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Research in Witten

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Witten, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Witten/Herdecke University and Marien Hospital Witten.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.7k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
145k
14.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Witten

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 Witten?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Witten/Herdecke UniversityUniversity 9,252 #2,299
2Marien Hospital WittenHospital / health system 407 #14,850
3Schmolz Bickenbach (Germany)Company 47 not ranked
4Bitop (Germany)Company 29 not ranked
5Dr. Ausbüttel (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
6DermaTronnierResearch facility 2 not ranked

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.

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.

Witten/Herdecke University: 95.0%Marien Hospital Witten: 4.2%Schmolz Bickenbach (Germany): 0.5%Bitop (Germany): 0.3%2 others listed: 0.1%95%largest
Witten/Herdecke University9,252 · 95.0%Marien Hospital Witten407 · 4.2%Schmolz Bickenbach (Germany)47 · 0.5%Bitop (Germany)29 · 0.3%2 others listed5 · 0.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Witten work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in Witten is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Health Professions (10%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,756 fractional works · 61.6% of its workMedicine: 1,426 fractional works · 50.0% of its workSurgery: 171 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRehabilitation: 137 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 134 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 117 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 108 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 97 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 97 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 79 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 281 fractional works · 9.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 190 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 687 fractional works · 24.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 226 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 110 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 201 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 89 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 141 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 44 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 273 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 166 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 135 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWitten2,850fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences24%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,75661.6%
    1. Medicine1,42650.0%
    2. Health Professions2819.9%
    3. Dentistry301.1%
    4. Nursing160.6%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences2267.9%
    2. Psychology2017.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1415.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities582.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance441.5%
    6. Decision Sciences170.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1665.8%
    2. Neuroscience602.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology240.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences170.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
    1. Engineering431.5%
    2. Environmental Science361.3%
    3. Computer Science341.2%
    4. Mathematics80.3%
    5. Materials Science50.2%
    6. Chemistry30.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    9. Energy10.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Witten strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Witten is most concentrated in General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Emergency Medicine (5.8× the world share in General Health Professions).

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 158.3 works5.8×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 49.1 works5.2×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 23.8 works4.9×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.92× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.15× its world share, 217 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 839 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.09× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.81× its world share, 170 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.15×217 works
  2. Dentistry2.92×28 works
  3. Psychology2.81×170 works
  4. Medicine2.20×839 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.09×133 works
  6. Neuroscience1.45×47 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×18 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×40 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.92×52 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×86 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.80×15 works
  12. Social Sciences0.78×197 works
  13. Nursing0.67×7 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×4 works
  15. Veterinary0.39×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.34×33 works
  17. Mathematics0.25×6 works
  18. Computer Science0.19×29 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×14 works
  20. Engineering0.12×36 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.07×2 works
  23. Energy0.07×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.06×4 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×2 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Witten?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Reactive Oxygen Species, Muscle Damage, Immune Function, Chronic Diseases, Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress, Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6 and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology208▲ 1.83×122 topics
  2. Public Health185▲ 4.5×51 topics
  3. Mental Health141▲ 3.5×35 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease140▲ 4.3×38 topics
  5. Reactive Oxygen Species130▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life129▲ 3.1×52 topics
  7. Muscle Damage125▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Immune Function124▲ 57×3 topics
  9. Chronic Diseases124▲ 17×8 topics
  10. Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress122▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6122▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Physical Activity110▲ 8.0×12 topics
  13. Inflammation104▲ 1.72×81 topics
  14. Heart Failure93▲ 7.3×14 topics
  15. Exercise93▲ 27×3 topics
  16. High-Intensity Interval Training79▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Vascular Function78▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Cardiorespiratory Fitness76▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Exercise Capacity76▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Health Benefits75▲ 8.0×8 topics
  21. Physical Fitness72▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Intervention Strategies71▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Sedentary Behavior71▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Genetic Mutations66▲ 5.3×22 topics
  25. Healthcare Utilization60▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Atrial Fibrillation57▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Social Capital56▲ 3.8×13 topics
  28. Epidemiological Study51▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Cardiac Remodeling50▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Sudden Death50▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Well-being50▲ 4.5×10 topics
  32. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy50▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Athletes50▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Data Collection49▲ 62×3 topics
  35. Rehabilitation49▲ 4.3×12 topics
  36. Socioeconomic Status49▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Germany48▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Health Surveys48▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Primary Care48▲ 4.6×14 topics
  40. Elderly Care42▲ 9.4×6 topics

What research is done in Witten?

Health and Medical Studies41Health and Medical Studies: 41 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 27 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 18 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 16 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 14 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 14 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…13Medical and Health Sciences Research: 13 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 13 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 13 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …12Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 12 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 41 works
  2. 2 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 27 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  5. 5 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 14 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 14 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  8. 8 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 13 works
  9. 9 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 13 works
  10. 10 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Witten15.6% 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 29.4% in 2013.

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