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ARCUS Sports Clinic

In research, ARCUS Sports Clinic stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,883 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,374 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine (Surgery is 19.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#29,830
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,432
of 1,603
Research works
182
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
ARCUS Sports Clinic

What is ARCUS Sports Clinic known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #5,883 of 16,688 7.1%162
MedicineField #7,374 of 14,558 6.9%157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ARCUS Sports Clinic 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 ARCUS Sports Clinic work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at ARCUS Sports Clinic is in Health Sciences, 8% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (88%), Engineering (8%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 89.3% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 87.7% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 44.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKARCUS SportsClinic48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences89%Social Sciences1%

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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4287.7%
    2. Health Professions11.6%
    1. Engineering47.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    2. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
    2. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ARCUS Sports Clinic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 21.4 works19×
  2. MedicineField · 41.8 works4.6×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.56× its world share, 42 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.56×42 works
  2. Health Professions0.59×1 works
  3. Engineering0.52×4 works
  4. Neuroscience0.43×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  7. Psychology0.03×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ARCUS Sports Clinic?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Balcarek, Andree Ellermann and Christian Eberle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ARCUS Sports Clinic.

  1. 1 Peter Balcarek Germany · #895,072 worldwide 2.6k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Andree Ellermann Germany · #973,517 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Christian Eberle Germany · #1,632,917 worldwide 480 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Florian Dirisamer Germany · #1,733,052 worldwide 591 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Christian Sobau Germany · #1,950,152 worldwide 801 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Jules-Nikolaus Rippke Germany · #2,079,720 worldwide 91 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Wolfgang Miehlke Germany · #2,539,069 worldwide 651 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 M. Speck Germany · #3,286,528 worldwide 280 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Alexander Zimmerer Germany · #3,730,223 worldwide 719 citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Matthias Hauschild Germany · #4,194,010 worldwide 518 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at ARCUS Sports Clinic

What are the most cited papers from ARCUS Sports Clinic?

The most cited paper from ARCUS Sports Clinic is "Prospective Randomized Comparison of Double‐Bundle Versus Single‐Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction" (Rainer Siebold, Carsten Dehler, Thomas Ellert, 2008), with 337 citations. Next come "Patellofemoral pain syndrome" (287) and "Treatment of acute ankle ligament injuries: a systematic review" (276).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prospective Randomized Comparison of Double‐Bundle Versus Single‐Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rainer Siebold, Carsten Dehler, Thomas Ellert · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 31 Jan 2008 337
2 Patellofemoral pain syndrome Wolf J. Petersen, Andree Ellermann, Andreas Gösele-Koppenburg et al. · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy Open access 12 Nov 2013 287
3 Treatment of acute ankle ligament injuries: a systematic review Wolf J. Petersen, Ingo Volker Rembitzki, Andreas Gösele- Koppenburg et al. · Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery ReviewOpen access 27 May 2013 276
4 Tibial Insertions of the Anteromedial and Posterolateral Bundles of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Morphometry, Arthroscopic Landmarks, and Orientation Model for Bone Tunnel Placement Rainer Siebold, Thomas Ellert, Stefan Metz et al. · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 9 Nov 2007 250
5 A prospective evaluation of tunnel enlargement in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstrings: extracortical versus anatomical fixation Jens-Ulrich Buelow, Rainer Siebold, Andree Ellermann · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 27 Feb 2002 244
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ARCUS Sports Clinic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Biomechanics, Complications, Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction, Arthroplasty and Shoulder Function.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 4.0×10 topics
  2. Revision Surgery7▲ 110×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement7▲ 110×2 topics
  4. Biomechanics6▲ 43×4 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Arthroplasty5▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Shoulder Function5▲ 112×2 topics
  9. Outcomes4▲ 110×1 topic
  10. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 133×1 topic
  11. Rehabilitation4▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome4▲ 395×1 topic
  13. Electrodiagnostic Studies4▲ 395×1 topic
  14. Osteoarthritis4▲ 58×3 topics
  15. Regeneration4▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 163×1 topic
  17. Running Injuries3▲ 163×1 topic
  18. Growth Factors3▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Platelet-Rich Plasma3▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Stem Cells3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Tendon2▲ 165×1 topic
  25. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Injury Risk2▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Wear Particles2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Pain Management2▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Treatment2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Femoroacetabular Impingement2▲ 184×1 topic
  32. Hip Arthroscopy2▲ 184×1 topic
  33. Muscle Strength2▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Chronic Pain2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Reconstruction2▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Brachial Plexus2▲ 179×1 topic
  37. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Nerve Transfer2▲ 179×1 topic
  40. Injury Prevention2▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does ARCUS Sports Clinic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders4Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ARCUS Sports Clinic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ARCUS Sports Clinic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%ARCUS Sports Clinic0.000052% in 202520102020

Fractional works of ARCUS Sports Clinic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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