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Research in Heidelberg

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Heidelberg, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre and Mind Australia.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
69k
46.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Heidelberg

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Heidelberg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research CentreHospital / health system 421 #10,966
2Mind AustraliaNonprofit 258 #13,931

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Heidelberg work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Heidelberg is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 126 fractional works · 48.4% of its workMedicine: 115 fractional works · 44.0% of its workOncology: 27 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 23.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% 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 workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHeidelberg261fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences48%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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11544.0%
    2. Health Professions114.1%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3613.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology124.7%
    3. Neuroscience93.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Psychology218.2%
    2. Social Sciences134.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    1. Engineering135.0%
    2. Environmental Science62.2%
    3. Computer Science51.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy41.4%
    5. Chemistry20.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    7. Materials Science10.6%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Heidelberg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Heidelberg is most concentrated in Oncology (9.5× the world share in Oncology).

  1. OncologySubfield · 24.5 works9.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.58× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.75× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.75× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.75×11 works
  2. Psychology2.75×19 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.58×31 works
  4. Medicine2.32×102 works
  5. Neuroscience2.22×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.57×10 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.66×3 works
  8. Nursing0.63×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.56×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.52×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.42×5 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.34×10 works
  16. Engineering0.33×11 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.25×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×2 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.13×0 works
  23. Energy0.11×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  25. Veterinary0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment, Radiotherapy, PET Imaging, Lymphoma and Targeted 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Immunotherapy16▲ 8.5×15 topics
  2. Cancer15▲ 4.4×34 topics
  3. Chemotherapy15▲ 8.1×21 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 9.2×7 topics
  5. Radiotherapy10▲ 9.7×11 topics
  6. Depression9▲ 4.0×16 topics
  7. Inflammation9▲ 1.66×39 topics
  8. PET Imaging9▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Lymphoma9▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Targeted Therapy7▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Gene Expression7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy7▲ 4.5×17 topics
  13. Rituximab7▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors6▲ 5.7×13 topics
  16. Biomarkers6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  17. Classification6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  18. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Anxiety6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  20. Dosimetry6▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Tumor Regression5▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Precision Medicine5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Immune Checkpoint Blockade5▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Molecular Profiling5▲ 21×3 topics
  26. PD-1 and PD-L15▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  28. Gene Expression Profiling5▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Breast Cancer5▲ 7.4×10 topics
  30. Immunity5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Cancer Treatment5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Genetic Pathogenesis5▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Hodgkin's Lymphoma5▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Metastasis4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  36. Leukemia4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. CAR T Cells4▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Chimeric Antigen Receptor4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Prostate Cancer4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Genomic Profiling3▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Heidelberg?

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 5 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…3CAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…3Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 3 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 3 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…2Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…2Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional works
OncologyPathology and Forensic MedicineImmunologyRadiation2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 5 works
  2. 2 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 3 works
  6. 6 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting20%40%60%Heidelberg20.7% 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 54.9% in 1994.

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