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University Medical Center Rizk Hospital

In research, University Medical Center Rizk Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,802 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,961 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,512
of 28,054 · #27,240 all time
Rank in Lebanon
#16
of 25
Research works
408
▲ 143% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University Medical Center Rizk 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,802 of 11,982 10.9%116 #9761
MedicineField #5,961 of 10,443 10.1%109 #8389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Medical Center Rizk 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).

What does University Medical Center Rizk Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 24.6 works7.7×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Medical Center Rizk Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diabetes, Wound Healing, Management, Prevention, Treatment, Complications and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 5.4×75 topics
  2. Diabetes12▲ 18×9 topics
  3. Wound Healing9▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Treatment9▲ 5.6×26 topics
  5. Management9▲ 8.6×16 topics
  6. Prevention9▲ 15×9 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.5×21 topics
  8. Complications7▲ 10×16 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 4.4×17 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 5.1×23 topics
  11. Rehabilitation6▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Quality of Life6▲ 3.0×20 topics
  13. Infection6▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Foot Ulcers6▲ 107×1 topic
  15. Neuropathy6▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Public Health5▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Guidelines4▲ 7.0×10 topics
  18. Regeneration4▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Growth Factors4▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Surgical Management4▲ 7.0×13 topics
  21. Arthroplasty4▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  23. Immune Response3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  25. Angiogenesis3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Atherosclerosis3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  28. Surgery3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  29. Ankle Injuries3▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Fibroblasts3▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Macrophages3▲ 12×1 topic
  33. SARS-CoV-23▲ 6.1×6 topics
  34. Sprains3▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Biomechanics3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Angioplasty2▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Revascularization2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Claudication2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University Medical Center Rizk Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, Wound Healing and Treatments, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Peripheral Artery Disease Management.

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…6Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…3Wound Healing and Treatments: 3 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery3Foot and Ankle Surgery: 3 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…2Disaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismRehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 3 works
  3. 3 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  6. 6 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Medical Center Rizk Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 143% 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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