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Rafik Hariri University Hospital

In research, Rafik Hariri University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,265 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,025 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,302
of 28,054 · #33,686 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#25
of 25
Research works
340
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Rafik Hariri University Hospital 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 #9,265 of 10,443 6.6%97 #13991
Health SciencesDomain #11,025 of 11,982 6.3%101 #13606

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rafik Hariri University 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).

What does Rafik Hariri University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.7 works8.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.28× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rafik Hariri University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Hassan Chamseddine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rafik Hariri University Hospital.

  1. 1 Ali Hassan Chamseddine Lebanon · #1,548,072 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Rafik Hariri University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Rafik Hariri University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Anatomy, Adverse Reactions, Cosmetic Surgery, Dermal Fillers, Hyaluronic Acid and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 4.0×68 topics
  2. Complications13▲ 23×13 topics
  3. Anatomy9▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Adverse Reactions7▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Cosmetic Surgery7▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Dermal Fillers7▲ 284×1 topic
  7. Hyaluronic Acid7▲ 284×1 topic
  8. Treatment7▲ 4.9×23 topics
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 3.7×19 topics
  10. Rehabilitation6▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Surgical Management5▲ 9.5×17 topics
  12. Pain Management4▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Management4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  14. Distal Radius Fractures4▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Flexor Tendon Repair4▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis4▲ 3.2×22 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.7×14 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-23▲ 8.4×5 topics
  19. Wound Healing3▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Hypertrophic Scarring3▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Keloids3▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Mortality3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  25. Biomechanics2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. Chronic Pain2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  27. Reconstruction2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Surgery2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Infection Prevention2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Shoulder Function2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 12×7 topics
  35. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Craniofacial2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Nasal2▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Postoperative Pain2▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Rafik Hariri University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques.

Facial Rejuvenation and …7Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …3Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional works
DermatologySurgeryEpidemiologyNeurology1 others

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

  1. 1 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 7 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 3 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rafik Hariri University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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