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Saint Göran Hospital

In research, Saint Göran Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,486 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,906 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#13,847
of 22,385 · #7,958 all time
Rank in Sweden
#69
of 107
Research works
754
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%

What is Saint Göran Hospital 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
MedicineField #2,486 of 8,541 15.6%68 #2030
Health SciencesDomain #2,906 of 9,902 14.9%74 #2224

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

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Saint Göran Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 83 fractional works · 71.6% of its workMedicine: 78 fractional works · 66.8% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 9.2% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint GöranHospital116fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences10%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7866.8%
    2. Health Professions33.0%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology108.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences64.9%
    2. Psychology43.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Computer Science22.1%
    2. Engineering11.1%
    3. Materials Science10.8%
    4. Mathematics00.4%
    5. Chemistry00.4%
    6. Environmental Science00.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.47× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.47×78 works
  2. Dentistry2.29×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.55×10 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.32×0 works
  6. Nursing1.25×1 works
  7. Psychology1.22×4 works
  8. Health Professions1.13×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.65×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×2 works
  11. Social Sciences0.39×6 works
  12. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.35×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.27×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  19. Energy0.08×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  21. Engineering0.07×1 works
  22. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saint Göran Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Anders L. Ekelund, Carl-Eric Leijonmarck and Karin Leifland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Göran Hospital.

  1. 1 Anders L. Ekelund Sweden · #843,020 worldwide 2.5k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Carl-Eric Leijonmarck Sweden · #1,227,783 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Karin Leifland Sweden · #1,231,097 worldwide 1.8k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 HOLGER LUNDBÄCK Sweden · #2,066,014 worldwide 477 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Birger Strandell Sweden · #2,150,926 worldwide 147 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 C E Leijonmarck Sweden · #2,251,142 worldwide 574 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Karl Marcus Sweden · #2,544,061 worldwide 187 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Nils Westermark Sweden · #2,554,394 worldwide 448 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Magnus Möller Sweden · #2,623,236 worldwide 56 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 O Schuberth Sweden · #2,788,944 worldwide 305 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Göran Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Saint Göran Hospital?

The most cited paper from Saint Göran Hospital is "Mitochondrial transcription factor A is necessary for mtDNA maintance and embryogenesis in mice" (Nils‐Göran Larsson, Jianming Wang, Hans Wilhelmsson et al., 1998), with 1,633 citations. Next come "High apolipoprotein B, low apolipoprotein A-I, and improvement in the prediction of fatal myocardial infarction (AMORIS study): a prospective study" (1,246) and "Stress and depression among medical students: a cross‐sectional study" (1,233).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mitochondrial transcription factor A is necessary for mtDNA maintance and embryogenesis in mice Nils‐Göran Larsson, Jianming Wang, Hans Wilhelmsson et al. · Nature Genetics Mar 1998 1,633
2 High apolipoprotein B, low apolipoprotein A-I, and improvement in the prediction of fatal myocardial infarction (AMORIS study): a prospective study Göran Walldius, Ingmar Jungner, Ingar Holme et al. · The Lancet Dec 2001 1,246
3 Stress and depression among medical students: a cross‐sectional study Marie Dahlin, Nils Joneborg, Bo Runeson · Medical Education 17 May 2005 1,233
4 Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide PCI Matthias Götberg et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2017 993
5 A Controlled Trial of Erenumab for Episodic Migraine Peter James Goadsby, Uwe Reuter, Yngve Hallström et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 24 Nov 2017 977
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Which keywords describe research at Saint Göran Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Prostate Cancer, Radiotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Guidelines, Clinical Guidelines and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.5×50 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 13×12 topics
  3. Prostate Cancer6▲ 38×3 topics
  4. Quality of Life6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  5. Radiotherapy6▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Immunotherapy5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  8. Guidelines5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  9. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 7.5×11 topics
  11. Mortality5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  12. Biomarkers4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  13. Biopsy4▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  15. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  16. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  17. Survival Rates4▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Gene Expression4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  19. Breast Cancer4▲ 13×9 topics
  20. Molecular Subtypes4▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Survival Analysis4▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  23. Prognostic Markers3▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Screening3▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Genetic Variants3▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Obesity3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  27. Breast Tumours3▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Radiation Therapy3▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Treatment Response3▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Gleason Grading3▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Hormone Therapy3▲ 31×3 topics
  32. MRI Imaging3▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Rehabilitation3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Heart Failure3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  37. Androgen Receptor3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Anxiety3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  39. Genomic Profiling3▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Postoperative Complications2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Saint Göran Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research and Breast Implant and Reconstruction.

  1. 1 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  2. 2 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saint Göran Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Saint Göran Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Saint Göran Hospital0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saint Göran Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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