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Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

In research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,456 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,310 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 11.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,984
of 22,385 · #4,490 all time
Rank in Norway
#37
of 123
Research works
1.5k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

What is Vestre Viken Hospital Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,456 of 9,902 14.6%177 #1601
MedicineField #1,310 of 8,541 14.7%165 #1465

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vestre Viken Hospital Trust 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vestre Viken Hospital Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Psychology (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 205 fractional works · 71.9% of its workMedicine: 192 fractional works · 67.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVestre VikenHospital Trust286fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine19267.1%
    2. Health Professions124.1%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology186.3%
    2. Social Sciences124.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities62.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.7%
    2. Neuroscience62.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering72.5%
    2. Computer Science30.9%
    3. Environmental Science10.4%
    4. Mathematics10.3%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vestre Viken Hospital Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 34.2 works11×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 192 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 12 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.49×192 works
  2. Psychology2.05×18 works
  3. Health Professions1.57×12 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×4 works
  5. Neuroscience1.34×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×16 works
  7. Nursing0.98×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.70×6 works
  9. Veterinary0.64×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×2 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.33×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.33×12 works
  13. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.23×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  16. Engineering0.16×7 works
  17. Computer Science0.11×2 works
  18. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.09×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Ingrid Elisabeth Christophersen, Lars Heggelund and Paul Møller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vestre Viken Hospital Trust.

  1. 1 Ingrid Elisabeth Christophersen Norway · #86,091 worldwide 7.3k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Lars Heggelund Norway · #180,540 worldwide 5.2k citations · 129 works
  3. 3 Paul Møller Norway · #302,682 worldwide 2.1k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Tone Hovda Norway · #761,005 worldwide 524 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Marius Myrstad Norway · #803,178 worldwide 1.7k citations · 132 works
  6. 6 Ragnhild Munthe‐Kaas Norway · #879,701 worldwide 715 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Arnljot Tveit Norway · #1,456,770 worldwide 4.5k citations · 201 works
  8. 8 Roar Fosse Norway · #1,627,613 worldwide 2.8k citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Eivind Sørensen Norway · #1,649,447 worldwide 147 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Vigdis Bruun‐Olsen Norway · #1,707,916 worldwide 472 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

What are the most cited papers from Vestre Viken Hospital Trust?

The most cited paper from Vestre Viken Hospital Trust is "Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes" (Rainer Malik et al., 2018), with 1,753 citations. Next come "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130) and "EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice" (977).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes Rainer Malik et al. · Nature Genetics Open access428 authors 12 Mar 2018 1,753
2 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
3 EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice Christian Dejaco, Sofía Ramiro, Christina Duftner et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 22 Jan 2018 977
4 A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height Loïc Yengo et al. · Nature Open access632 authors 12 Oct 2022 934
5 EASE: Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience Josef Parnas, Paul Møller, Tilo T. J. Kircher et al. · Psychopathology 2005 889
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Atrial Fibrillation, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Infarction and Catheter Ablation.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology30▲ 2.6×76 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.7×55 topics
  3. Guidelines13▲ 9.7×9 topics
  4. Risk Factors13▲ 4.0×21 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 3.9×28 topics
  6. Atrial Fibrillation10▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life10▲ 2.4×33 topics
  8. Treatment10▲ 2.8×29 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Catheter Ablation8▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Depression8▲ 3.2×15 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 5.0×12 topics
  13. Anxiety8▲ 5.7×10 topics
  14. Stroke Prevention8▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Heart Failure7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  16. Anticoagulant Therapy7▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Neuroprotection7▲ 7.2×9 topics
  18. Echocardiography7▲ 8.8×7 topics
  19. Management7▲ 3.0×20 topics
  20. Rehabilitation7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Risk Stratification7▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Thromboembolism7▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Clinical Trials7▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.9×15 topics
  26. Obesity7▲ 3.1×14 topics
  27. Complications6▲ 4.6×13 topics
  28. Biomarkers6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  29. Mortality6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  30. Global Burden6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  32. Surgical Management5▲ 4.6×12 topics
  33. Prevention Guidelines5▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Autoantibodies5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  35. Intensive Care Unit5▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Critical Care5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  37. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Resuscitation5▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  40. Embodiment4▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Vestre Viken Hospital Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Cardiac Health and Mental Health.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…7Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…2Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…2Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthRadiological and Ultrasound Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vestre Viken Hospital Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vestre Viken Hospital Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Vestre Viken Hospital Trust0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vestre Viken Hospital Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Vestre Viken Hospital Trust12.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.6% in 2017.

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