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Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga

In research, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga stands highest in Medicine (#4,364 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,775 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,988
of 28,054 · #30,008 all time
Rank in Portugal
#104
of 187
Research works
611
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga 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 #4,364 of 10,443 4.7%177 #9815
Health SciencesDomain #5,775 of 11,982 4.5%189 #12478

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga 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 Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 40.6 works7.6×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 177 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga?

Ranked on the composite score, Catarina Aguiar Branco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga.

  1. 1 Catarina Aguiar Branco Portugal · #1,282,973 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga

Which keywords describe research at Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Management, Chronic Pain and Pain Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 3.6×81 topics
  2. Diagnosis14▲ 6.5×26 topics
  3. Complications12▲ 11×15 topics
  4. Treatment11▲ 4.2×28 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 2.2×28 topics
  6. Quality of Life10▲ 3.1×31 topics
  7. Management9▲ 5.2×16 topics
  8. Risk Factors9▲ 3.5×20 topics
  9. Rehabilitation8▲ 8.7×11 topics
  10. Chronic Pain8▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Surgical Management7▲ 7.4×18 topics
  12. COVID-197▲ 2.2×13 topics
  13. Obesity7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  14. Pain Management7▲ 13×9 topics
  15. Guidelines7▲ 6.2×10 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.3×13 topics
  18. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.5×13 topics
  19. Glaucoma5▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Surgery5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  22. Laparoscopic Repair5▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Mortality5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  24. Diabetes4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.3×14 topics
  26. Hernia Repair4▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 9.9×7 topics
  28. Mesh Techniques4▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Macular Degeneration4▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Weight Loss4▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Radiation Therapy4▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Optic Nerve4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Postoperative Complications4▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Stroke4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  37. Intravitreal Injection4▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Perioperative Care3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Virulence Factors3▲ 9.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Hernia repair and manage…4Hernia repair and management: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…3Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPneumothorax, Barotrauma…2Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOphthalmologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  5. 5 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 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 available74.5%not open25.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.