Lyon University Hospital (HCL)

Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)

France
Time frame: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Lyon University Hospital (HCL)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Lyon University Hospital (HCL) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global France
Overall 957 27
Healthcare 144 2

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global France
Biological sciences 676 20
Chemistry 1623 52
Earth & environmental sciences 2129 126
Health sciences 235 7
Physical sciences 2104 75

Research

Lyon University Hospital (HCL) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 170 12.55

Overall Count and Share for 'Lyon University Hospital (HCL)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 53 4.28
Chemistry 4 1.16
Earth & environmental sciences 1 0.06
Health sciences 133 10.00
Physical sciences 7 0.63

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Lyon University Hospital (HCL) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

Topics Count Share
Geoinformatics 24 34.73
Geoinformatics 24 34.73
Geophysics 3 12.00
Geophysics 3 12.00
Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy 4 11.76
Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy 4 11.76
Astronomical Sciences 17 10.45
Astronomical Sciences 17 10.45
Hydrology 2 8.42
Hydrology 2 8.42

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Overall 4 4 15 13 12
Biological sciences 3 4 5 2 3
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0
Earth & environmental sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Health sciences 0 0 12 11 10
Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Natural sciences 0 0 5 3 3
Nature & Science 0 0 0 0 0

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Lyon University Hospital (HCL).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (994 institutions) 35.9%
Domestic (443 institutions) 64.1%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Lyon University Hospital (HCL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) 10.56 / 9.62 20.18
University of Lyon 9.38 / 8.40 17.78
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 9.43 / 7.91 17.34
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) 4.15 / 10.08 14.23
UNICANCER Group 3.48 / 3.35 6.83
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Top 5 international collaborators with Lyon University Hospital (HCL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Harvard University 1.23 / 2.96 4.19
Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS) 0.97 / 1.99 2.96
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 0.30 / 1.32 1.62
Roche 0.07 / 1.50 1.57
University of Toronto (U of T) 0.29 / 1.03 1.32
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Lyon University Hospital (HCL). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.