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St. Elisabeth Hospital

In research, St. Elisabeth Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,992 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,624 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,577 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,539
of 22,385 · #8,905 all time
Rank in Curaçao
#2
of 4
Research works
869
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
St. Elisabeth Hospital

What is St. Elisabeth 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,992 of 16,688 10.6%653
MedicineField #2,624 of 14,558 11.0%599
SurgerySubfield #1,577 of 3,248 8.8%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Elisabeth 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 St. Elisabeth Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at St. Elisabeth Hospital is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Health Professions (15%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 61 fractional works · 63.2% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 15.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. ElisabethHospital97fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences25%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4445.7%
    2. Health Professions1515.0%
    3. Nursing22.0%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1313.9%
    2. Psychology54.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities44.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.9%
    3. Neuroscience21.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Computer Science22.4%
    2. Environmental Science11.0%
    3. Engineering00.4%
    4. Mathematics00.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.70× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.70×15 works
  2. Nursing4.08×2 works
  3. Medicine2.38×44 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.91×2 works
  5. Psychology1.61×5 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.53×4 works
  7. Veterinary1.14×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.10×14 works
  9. Neuroscience1.00×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.72×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×3 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.31×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.20×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  21. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Elisabeth Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Th. E. Hess Thaysen, Kaj Roholm and Robert A. Rojer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Elisabeth Hospital.

  1. 1 Th. E. Hess Thaysen Curaçao · #2,829,066 worldwide 280 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Kaj Roholm Curaçao · #2,875,929 worldwide 692 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Robert A. Rojer Curaçao · #2,997,270 worldwide 697 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Kenrick Berend Curaçao · #3,591,044 worldwide 1.4k citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Gerbershagen Hu Curaçao · #3,650,744 worldwide 162 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 H. Schouten Curaçao · #3,762,415 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Christian Hollinsky Curaçao · #3,865,733 worldwide 845 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Élisabeth Scheurer Curaçao · #3,972,287 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 T. de Jong Curaçao · #4,071,768 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Sérgio Fernando Raupp Curaçao · #4,115,183 worldwide 365 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at St. Elisabeth Hospital

What are the most cited papers from St. Elisabeth Hospital?

The most cited paper from St. Elisabeth Hospital is "Vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment in acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (Vertos II): an open-label randomised trial" (Caroline A. H. Klazen et al., 2010), with 911 citations. Next come "Severe Mycobacterial and Salmonella Infections in Interleukin-12 Receptor-Deficient Patients" (822) and "Adjuvant Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine Improves Progression-Free Survival but Not Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas and Oligoastrocytomas: A Randomized European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Phase III Trial" (750).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment in acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (Vertos II): an open-label randomised trial Caroline A. H. Klazen et al. · The Lancet Open access 10 Aug 2010 911
2 Severe Mycobacterial and Salmonella Infections in Interleukin-12 Receptor-Deficient Patients Rolien de Jong, Frédéric Altare, Inez-Anne Haagen et al. · Science 29 May 1998 822
3 Adjuvant Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine Improves Progression-Free Survival but Not Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas and Oligoastrocytomas: A Randomized European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Phase III Trial Martin J. van den Bent, Alain Carpentier, Alba Ariela Brandes et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology 16 Jun 2006 750
4 Effect of radiotherapy and other treatment-related factors on mid-term to long-term cognitive sequelae in low-grade gliomas: a comparative study Martin Klein, J. J. Heimans, N.K. Aaronson et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2002 642
5 Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms by Embolization with Coils Eva H. Brilstra, Gabriël J.E. Rinkel, Yolanda van der Graaf et al. · Stroke Feb 1999 493
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Elisabeth Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Epidemiology, Health Education, Public Health Policy, Breastfeeding, Maternal Health, Child Nutrition and Stunting.

▲ 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▲ 3.2×55 topics
  2. Community Empowerment9▲ 13×4 topics
  3. Health Education7▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Public Health Policy7▲ 27×3 topics
  5. Breastfeeding6▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Child Nutrition6▲ 34×1 topic
  7. Maternal Health6▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Stunting6▲ 34×1 topic
  9. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 3.9×14 topics
  11. Patient Experience5▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Healthcare Access4▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Barriers4▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Quality of Service4▲ 45×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×25 topics
  16. Obesity4▲ 4.6×8 topics
  17. Management3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  18. Complications3▲ 6.4×12 topics
  19. Diagnosis3▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  21. Treatment3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  22. Surgical Management3▲ 6.9×11 topics
  23. Child Development3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  24. Nursing3▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Human Rights2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  26. Risk Factors2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  27. Environmental Law2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  29. Health Research2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Behavioral Science2▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Nutrition2▲ 4.8×1 topic
  32. Indigenous Rights2▲ 101×2 topics
  33. Media Literacy2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  34. Pregnancy2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  35. Surgery2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  36. Cultural Values2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. E-commerce2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  38. Digital Media2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. Melanoma2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does St. Elisabeth Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Health and Nutrition, Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction, Methodologies in Health Research and Practice and Educational Methods and Impacts.

Public Health and Nutrit…6Public Health and Nutrition: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…4Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 4 fractional worksMethodologies in Health Research and Practice: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 1 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 1 fractional worksTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Well-being: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Peoples' Rights and Law: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Information ManagementEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Health Information Management 2 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 1 works
  5. 5 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Well-being Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law Law 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.6%domestic only44.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Elisabeth Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 St. Elisabeth Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%St. Elisabeth Hospital0.00040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Elisabeth Hospital 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025St. Elisabeth Hospital5.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2008.

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