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Sundaram Medical Foundation

In research, Sundaram Medical Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#17,890 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#20,370 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,243
of 28,054 · #41,438 all time
Rank in India
#1,805
of 1,840
Research works
242
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Sundaram Medical Foundation 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 #17,890 of 17,978 1.9%146
Health SciencesDomain #20,370 of 20,462 2.2%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sundaram Medical Foundation 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: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sundaram Medical Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications, Mortality, Diagnosis and Chronic Kidney Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.1×32 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.6×17 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 5.2×19 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 4.8×13 topics
  6. Complications3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  7. Mortality2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  9. Pandemic2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  11. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  13. Nutrition2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  14. Diabetes2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  15. Hemodialysis2▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Dialysis2▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Glaucoma2▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  19. Peritoneal Dialysis2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Phylogeny1▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Biogeography1▲ 8.1×6 topics
  25. Children1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  26. Optic Nerve1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Taxonomy1▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Traffic Flow1▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Evolution1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Genetic Variants1▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Catheter-Related Infections1▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Central Venous Catheterization1▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Intussusception1▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Meckel's Diverticulum1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Wound Healing1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Macular Degeneration1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Sundaram Medical Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…2Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and M…1Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…1Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…1Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 1 fractional works
NephrologyBuilding and ConstructionClinical PsychologySurgery6 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  2. 2 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sundaram Medical Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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