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Aesculap (United States)

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Research works
82
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Aesculap (United States)

Not ranked overall: Aesculap (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Aesculap (United States) work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Aesculap (United States) is in Health Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Engineering (12%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 58 fractional works · 70.8% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 63.4% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 38.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 18.8% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAesculap (UnitedStates)82fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5263.4%
    2. Health Professions44.6%
    3. Dentistry11.7%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Engineering1011.6%
    2. Materials Science33.1%
    3. Computer Science22.0%
    4. Environmental Science11.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences44.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    3. Psychology00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Energy: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.98×8 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.69×0 works
  3. Dentistry2.44×0 works
  4. Nursing2.41×0 works
  5. Energy1.29×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.95×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.93×2 works
  8. Engineering0.89×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.52×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  11. Psychology0.39×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aesculap (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Wilhelm Blömer, François Leitner and M. Ungethüm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aesculap (United States).

  1. 1 Wilhelm Blömer United States · #2,183,918 worldwide 719 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 François Leitner United States · #2,552,797 worldwide 988 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 M. Ungethüm United States · #5,326,727 worldwide 131 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Aesculap (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Aesculap (United States)?

The most cited paper from Aesculap (United States) is "Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement - failure mode analysis and influence of implant material" (Thomas M. Grupp, Thomas Weik, Wilhelm Bloemer et al., 2010), with 247 citations. Next come "Osteonecrosis in HIV: A Case-Control Study" (105) and "Poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes for adhesion prevention" (94).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement - failure mode analysis and influence of implant material Thomas M. Grupp, Thomas Weik, Wilhelm Bloemer et al. · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Open access 4 Jan 2010 247
2 Osteonecrosis in HIV: A Case-Control Study Anita N. Scribner, Paolo V. Troia-Cancio, Bruce A. Cox et al. · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Sep 2000 105
3 Poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes for adhesion prevention Christine Weis, Erich Kurt Odermatt, Jörg Kreßler et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials 28 Apr 2004 94
4 Breast augmentation: The axillary approach Herbert Hoehler · British Journal of Plastic Surgery Open access Oct 1973 93
5 Five-year results of a cementless short-hip-stem prosthesis R. H. Wittenberg, Reinhard Steffen, Hennig Windhagen et al. · Orthopedic Reviews Open access 22 Feb 2013 89
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Which keywords describe research at Aesculap (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Hip Arthroplasty, Wear Particles, Complications, Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction and Arthroplasty.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Revision Surgery14▲ 145×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement14▲ 145×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×16 topics
  4. Hip Arthroplasty9▲ 171×1 topic
  5. Wear Particles9▲ 171×1 topic
  6. Complications8▲ 20×11 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Arthroplasty5▲ 80×2 topics
  9. Outcomes5▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 115×1 topic
  11. Inflammation4▲ 2.3×17 topics
  12. Surgical Management4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 2.8×10 topics
  15. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  16. Low Back Pain3▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Spinal Fusion3▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  19. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Healthcare2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Mortality2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  23. Surgical Treatment2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Robotic Surgery2▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Bone Regeneration2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Infection Prevention2▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Periprosthetic Joint Infection2▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Prosthetic Joint Infections2▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Biomechanics2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Chronic Pain2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Patient Care2▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Quality2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Surgical Sutures2▲ 95×1 topic
  38. Telemedicine2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Tissue Adhesives2▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Medical Education2▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Aesculap (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Surgical Sutures and Adhesives and Public Administration and Political Analysis.

Orthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adhesives: 1 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 0 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 0 fractional worksMedical Device Steriliza…0Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 0 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 0 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 0 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPolitical Science and International RelationsLawMicrobiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Law and Political Science Law 0 works
  6. 6 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 0 works
  7. 7 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.7%domestic only41.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aesculap (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aesculap (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Aesculap (United States)0.000077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aesculap (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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