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Alfried Krupp Hospital

In research, Alfried Krupp Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,454 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,256 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 22.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,111
of 22,385 · #6,054 all time
Rank in Germany
#698
of 795
Research works
1k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Alfried Krupp Hospital

What is Alfried Krupp Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,454 of 9,902 9.7%83 #1948
MedicineField #3,256 of 8,541 9.9%80 #1792

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alfried Krupp Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Alfried Krupp Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Alfried Krupp Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Health Professions (3%), Neuroscience (3%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 92 fractional works · 87.7% of its workMedicine: 89 fractional works · 84.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 24 fractional works · 23.3% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 13.9% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlfried KruppHospital105fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences88%Social Sciences2%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8984.4%
    2. Health Professions32.8%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Neuroscience32.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering32.6%
    2. Computer Science10.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Psychology10.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    3. Social Sciences00.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Alfried Krupp Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 22.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 24.4 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.39× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.39×89 works
  2. Veterinary2.34×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.86×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.67×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.07×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×2 works
  7. Nursing0.32×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  9. Psychology0.29×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  12. Engineering0.18×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.02×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alfried Krupp Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Torsten Grehl, Kars G.E.J. Neven and René Chapot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfried Krupp Hospital.

  1. 1 Torsten Grehl Germany · #171,850 worldwide 2.9k citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Kars G.E.J. Neven Germany · #206,297 worldwide 4.6k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 René Chapot Germany · #449,495 worldwide 7.7k citations · 225 works
  4. 4 Markus Krämer Germany · #461,877 worldwide 617 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Marta Wallocha Germany · #462,940 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Paul Stracke Germany · #477,899 worldwide 1.6k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 René Chapot Germany · #551,061 worldwide 2.6k citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Markus Kraemer Germany · #619,190 worldwide 4.6k citations · 141 works
  9. 9 Thomas Budde Germany · #637,878 worldwide 2.7k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Stuart J. Fellows Germany · #1,067,226 worldwide 2.1k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Alfried Krupp Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Alfried Krupp Hospital?

The most cited paper from Alfried Krupp Hospital is "Skin Wound Healing: An Update on the Current Knowledge and Concepts" (Heiko Sorg, Daniel J. Tilkorn, Stephan Hager et al., 2016), with 1,274 citations. Next come "VISUAL STABILIZATION OF POSTURE" (764) and "Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial" (649).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Skin Wound Healing: An Update on the Current Knowledge and Concepts Heiko Sorg, Daniel J. Tilkorn, Stephan Hager et al. · European Surgical Research Open access 14 Dec 2016 1,274
2 VISUAL STABILIZATION OF POSTURE Walter Paulus, Andreas M. Straube, Th. Brandt · Brain 1984 764
3 Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial Michael D. Hill et al. · The Lancet Open access813 authors 21 Feb 2020 649
4 Obesity Is Not Protective against Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: GLOW Juliet Elizabeth Compston et al. · The American Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Oct 2011 558
5 Running: the risk of coronary events : Prevalence and prognostic relevance of coronary atherosclerosis in marathon runners Stefan Möhlenkamp, Nils Lehmann, Frank Breuckmann et al. · European Heart Journal 21 Apr 2008 485
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alfried Krupp Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Stroke Prevention, Guidelines, Anticoagulant Therapy, Atrial Fibrillation, Risk Stratification, Thromboembolism and Arrhythmias.

▲ 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 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. Catheter Ablation20▲ 158×2 topics
  2. Guidelines12▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Stroke Prevention12▲ 98×2 topics
  4. Anticoagulant Therapy12▲ 90×3 topics
  5. Atrial Fibrillation11▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Risk Stratification11▲ 138×1 topic
  7. Thromboembolism11▲ 138×1 topic
  8. Arrhythmias10▲ 106×2 topics
  9. Radiofrequency Ablation10▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Electroanatomic Mapping10▲ 187×1 topic
  11. Ventricular Tachycardia10▲ 187×1 topic
  12. Epidemiology7▲ 1.59×33 topics
  13. Endovascular Treatment6▲ 95×2 topics
  14. Mortality6▲ 9.2×8 topics
  15. Risk Factors5▲ 4.6×9 topics
  16. Complications5▲ 9.4×11 topics
  17. Diagnosis5▲ 4.7×15 topics
  18. Surgery5▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 28×4 topics
  20. Rehabilitation4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders4▲ 6.7×12 topics
  22. Radiosurgery4▲ 41×4 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations4▲ 7.9×12 topics
  24. Neuroprotection4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  25. Clinical Management4▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Embolization4▲ 51×3 topics
  27. Revascularization4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Functional Recovery3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Global Burden3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage3▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Elderly Patients3▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Hemodynamics3▲ 58×2 topics
  34. Intracranial Aneurysms3▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Surgical Management3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  37. Cerebrovascular Events3▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Endovascular Therapy3▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Thrombolysis3▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Hip Fracture3▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Alfried Krupp Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…11Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …10Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 10 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures3Hip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and genetic disorders: 2 fractional worksElectrostatic Discharge in Electronics: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNeurologyEpidemiologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 3 works
  4. 4 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available16.9%not open83.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alfried Krupp Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Alfried Krupp Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Alfried Krupp Hospital0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alfried Krupp Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Alfried Krupp Hospital8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2021.

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