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Rigshospitalet

In research, Rigshospitalet stands highest in Health Sciences (#221 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#203 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#746 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Otorhinolaryngology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Reproductive Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology is 8.0× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#790
of 22,385 · #858 all time
Rank in Denmark
#7
of 93
Research works
25k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
819k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.25×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%

What is Rigshospitalet 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 #221 of 9,902 13.8%2,265 #249
MedicineField #203 of 8,541 13.8%2,154 #225
Life SciencesDomain #746 of 6,403 11.7%433 #807
SurgerySubfield #226 of 1,532 14.7%258 #228
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #156 of 736 13.2%218 #190
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #658 of 2,964 11.4%258 #640
EpidemiologySubfield #222 of 927 13.7%157 #234
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #251 of 1,037 12.1%198 #280
OncologySubfield #221 of 755 12.2%117 #292
Physical SciencesDomain #3,182 of 10,670 12.1%109 #2823

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rigshospitalet 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#249 #221
  2. Medicine#225 #203
  3. Life Sciences#807 #746
  4. Surgery#228 #226
  5. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#190 #156
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#640 #658
  7. Epidemiology#234 #222
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#280 #251
  9. Oncology#292 #221
  10. Physical Sciences#2,823 #3,182
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Rigshospitalet work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Rigshospitalet is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Neuroscience (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,506 fractional works · 77.0% of its workMedicine: 2,383 fractional works · 73.3% of its workSurgery: 286 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 243 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 217 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 176 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOncology: 130 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 119 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 102 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 99 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 84 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 82 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 78 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 75 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 72 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 57 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 84 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 486 fractional works · 15.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 288 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 144 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 112 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 69 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 137 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPsychology: 65 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 123 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRigshospitalet3,253fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,50677.0%
    1. Medicine2,38373.3%
    2. Health Professions842.6%
    3. Nursing210.6%
    4. Dentistry140.4%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2888.9%
    2. Neuroscience1123.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology692.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences90.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.3%
    1. Psychology652.0%
    2. Social Sciences371.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance150.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities80.3%
    5. Decision Sciences70.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting50.2%
    1. Engineering521.6%
    2. Computer Science200.6%
    3. Environmental Science180.6%
    4. Chemistry110.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy100.3%
    6. Mathematics80.2%
    7. Materials Science30.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rigshospitalet specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Otorhinolaryngology takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 26.0 works8.0×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 242.7 works7.1×
  3. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 44.7 works6.1×
  4. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 47.8 works6.0×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 51.7 works5.8×
  6. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 26.9 works5.5×
  7. NeurologySubfield · 98.9 works5.3×
  8. OphthalmologySubfield · 44.3 works5.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 288 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 112 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.81× its world share, 2,383 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 37 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.81×2,383 works
  2. Neuroscience2.12×112 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.10×69 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.66×288 works
  5. Nursing1.32×21 works
  6. Health Professions0.99×84 works
  7. Dentistry0.87×14 works
  8. Veterinary0.79×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×9 works
  10. Psychology0.66×65 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.22×7 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×15 works
  13. Chemistry0.21×11 works
  14. Mathematics0.20×8 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.13×10 works
  16. Engineering0.11×52 works
  17. Environmental Science0.11×18 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.09×8 works
  19. Social Sciences0.09×37 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×20 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×9 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×5 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×4 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works
  25. Energy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rigshospitalet?

Ranked on the quality score, Niels Erik Skakkebæk, Jonas Bille Nielsen and Lars Køber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rigshospitalet.

  1. 1 Niels Erik Skakkebæk Denmark · #17,863 worldwide 67k citations · 820 works
  2. 2 Jonas Bille Nielsen Denmark · #25,653 worldwide 20k citations · 237 works
  3. 3 Lars Køber Denmark · #27,419 worldwide 149k citations · 2,127 works
  4. 4 Henrik Kehlet Denmark · #29,598 worldwide 103k citations · 1,526 works
  5. 5 Anna‐Maria Andersson Denmark · #33,467 worldwide 26k citations · 361 works
  6. 6 Jørn Wetterslev Denmark · #34,180 worldwide 43k citations · 434 works
  7. 7 Jens Ove Andreasen Denmark · #39,704 worldwide 29k citations · 275 works
  8. 8 Lars Søndergaard Denmark · #40,400 worldwide 43k citations · 701 works
  9. 9 Bente Klarlund Pedersen Denmark · #48,056 worldwide 102k citations · 1,069 works
  10. 10 Niels Jørgensen Denmark · #49,002 worldwide 24k citations · 395 works
All ranked researchers at Rigshospitalet

What are the most cited papers from Rigshospitalet?

The most cited paper from Rigshospitalet is "The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials" (Julian P. T. Higgins, Doug G. Altman, Peter Christian Gøtzsche et al., 2011), with 34,881 citations. Next come "The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Use in International Clinical Trials in Oncology" (16,252) and "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (11,535).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials Julian P. T. Higgins, Doug G. Altman, Peter Christian Gøtzsche et al. · BMJ Open access 18 Oct 2011 34,881
2 The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Use in International Clinical Trials in Oncology N.K. Aaronson, Sam Hjelmeland Ahmedzai, Bengt Bergman et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 3 Mar 1993 16,252
3 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
4 CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials David Moher, Sally Hopewell, Kenneth F. Schulz et al. · BMJ Open access 23 Mar 2010 9,147
5 Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration Jan Paul Vandenbroucke, Erik B von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 10 Oct 2007 8,626
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rigshospitalet?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Heart Failure, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology363▲ 2.8×127 topics
  2. Inflammation200▲ 2.9×80 topics
  3. Treatment152▲ 3.9×50 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease131▲ 3.5×39 topics
  5. Diagnosis126▲ 4.1×41 topics
  6. Chemotherapy122▲ 5.3×25 topics
  7. Quality of Life121▲ 2.6×51 topics
  8. Heart Failure115▲ 7.9×14 topics
  9. Immunotherapy98▲ 4.2×19 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress98▲ 1.82×56 topics
  11. Guidelines96▲ 6.2×13 topics
  12. Management93▲ 3.6×31 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome92▲ 3.5×22 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders90▲ 4.8×20 topics
  15. Risk Factors87▲ 2.4×35 topics
  16. Biomarkers82▲ 3.6×18 topics
  17. Cancer81▲ 1.85×49 topics
  18. Obesity80▲ 3.2×23 topics
  19. Radiotherapy76▲ 6.0×13 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors76▲ 5.4×14 topics
  21. Echocardiography73▲ 8.1×8 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines68▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Prognosis68▲ 6.3×9 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations67▲ 4.7×23 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Risk67▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Depression65▲ 2.3×18 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction63▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Clinical Trials61▲ 2.8×17 topics
  29. Complications60▲ 3.7×17 topics
  30. Critical Care52▲ 6.6×8 topics
  31. Surgical Management52▲ 3.9×20 topics
  32. Pathophysiology48▲ 5.1×11 topics
  33. Surgery46▲ 4.0×11 topics
  34. Neuroprotection45▲ 3.9×15 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging44▲ 5.3×7 topics
  36. Neuroimaging43▲ 4.8×11 topics
  37. Resuscitation42▲ 9.7×4 topics
  38. Health-related Quality of Life41▲ 5.3×5 topics
  39. Molecular Classification35▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. Catheter Ablation33▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Rigshospitalet publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Migraine and Headache Studies.

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 27 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 27 works
  4. 4 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 23 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 21 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 20 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 18 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 18 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 18 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rigshospitalet's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Rigshospitalet as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Rigshospitalet0.012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rigshospitalet 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%Rigshospitalet13.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2011.

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