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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

In research, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,004 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,903 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 32.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,370
of 22,385 · #4,815 all time
Rank in Germany
#432
of 795
Research works
2.1k
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

What is Asklepios Klinik St. Georg 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 #3,004 of 9,902 13.6%90 #1707
MedicineField #2,903 of 8,541 14.0%84 #1611

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

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Engineering (8%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 111 fractional works · 75.8% of its workMedicine: 105 fractional works · 71.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 49 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAsklepios KlinikSt. Georg146fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine10571.5%
    2. Health Professions53.3%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering127.9%
    2. Computer Science42.6%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences43.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities32.0%
    3. Psychology21.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.9%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Asklepios Klinik St. Georg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 32.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 49.3 works32×
  2. MedicineField · 104.6 works3.7×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 110.8 works3.3×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× 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 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.72×105 works
  2. Nursing1.66×1 works
  3. Health Professions1.26×5 works
  4. Arts and Humanities0.70×3 works
  5. Engineering0.53×12 works
  6. Neuroscience0.51×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.47×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.44×1 works
  9. Psychology0.44×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.34×4 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.28×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.24×4 works
  16. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.12×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  22. Energy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg?

Ranked on the quality score, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Andreas Metzner and Alexander Fürnkranz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asklepios Klinik St. Georg.

  1. 1 Karl-Heinz Kuck Germany · #23,016 worldwide 13k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Andreas Metzner Germany · #64,720 worldwide 8.5k citations · 201 works
  3. 3 Alexander Fürnkranz Germany · #132,649 worldwide 6.4k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Christian Frerker Germany · #157,224 worldwide 9.4k citations · 304 works
  5. 5 Matthias Antz Germany · #169,494 worldwide 15k citations · 146 works
  6. 6 Norbert Schmitz Germany · #170,421 worldwide 34k citations · 651 works
  7. 7 Hannes Alessandrini Germany · #181,727 worldwide 3.2k citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Karl‐Heinz Kück Germany · #198,603 worldwide 49k citations · 1,650 works
  9. 9 Melanie Gunawardene Germany · #255,085 worldwide 2.9k citations · 125 works
  10. 10 Andreas Metzner Germany · #282,232 worldwide 9.6k citations · 268 works
All ranked researchers at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

What are the most cited papers from Asklepios Klinik St. Georg?

The most cited paper from Asklepios Klinik St. Georg is "2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation" (Hugh G Calkins et al., 2017), with 2,780 citations. Next come "Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With COVID-19" (2,391) and "Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation" (2,193).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation Hugh G Calkins et al. · Heart Rhythm Open access 12 May 2017 2,780
2 Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With COVID-19 Dominic Wichmann et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Open access 6 May 2020 2,391
3 Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Paulus F. Kirchhof et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Aug 2020 2,193
4 Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Karl-Heinz Kuck, Josép Brugada, Alexander Fürnkranz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Apr 2016 1,960
5 Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Untreated HCV Genotype 1 Infection Nezam H. Afdhal et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 12 Apr 2014 1,718
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg?

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

▲ 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 Ablation27▲ 148×2 topics
  2. Guidelines16▲ 24×8 topics
  3. Arrhythmias16▲ 114×2 topics
  4. Stroke Prevention15▲ 82×2 topics
  5. Heart Failure14▲ 22×10 topics
  6. Echocardiography14▲ 34×6 topics
  7. Atrial Fibrillation14▲ 94×2 topics
  8. Anticoagulant Therapy14▲ 73×3 topics
  9. Risk Stratification14▲ 126×1 topic
  10. Thromboembolism14▲ 126×1 topic
  11. Cardiomyopathy13▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Radiofrequency Ablation13▲ 86×2 topics
  13. Electroanatomic Mapping13▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Ventricular Tachycardia13▲ 182×1 topic
  15. Sudden Cardiac Death10▲ 83×2 topics
  16. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy8▲ 131×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology8▲ 1.35×39 topics
  18. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator8▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors5▲ 3.4×15 topics
  20. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Treatment4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  22. Genetic Testing4▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Biomechanics4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Thrombosis3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Complications3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Endovascular Repair3▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation3▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Infection Prevention3▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Left Ventricular Assist Device3▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Internal Fixation3▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Ion Channels2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  36. Bone Healing2▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Fracture Epidemiology2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Chamber Quantification2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Diastolic Function2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Neurocognitive Function2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Asklepios Klinik St. Georg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…14Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 14 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …13Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 13 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…8Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 8 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringEpidemiologySurgery

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  3. 3 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asklepios Klinik St. Georg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower 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 Asklepios Klinik St. Georg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Asklepios Klinik St. Georg0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asklepios Klinik St. Georg 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%30%Asklepios Klinik St. Georg10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.7% in 2002.

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