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AOK

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Research works
93
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
650
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
AOK

Not ranked overall: AOK is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does AOK work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at AOK is in Health Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Health Professions (18%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 72.4% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 53.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 18.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 15.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAOK21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences20%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1153.9%
    2. Health Professions418.4%
    1. Social Sciences28.0%
    2. Psychology15.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.6%
    5. Decision Sciences01.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Environmental Science13.7%
    2. Mathematics02.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.7%
    2. 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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.99× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.81× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.99×4 works
  2. Medicine2.81×11 works
  3. Mathematics1.98×0 works
  4. Psychology1.83×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.45×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.19×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.75×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.63×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AOK?

Ranked on the quality score, Sabine Hawighorst‐Knapstein, Anna Lena Flagmeier and Christopher Hermann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AOK.

  1. 1 Sabine Hawighorst‐Knapstein Germany · #3,022,824 worldwide 397 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Anna Lena Flagmeier Germany · #3,092,390 worldwide 55 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Christopher Hermann Germany · #3,217,935 worldwide 555 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Ariane Chaudhuri Germany · #3,309,149 worldwide 225 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Manuela Pfinder Germany · #4,338,735 worldwide 400 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Olaf Schneider Germany · #4,501,410 worldwide 181 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Burkhard Lembeck Germany · #4,879,284 worldwide 513 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at AOK

What are the most cited papers from AOK?

The most cited paper from AOK is "Response to infliximab treatment in Crohn's disease is not associated with mutations in the CARD15 (NOD2) gene: an analysis in 534 patients from two multicenter, prospective GCP-level trials." (Silvia M. Mascheretti, Jochen Hampe, Peter J.P. Croucher et al., 2002), with 149 citations. Next come "Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes" (92) and "Progressive resistance training in cachectic head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial" (89).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Response to infliximab treatment in Crohn's disease is not associated with mutations in the CARD15 (NOD2) gene: an analysis in 534 patients from two multicenter, prospective GCP-level trials. Silvia M. Mascheretti, Jochen Hampe, Peter J.P. Croucher et al. · Pharmacogenetics Oct 2002 149
2 Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes Manuela Pfinder, Thomas Leonhard Heise, Michele Hilton Boon et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 9 Apr 2020 92
3 Progressive resistance training in cachectic head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial Manuel Grote, Cornelius Maihöfer, Martin B. Weigl et al. · Radiation Oncology Open access 6 Nov 2018 89
4 Patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and quality of life: reduction of delirium risk and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after elective procedures in older adults—study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (PAWEL Study) PAWEL Study group, Alba Sánchez, Christine M. Thomas et al. · Trials Open access 21 Jan 2019 76
5 Prevalence, incidence and concomitant co-morbidities of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Western Germany - a retrospective cohort and case control study in claims data of a large statutory health insurance Michael W. J. Boehme, Gisela Buechele, J. Frankenhauser-Mannuß et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 2 Sep 2015 66
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AOK?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Chronic Diseases, Inflammation, Healthcare Utilization, Germany, Health Surveys, Cardiovascular Disease and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  4. Chronic Diseases2▲ 36×2 topics
  5. Healthcare Utilization2▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 6.0×11 topics
  7. Germany1▲ 354×1 topic
  8. Health Surveys1▲ 354×1 topic
  9. Quality of Life1▲ 4.2×7 topics
  10. Autoantibodies1▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does AOK publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Medical Studies, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms and Medical and Health Sciences Research.

Health and Medical Studies1Health and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…1Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…1Medical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 0 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 0 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…0Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsRheumatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  3. 3 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  4. 4 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 0 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AOK's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 AOK as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000071% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%AOK0.000038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of AOK over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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