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Asklepios

In research, Asklepios stands highest in Medicine (#3,238 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,834 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 7.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,333
of 22,385 · #9,475 all time
Rank in Germany
#536
of 795
Research works
546
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Asklepios

What is Asklepios 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
MedicineField #3,238 of 8,541 13.5%73 #2347
Health SciencesDomain #3,834 of 9,902 13.2%77 #2608

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

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Asklepios is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 88 fractional works · 74.9% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 71.3% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 10.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAsklepios117fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences10%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8371.3%
    2. Health Professions33.0%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences43.8%
    2. Psychology43.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering43.3%
    2. Computer Science11.2%
    3. Materials Science11.1%
    4. Environmental Science11.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Asklepios specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 21.4 works7.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.71× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.71×83 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×2 works
  3. Psychology1.24×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.13×4 works
  5. Dentistry0.84×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×5 works
  7. Neuroscience0.77×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.55×1 works
  10. Nursing0.37×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.31×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.30×4 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.29×1 works
  15. Engineering0.22×4 works
  16. Environmental Science0.21×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.15×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.07×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asklepios?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas Wittlinger, Hans‐Rudolf Weiss and Meike Wehmeyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asklepios.

  1. 1 Thomas Wittlinger Germany · #2,158,399 worldwide 1.8k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Rudolf Weiss Germany · #2,389,511 worldwide 4.2k citations · 160 works
  3. 3 Meike Wehmeyer Germany · #2,832,600 worldwide 47 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 M. Wehmeyer Germany · #2,864,402 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  5. 4 B. Schneider Germany · #2,864,402 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Holger Grötzbach Germany · #3,031,334 worldwide 104 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 HR Weiss Germany · #3,920,124 worldwide 323 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Karl Heinrich Link Germany · #4,133,523 worldwide 144 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ulrich Sachsse Germany · #4,230,561 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Asklepios

What are the most cited papers from Asklepios?

The most cited paper from Asklepios is "Metastatic colorectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (Andrés Cervantes, R. Adam, Susana Roselló et al., 2022), with 1,794 citations. Next come "The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Practice of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): Update 2011 on non-hepatic applications" (1,085) and "Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients" (773).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Metastatic colorectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Andrés Cervantes, R. Adam, Susana Roselló et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 25 Oct 2022 1,794
2 The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Practice of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): Update 2011 on non-hepatic applications Fabio Piscaglia et al. · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound Open access 26 Aug 2011 1,085
3 Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients Sven Jarius et al. · Journal of Neuroinflammation Open access 19 Jan 2012 773
4 Twin Study Indicates Loss of Interaction Between Microbiota and Mucosa of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Patricia Lepage, Robert Häsler, Martina E. Spehlmann et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 19 Apr 2011 602
5 ESGO/ESTRO/ESP Guidelines for the management of patients with cervical cancer – Update 2023* David Cibula et al. · International Journal of Gynecological Cancer Open access May 2023 484
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asklepios?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Risk Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Biomechanics, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.6×55 topics
  2. Risk Factors7▲ 5.2×14 topics
  3. Guidelines6▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Quality of Life5▲ 3.0×31 topics
  5. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.3×19 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 6.8×13 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 1.61×36 topics
  8. Biomechanics4▲ 10×4 topics
  9. Diagnosis4▲ 3.3×18 topics
  10. Management4▲ 3.9×15 topics
  11. Surgical Management4▲ 7.3×15 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.4×19 topics
  13. Complications3▲ 5.5×14 topics
  14. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Mortality3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  16. Revascularization3▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Spinal Fusion3▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Angioplasty3▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  20. Diabetes3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  21. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  22. Surgical Treatment3▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Endovascular Repair3▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Postoperative Complications2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Stroke Prevention2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Claudication2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Low Back Pain2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Catheter Ablation2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Robotic Surgery2▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Hemostasis2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Asklepios publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.

Peripheral Artery Diseas…2Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…1Urological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineUrologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  6. 6 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asklepios's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher 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 Asklepios as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Asklepios0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asklepios 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 counting10%20%Asklepios14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2002.

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