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Tartu University Hospital

In research, Tartu University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,021 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,349 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,552
of 28,054 · #13,612 all time
Rank in Estonia
#8
of 16
Research works
898
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Tartu University Hospital 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
MedicineField #5,021 of 10,443 18.5%109 #5869
Health SciencesDomain #6,349 of 11,982 17.8%117 #6936

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tartu University 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.34× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.81× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.58× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tartu University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Katrin Õunap and Margus Punab lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tartu University Hospital.

  1. 1 Katrin Õunap Estonia · #84,440 worldwide 246 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Margus Punab Estonia · #305,023 worldwide 135 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Tartu University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Tartu University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Complications, Genetics and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.0×83 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 4.7×55 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress9▲ 3.4×27 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 4.5×27 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 3.9×22 topics
  7. Management5▲ 4.3×16 topics
  8. Genetics5▲ 4.8×12 topics
  9. Risk Factors5▲ 2.9×18 topics
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 2.2×23 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders5▲ 5.5×14 topics
  12. Complications5▲ 6.1×13 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 2.1×31 topics
  14. Diabetes4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  15. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  16. Radiotherapy4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  17. Mortality4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  18. Global Burden3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Glycemic Control3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy3▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  22. Guidelines3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  23. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Surgery3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  25. Hyperglycemia3▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Lung Cancer3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  28. Tumor Staging3▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 13×1 topic
  30. CT Screening3▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Pregnancy3▲ 7.9×9 topics
  32. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  33. Staphylococcus aureus2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Parathyroid Hormone2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Fetal Development2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Immune Dysregulation2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Preterm Infants2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Regulatory T Cells2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Tartu University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management.

Lung Cancer Diagnosis an…3Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…2Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…2Asthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…1Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 1 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and…1Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineDermatologyPhysiologyObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tartu University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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