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Villa Maria Hospital

In research, Villa Maria Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,180 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,460 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,816
of 22,385 · #21,837 all time
Rank in Uganda
#32
of 32
Research works
366
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Villa Maria Hospital

What is Villa Maria Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #6,180 of 14,558 7.8%248
Health SciencesDomain #7,460 of 16,688 7.8%271

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

Which fields of science does Villa Maria Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Villa Maria Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 54 fractional works · 70.3% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 66.3% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVilla MariaHospital77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5166.3%
    2. Health Professions23.2%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences89.9%
    2. Psychology22.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.0%
    2. Neuroscience22.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering11.3%
    2. Environmental Science11.0%
    3. Computer Science10.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 8 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 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.45×51 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.03×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.93×2 works
  4. Veterinary1.60×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.33×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.22×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×4 works
  8. Psychology0.94×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.78×8 works
  10. Nursing0.70×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.31×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Engineering0.09×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Villa Maria Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Åke Åkerlund, Tommaso Loizzo and J Tillgren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Villa Maria Hospital.

  1. 1 Åke Åkerlund Uganda · #3,298,050 worldwide 293 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Tommaso Loizzo Uganda · #3,336,984 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 J Tillgren Uganda · #3,494,535 worldwide 84 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Nils Frostberg Uganda · #3,753,653 worldwide 155 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ruben Gordin Uganda · #3,880,930 worldwide 516 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Josef Burstein Uganda · #4,110,749 worldwide 179 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Yrjö Konttinen Uganda · #4,718,849 worldwide 172 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Antti Paalanen Uganda · #5,166,994 worldwide 17 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 C. A. Hernberg Uganda · #5,187,948 worldwide 371 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Alejandro Rubino Uganda · #5,196,854 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Villa Maria Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Villa Maria Hospital?

The most cited paper from Villa Maria Hospital is "Calcific aortic stenosis" (Brian R. Lindman, Marie-Annick A Clavel, Patrick Mathieu et al., 2016), with 958 citations. Next come "Standardization of adult transthoracic echocardiography reporting in agreement with recent chamber quantification, diastolic function, and heart valve disease recommendations: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging" (853) and "Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke" (732).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Calcific aortic stenosis Brian R. Lindman, Marie-Annick A Clavel, Patrick Mathieu et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 3 Mar 2016 958
2 Standardization of adult transthoracic echocardiography reporting in agreement with recent chamber quantification, diastolic function, and heart valve disease recommendations: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Maurizio Galderisi et al. · European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging Open access 11 Oct 2017 853
3 Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke Richard Paul Whitlock et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 May 2021 732
4 Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the Chinese Society of Echocardiography, the Inter-American Society of Echocardiography, and the Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Imaging Patrizio Lancellotti et al. · European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging Open access 3 May 2016 554
5 The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography Patrizio Lancellotti, Patricia A. Pellikka, Werner Budts et al. · European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging Open access 21 Oct 2016 439
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Villa Maria Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Global Burden, Guidelines, Complications, Catheter Ablation and Latin America.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.4×52 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 4.6×21 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 5.0×15 topics
  4. Global Burden3▲ 7.0×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×19 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 1.68×24 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.0×18 topics
  8. Guidelines2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×13 topics
  10. Complications2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  11. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.1×13 topics
  12. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  13. Catheter Ablation2▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Latin America2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Social Inequality2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  18. Low Back Pain2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Neurocognitive Function2▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Feminism1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  21. Prognosis1▲ 5.6×7 topics
  22. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  25. Social Movements1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  26. Survival Analysis1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  27. Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Inflammatory Response1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Cardiopulmonary Bypass1▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Cervical Cancer1▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Chronic Pain1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery1▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Disability1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Gender Identity1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Risk Stratification1▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Stroke Prevention1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Surgical Treatment1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Uterine Fibroids1▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Uterine Leiomyoma1▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Villa Maria Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques and Uterine Myomas and Treatments.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treat…1Uterine Myomas and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGender and Feminist Stud…1Gender and Feminist Studies: 1 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryObstetrics and GynecologyGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  5. 5 Gender and Feminist Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Villa Maria Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Villa Maria Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Villa Maria Hospital0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

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