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South Karelia Central Hospital

In research, South Karelia Central Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,636 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,662 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,999
of 42,892
Rank in Finland
#147
of 183
Research works
210
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is South Karelia Central 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
MedicineField #11,636 of 17,978 18.7%150
Health SciencesDomain #14,662 of 20,462 18.1%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Karelia Central 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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.69× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Karelia Central Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kari Puolakka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Karelia Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Kari Puolakka Finland · #861,493 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at South Karelia Central Hospital

Which keywords describe research at South Karelia Central Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Cardiovascular Risk, Management, Quality of Life and Cytokines.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology35▲ 4.1×75 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 3.6×41 topics
  3. Diagnosis14▲ 6.4×27 topics
  4. Quality of Life11▲ 4.0×22 topics
  5. Treatment10▲ 3.7×28 topics
  6. Management10▲ 6.0×19 topics
  7. Autoantibodies9▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Risk9▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.7×25 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.7×21 topics
  11. Cytokines7▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  13. Guidelines6▲ 6.1×10 topics
  14. Chronic Pain6▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Rheumatoid Arthritis6▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Complications6▲ 5.2×13 topics
  17. Surgical Treatment6▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Biological Therapy5▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs5▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Joint Inflammation5▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  22. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  23. Diabetes5▲ 4.6×11 topics
  24. Mortality5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  25. Global Burden5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  26. Stem Cells5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Anesthesia4▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Critical Care4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  30. Pain Management4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  31. Perioperative Care4▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Sedation4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Fetal Development3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Low Back Pain3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  35. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Asthma3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Contact Allergy3▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Diagnosis and Management3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Hemorrhage3▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Skin Sensitization3▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does South Karelia Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…0Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…0Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksBone health and osteopor…0Bone health and osteoporosis research: 0 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and O…0Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  5. 5 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Karelia Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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