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University Hospital of Lausanne

In research, University Hospital of Lausanne stands highest in Medicine (#756 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,089 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,012 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,308
of 28,054 · #1,548 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#27
of 220
Research works
11k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
354k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University Hospital of Lausanne 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 #756 of 10,443 11.1%992 #395
Health SciencesDomain #1,089 of 11,982 10.4%1,122 #509
Life SciencesDomain #1,012 of 7,800 17.0%182 #636
SurgerySubfield #560 of 1,816 12.7%174 #343
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #651 of 1,144 9.9%100 #313
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,236 of 3,579 16.6%89 #1210
Social SciencesDomain #7,483 of 10,521 9.4%107 #7489
Health ProfessionsField #1,529 of 1,928 4.0%116 #1919
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #629 of 738 6.7%82 #413
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #803 of 916 3.0%95 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital of Lausanne 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#395 #756
  2. Health Sciences#509 #1,089
  3. Life Sciences#636 #1,012
  4. Surgery#343 #560
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#313 #651
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,210 #2,236
  7. Social Sciences#7,489 #7,483
  8. Health Professions#1,919 #1,529
  9. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#413 #629
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University Hospital of Lausanne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 82.3 works5.4×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 173.8 works5.1×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.41× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 116 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 992 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 33 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 University Hospital of Lausanne?

Ranked on the composite score, Solange Peters, Jacques Billé and Thierry Calandra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital of Lausanne.

  1. 1 Solange Peters Switzerland · #8,152 worldwide 1.1k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Jacques Billé Switzerland · #8,205 worldwide 842 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Thierry Calandra Switzerland · #9,306 worldwide 1.7k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Gérard Waeber Switzerland · #10,734 worldwide 1.2k citations · 150 works
  5. 5 Olivier Michielin Switzerland · #14,504 worldwide 711 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Hans R. Brunner Switzerland · #24,554 worldwide 596 citations · 91 works
  7. 7 Fred T. Bosman Switzerland · #28,064 worldwide 600 citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Bernard Waeber Switzerland · #29,662 worldwide 655 citations · 136 works
  9. 9 Julien Bogousslavsky Switzerland · #32,861 worldwide 608 citations · 146 works
  10. 10 Nicolas de Tribolet Switzerland · #34,754 worldwide 983 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital of Lausanne

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital of Lausanne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Palliative Care, Inflammation, Guidelines, Mental Health and End-of-Life Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology155▲ 2.7×120 topics
  2. Inflammation77▲ 2.5×78 topics
  3. Treatment75▲ 4.2×44 topics
  4. Mental Health65▲ 3.0×25 topics
  5. Diagnosis64▲ 4.7×38 topics
  6. Public Health62▲ 2.9×39 topics
  7. Quality of Life54▲ 2.6×47 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease52▲ 3.2×35 topics
  9. Risk Factors47▲ 3.0×32 topics
  10. Clinical Trials47▲ 4.8×17 topics
  11. Guidelines46▲ 6.7×13 topics
  12. Palliative Care44▲ 19×6 topics
  13. Management43▲ 3.7×28 topics
  14. Chemotherapy42▲ 4.1×24 topics
  15. End-of-Life Care41▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Primary Care41▲ 7.4×12 topics
  17. Immunotherapy41▲ 3.9×18 topics
  18. Medical Ethics40▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Patient Rights40▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Public Health Policy40▲ 9.7×2 topics
  21. Ethical Practices40▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Healthcare Legislation40▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Complications39▲ 5.3×17 topics
  24. Heart Failure37▲ 5.9×13 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines35▲ 8.2×8 topics
  26. Mortality34▲ 4.0×13 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health34▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines34▲ 4.2×14 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders33▲ 4.0×19 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations32▲ 5.0×23 topics
  31. Digital Health31▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality Indicators30▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Management30▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy30▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Inequalities30▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Surgical Management28▲ 4.7×20 topics
  37. Prognosis27▲ 5.6×9 topics
  38. Prognostic Factors27▲ 4.2×14 topics
  39. Radiotherapy26▲ 4.6×13 topics
  40. Hypertension25▲ 5.9×12 topics

Which research topics does University Hospital of Lausanne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Health, Medicine and Soc…40Health, Medicine and Society: 40 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…30Healthcare Systems and Practices: 30 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 12 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 11 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 10 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 9 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 8 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 8 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 8 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOncologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 40 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 30 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 12 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 8 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital of Lausanne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

Other research institutions in Lausanne

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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.