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Research in Herne

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Herne, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Universitätsklinik Marien Hospital Herne and St. Anna Hospital.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Herne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitätsklinik Marien Hospital HerneHospital / health system 1,325 #17,734
2RAG Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)Company 953 #13,163 all time
3St. Anna HospitalHospital / health system 597 #21,589
4Rheumazentrum RuhrgebietHospital / health system 539 #17,717

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universitätsklinik Marien Hospital Herne: 38.8%RAG Aktiengesellschaft (Germany): 27.9%St. Anna Hospital: 17.5%Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet: 15.8%39%largest
Universitätsklinik Marien Hospital Herne1,325 · 38.8%RAG Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)953 · 27.9%St. Anna Hospital597 · 17.5%Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet539 · 15.8%

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What is Herne strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Herne is most concentrated in Rheumatology (28.7× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 51.7 works29×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Herne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Autoantibodies, Cardiovascular Risk, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondyloarthritis, Biological Therapy and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology42▲ 2.7×87 topics
  2. Inflammation40▲ 4.8×55 topics
  3. Autoantibodies24▲ 26×8 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Risk23▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Ankylosing Spondylitis22▲ 202×1 topic
  6. Spondyloarthritis22▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Biological Therapy19▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Cytokines18▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Rheumatoid Arthritis18▲ 48×3 topics
  10. Treatment17▲ 3.6×34 topics
  11. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs17▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Joint Inflammation17▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Quality of Life15▲ 2.7×31 topics
  14. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  15. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.4×22 topics
  16. Surgical Treatment12▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Guidelines12▲ 6.4×11 topics
  18. TGF-ß10▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Rehabilitation10▲ 6.2×12 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 4.2×14 topics
  21. Low Back Pain9▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Degenerative Disc Disease9▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Immune System8▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  25. Regulatory T Cells8▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 8.4×5 topics
  27. Prognosis8▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Spinal Fusion8▲ 20×2 topics
  29. IL-178▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Inflammatory Cytokines8▲ 23×2 topics
  31. TH17 Cells8▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Psychological Factors7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Pathophysiology7▲ 6.2×11 topics
  34. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.2×8 topics
  35. Diagnostic Criteria7▲ 7.8×9 topics
  36. Spinal Surgery7▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Intervertebral Disc7▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Lumbar Disc Degeneration7▲ 25×1 topic
  39. MRI Imaging7▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Molecular Characterization6▲ 8.9×5 topics

What research is done in Herne?

Spondyloarthritis Studie…22Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 22 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…17Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 17 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 8 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 7 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic…5Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 5 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 4 fractional works
RheumatologyImmunologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 22 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 17 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 8 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  6. 6 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works

Research output over time

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