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Asklepios Klinik Altona

In research, Asklepios Klinik Altona stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,333 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,926 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,829
of 22,385 · #7,886 all time
Rank in Germany
#448
of 795
Research works
1k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Asklepios Klinik Altona

What is Asklepios Klinik Altona 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 #3,333 of 9,902 10.3%109 #2373
MedicineField #2,926 of 8,541 10.2%102 #2181

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

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Asklepios Klinik Altona is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 128 fractional works · 78.3% of its workMedicine: 121 fractional works · 73.9% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 19.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational 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 · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAsklepios KlinikAltona163fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12173.9%
    2. Health Professions64.0%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences74.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities31.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    4. Psychology21.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84.7%
    2. Neuroscience31.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering21.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    4. Computer Science10.6%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Asklepios Klinik Altona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 31.6 works8.3×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.84×121 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×3 works
  3. Health Professions1.51×6 works
  4. Neuroscience1.16×3 works
  5. Nursing0.90×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×8 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.67×3 works
  8. Psychology0.42×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.33×7 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.28×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  18. Engineering0.08×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asklepios Klinik Altona?

Ranked on the quality score, Joachim A. Rother, Hans Jürgen Salwender and Klaus‐Peter Dieckmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asklepios Klinik Altona.

  1. 1 Joachim A. Rother Germany · #109,641 worldwide 20k citations · 354 works
  2. 2 Hans Jürgen Salwender Germany · #401,470 worldwide 9k citations · 256 works
  3. 3 Klaus‐Peter Dieckmann Germany · #533,746 worldwide 8.8k citations · 315 works
  4. 4 Dirk Arnold Germany · #759,183 worldwide 9k citations · 187 works
  5. 5 Klaus v. Olshausen Germany · #928,671 worldwide 1.6k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Peter Michels Germany · #1,687,202 worldwide 1.6k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Christian Wülfing Germany · #1,778,129 worldwide 3.8k citations · 270 works
  8. 8 Max Höfer Germany · #1,788,972 worldwide 36 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Barbara Hogan Germany · #1,964,189 worldwide 963 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Margret Liehn Germany · #2,088,849 worldwide 78 citations · 115 works
All ranked researchers at Asklepios Klinik Altona

What are the most cited papers from Asklepios Klinik Altona?

The most cited paper from Asklepios Klinik Altona is "Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Rectal/Pelvic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society Recommendations" (J. Nygren, J. Thacker, F. Carli et al., 2012), with 2,179 citations. Next come "Localised colon cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (1,399) and "Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline" (1,118).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Rectal/Pelvic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society Recommendations J. Nygren, J. Thacker, F. Carli et al. · World Journal of Surgery Open access 5 Oct 2012 2,179
2 Localised colon cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Guillem Argilés, Josep M. Tabernero, Roberto Labianca et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 20 Jul 2020 1,399
3 Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline Monika Ferlitsch et al. · Endoscopy Open access 17 Feb 2017 1,118
4 Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colonic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS ® ) Society Recommendations Ulf O Gustafsson, Michael J. Scott, W. Schwenk et al. · World Journal of Surgery Open access 5 Oct 2012 1,099
5 Hepatocellular carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Arndt Vogel, Andrés Cervantes, Ian Chau et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 30 Jul 2018 1,084
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asklepios Klinik Altona?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Treatment, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Catheter Ablation and Management.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy16▲ 14×18 topics
  2. Risk Factors13▲ 7.3×11 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 6.2×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology12▲ 1.83×42 topics
  5. Guidelines11▲ 15×10 topics
  6. Diagnosis10▲ 6.3×18 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 8.7×9 topics
  8. Management7▲ 5.6×18 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 2.9×13 topics
  10. Immunotherapy6▲ 5.5×14 topics
  11. Catheter Ablation6▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Genetic Factors6▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Germ Cell Tumors6▲ 212×1 topic
  14. Testicular Cancer6▲ 212×1 topic
  15. Revascularization5▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Atherosclerosis4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  18. Stroke Prevention4▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Mortality4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Molecular Characterization4▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Surgical Management4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  24. Survival Analysis4▲ 9.4×6 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  27. Arrhythmias4▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Molecular Classification4▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Radiofrequency Ablation4▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Echocardiography4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  31. Genetic Testing3▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Angioplasty3▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Risk Stratification3▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Electroanatomic Mapping3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Ventricular Tachycardia3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Cervical Cancer3▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Asklepios Klinik Altona publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Testicular diseases and treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Biomedical and Chemical Research.

Testicular diseases and treatments: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical …3Biomedical and Chemical Research: 3 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 3 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…2Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…2Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and Gynecology1 others

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

  1. 1 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asklepios Klinik Altona's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Klinik Altona as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Asklepios Klinik Altona0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asklepios Klinik Altona 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 2025Asklepios Klinik Altona9.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2022.

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