 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Stewardship1▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Endovascular Repair1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Global Health1▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Management1▲ 3.0×12 topics
  32. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Social Work1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Welfare State1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Povisa Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Dose and Imaging, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Social Sciences and Policies and Radiology practices and education.

Radiation Dose and Imaging2Radiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…1Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…1Social Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksRadiology practices and …1Radiology practices and education: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and …1Vascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksIntraoperative Neuromoni…1Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects: 1 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…1Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …0Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyGeneral Social SciencesOphthalmology4 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 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Povisa Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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