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Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

In research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust stands highest in Medicine (#5,002 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,132 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,336
of 28,054 · #18,111 all time
Rank in Norway
#75
of 133
Research works
468
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Vestre Viken Hospital Trust 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 #5,002 of 10,443 22.7%99 #6247
Health SciencesDomain #6,132 of 11,982 22.4%107 #7563

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.94× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 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 Vestre Viken Hospital Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars Heggelund, Arnljot Tveit and Brynjar Fure lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vestre Viken Hospital Trust.

  1. 1 Lars Heggelund Norway · #768,281 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Arnljot Tveit Norway · #918,868 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Brynjar Fure Norway · #936,502 worldwide 35 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Trygve Berge Norway · #1,308,504 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Which keywords describe research at Vestre Viken Hospital Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Atrial Fibrillation, Risk Factors, Stroke Prevention, Catheter Ablation, Neuroprotection and Anticoagulant Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.6×62 topics
  2. Guidelines8▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 2.6×44 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Atrial Fibrillation8▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 4.1×22 topics
  7. Stroke Prevention6▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Catheter Ablation6▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Neuroprotection5▲ 9.8×8 topics
  11. Risk Stratification5▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Thromboembolism5▲ 47×1 topic
  13. Heart Failure5▲ 7.3×9 topics
  14. Genetics4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  17. Echocardiography4▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Global Burden4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  19. Obesity4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  20. Embodiment4▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  24. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  27. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Neuroimaging3▲ 7.7×9 topics
  30. Revascularization3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Cardiac Remodeling3▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Resuscitation3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Antipsychotic Drugs3▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy3▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Endovascular Therapy3▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Neurocognitive Deficits3▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Sudden Death3▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Thrombolysis3▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Critical Care3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Sudden Cardiac Death3▲ 21×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…5Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…3Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…3Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …2Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiologyRadiological and Ultrasound Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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