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University Hospital Plzen

In research, University Hospital Plzen stands highest in Medicine (#9,479 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,995 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,683
of 28,054 · #25,917 all time
Rank in Czechia
#138
of 163
Research works
1.7k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University Hospital Plzen 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 #9,479 of 10,443 2.3%141 #9561
Health SciencesDomain #10,995 of 11,982 2.7%148 #12199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital Plzen 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 University Hospital Plzen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.9 works6.5×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 142 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital Plzen?

Ranked on the composite score, Petr Pazdiora, P Stránský and Tomáš Ürge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital Plzen.

  1. 1 Petr Pazdiora Czechia · #577,405 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 P Stránský Czechia · #626,851 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Tomáš Ürge Czechia · #796,045 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jiří Moláček Czechia · #886,377 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 J Valenta Czechia · #888,930 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Hana Rosolová Czechia · #890,958 worldwide 32 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Samuel Vokurka Czechia · #895,520 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Z Kalvach Czechia · #935,822 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Tomáš Pavelka Czechia · #1,011,388 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Z Chudáček Czechia · #1,028,571 worldwide 24 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital Plzen

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital Plzen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Complications, Treatment, Management and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.3×66 topics
  2. Diagnosis11▲ 6.0×24 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 4.0×25 topics
  4. Chemotherapy9▲ 6.3×16 topics
  5. Management8▲ 5.2×19 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors8▲ 9.0×13 topics
  7. Complications7▲ 7.5×14 topics
  8. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.9×15 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.9×18 topics
  10. Guidelines6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Risk Factors6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations5▲ 6.0×16 topics
  15. Global Burden5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 8.4×9 topics
  17. Biomarkers4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Critical Care4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  20. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  21. Surgical Management4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  22. Surgery4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  23. Sepsis4▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  25. Mortality4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  26. Children4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  27. Educational Methods4▲ 299×1 topic
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Pedagogical Research4▲ 299×1 topic
  30. Rituximab3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Autoantibodies3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Events3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Survival Analysis3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. Genetic Variants3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  35. Hypertension3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  37. Postoperative Complications3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Molecular Characterization3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Resuscitation3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Perioperative Care3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University Hospital Plzen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Education, Psychology, a…4Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 4 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…2Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…2Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
EducationEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 4 works
  2. 2 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital Plzen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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