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Thorax Foundation

In research, Thorax Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#6,461 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,909 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,278
of 42,892
Rank in Greece
#119
of 207
Research works
326
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Thorax 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 #6,461 of 17,978 18.7%256
Health SciencesDomain #7,909 of 20,462 18.3%268

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

What does Thorax Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 26.6 works3.5×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 28.1 works3.1×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thorax Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, F.R.; id_orcid 0000-0003-2928-9728 Halfwerk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thorax Foundation.

  1. 1 F.R.; id_orcid 0000-0003-2928-9728 Halfwerk Greece · #1,632,058 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Thorax Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Thorax Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Heart Failure, Management, Chemotherapy, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Global Burden, Medical Education and Family.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Diagnosis4▲ 9.8×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.68×15 topics
  3. Heart Failure3▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Management3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  5. Chemotherapy2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 4.8×12 topics
  7. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Global Burden2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  9. Medical Education2▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Education2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.9×2 topics
  12. Family2▲ 65×2 topics
  13. COPD2▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Fascism2▲ 221×1 topic
  15. Learning2▲ 16×1 topic
  16. Pedagogy2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  17. Regional Development2▲ 13×1 topic
  18. Territorial Planning2▲ 622×1 topic
  19. Totalitarianism2▲ 175×1 topic
  20. spirometry2▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Lung Cancer2▲ 25×2 topics
  23. CT Screening2▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Radiotherapy2▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Thrombosis2▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  27. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Cardiogenic Shock1▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  33. Targeted Therapy1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Patient Outcomes1▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Guideline Development1▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Mechanical Ventilation1▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Neurologic Manifestations1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Quality Assessment1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Thorax Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Historical and Environmental Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and Educational and Social Studies.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…2Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Environme…2Historical and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…2Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 2 fractional worksEducational and Social S…2Educational and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…1Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSociology and Political ScienceEducationBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Educational and Social Studies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.7%domestic only40.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thorax Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower 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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