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Semmelweis University

In research, Semmelweis University stands highest in Health Sciences (#247 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#282 of 10,443 worldwide) and Dentistry (#11 of 367 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Orthodontics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Geography, Planning and Development is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#849
of 28,054 · #1,300 all time
Rank in Hungary
#1
of 118
Research works
26k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
415k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Semmelweis University 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
Health SciencesDomain #247 of 11,982 16.0%2,466 #506
MedicineField #282 of 10,443 15.1%2,202 #486
DentistryField #11 of 367 28.7%106 #113
Life SciencesDomain #341 of 7,800 18.2%791 #512
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #371 of 3,579 16.6%441 #572
Social SciencesDomain #1,429 of 10,521 15.5%411 #2953
Social SciencesField #892 of 6,365 14.6%160 #2427
SurgerySubfield #291 of 1,816 13.2%266 #485
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #150 of 738 12.2%279 #367
NeuroscienceField #242 of 1,168 19.2%201 #325

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#506 #247
  2. Medicine#486 #282
  3. Dentistry#113 #11
  4. Life Sciences#512 #341
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#572 #371
  6. Social Sciences#2,953 #1,429
  7. Social Sciences#2,427 #892
  8. Surgery#485 #291
  9. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#367 #150
  10. Neuroscience#325 #242
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Semmelweis University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 66.8 works8.3×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 31.6 works7.1×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 279.4 works6.8×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 42.7 works5.6×
  5. DentistryField · 106.1 works5.6×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 441 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 80 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.16× its world share, 201 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 105 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.57× its world share, 106 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 126 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 2,202 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 160 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Semmelweis University?

Ranked on the composite score, Béla Merkely, Miklos Z. Molnar and György Losonczy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Semmelweis University.

  1. 1 Béla Merkely Hungary · #3,196 worldwide 3.1k citations · 309 works
  2. 2 Miklos Z. Molnar Hungary · #9,932 worldwide 721 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 György Losonczy Hungary · #16,493 worldwide 496 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 László Gellér Hungary · #25,874 worldwide 387 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Róbert Gábor Kiss Hungary · #27,681 worldwide 559 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Miklós Palkovits Hungary · #38,776 worldwide 835 citations · 126 works
  7. 7 Edit I. Buzás Hungary · #49,508 worldwide 356 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Zsolt Horváth Hungary · #67,015 worldwide 244 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 László Harsányi Hungary · #67,251 worldwide 208 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Ádám G. Tabák Hungary · #68,892 worldwide 218 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Semmelweis University

Which keywords describe research at Semmelweis University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Genetic Mutations and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology379▲ 2.4×131 topics
  2. Inflammation249▲ 3.0×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life139▲ 2.5×52 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress138▲ 2.1×56 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease137▲ 3.1×38 topics
  6. Cancer134▲ 2.5×55 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome123▲ 3.8×24 topics
  8. Treatment118▲ 2.5×50 topics
  9. Heart Failure116▲ 6.9×14 topics
  10. Obesity106▲ 3.6×25 topics
  11. Risk Factors106▲ 2.5×36 topics
  12. Echocardiography99▲ 9.3×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis99▲ 2.7×41 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations92▲ 5.4×23 topics
  15. Genetics90▲ 3.3×24 topics
  16. Immunotherapy89▲ 3.2×19 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders82▲ 3.7×20 topics
  18. Depression82▲ 2.4×23 topics
  19. Chemotherapy79▲ 2.9×24 topics
  20. Management78▲ 2.5×32 topics
  21. Guidelines77▲ 4.2×13 topics
  22. Knowledge Management72▲ 3.3×11 topics
  23. Clinical Trials70▲ 2.6×19 topics
  24. Social Impact69▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Regional Disparities68▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Policy67▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Tourism67▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Environmental Influence67▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Tumor Microenvironment66▲ 3.8×8 topics
  30. Myocardial Infarction64▲ 6.9×7 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk62▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Thrombosis57▲ 5.2×7 topics
  33. Magnetic Resonance Imaging54▲ 5.4×8 topics
  34. Cardiac Imaging52▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Catheter Ablation49▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Endothelial Dysfunction48▲ 5.3×8 topics
  37. Atrial Fibrillation46▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Nutritional Support46▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Coronary Artery Disease44▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. Radiation Exposure42▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Semmelweis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Hungarian Social, Econom…67Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 67 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 38 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …35Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 35 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…33Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 33 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 28 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 25 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …24Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 24 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…23Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 23 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…22COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 22 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…22Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 22 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 67 works
  2. 2 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 38 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 35 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 33 works
  5. 5 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 25 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 24 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 23 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 22 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 22 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Semmelweis University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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