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Augenklinik Heidelberg

In research, Augenklinik Heidelberg stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,998 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,682 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Medicine (Ophthalmology is 104.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,907
of 22,385 · #5,803 all time
Rank in Germany
#689
of 795
Research works
3.6k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
5%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Augenklinik Heidelberg

What is Augenklinik Heidelberg 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 #3,998 of 9,902 14.5%70 #2377
MedicineField #4,682 of 8,541 13.6%67 #2651

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Augenklinik Heidelberg is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 112 fractional works · 78.8% of its workMedicine: 110 fractional works · 77.0% of its workOphthalmology: 40 fractional works · 28.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 18.6% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAugenklinikHeidelberg142fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences3%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11077.0%
    2. Health Professions21.5%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology117.6%
    2. Neuroscience32.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering53.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy21.4%
    3. Materials Science10.8%
    4. Computer Science00.2%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences32.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Augenklinik Heidelberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 104.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 39.8 works105×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 26.4 works21×
  3. MedicineField · 109.5 works4.0×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.00× its world share, 110 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.00×110 works
  2. Veterinary1.72×0 works
  3. Neuroscience1.47×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×11 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.61×2 works
  6. Health Professions0.58×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.33×1 works
  10. Engineering0.24×5 works
  11. Materials Science0.23×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.17×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Psychology0.05×0 works
  18. Energy0.04×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Augenklinik Heidelberg?

Ranked on the quality score, Manfred R. Tetz, Ursula Scholz and Tamer Tandogan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augenklinik Heidelberg.

  1. 1 Manfred R. Tetz Germany · #1,442,290 worldwide 3.7k citations · 147 works
  2. 2 Ursula Scholz Germany · #2,414,667 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Tamer Tandogan Germany · #2,476,887 worldwide 966 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Andreas Liermann Germany · #2,738,571 worldwide 661 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Eugen von Hippel Germany · #2,971,038 worldwide 1.2k citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Wolfram Gorisch Germany · #2,985,042 worldwide 593 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Carl Hess Germany · #3,019,198 worldwide 540 citations · 168 works
  8. 8 Paul A. Cibis Germany · #3,045,320 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Josef Igersheimer Germany · #3,179,146 worldwide 746 citations · 98 works
  10. 10 Anton Elschnig Germany · #3,209,377 worldwide 560 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Augenklinik Heidelberg

What are the most cited papers from Augenklinik Heidelberg?

The most cited paper from Augenklinik Heidelberg is "ISCEV standard for clinical multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) (2011 edition)" (Donald C. Hood, Michael Bach, Mitchell Brigell et al., 2011), with 635 citations. Next come "Intravitreal injections of neurotrophic factors support the survival of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats in vivo" (551) and "Positional cloning of the gene associated with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis" (500).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ISCEV standard for clinical multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) (2011 edition) Donald C. Hood, Michael Bach, Mitchell Brigell et al. · Documenta Ophthalmologica Open access 29 Oct 2011 635
2 Intravitreal injections of neurotrophic factors support the survival of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats in vivo Jörg Mey, Solon Thanos · Brain Research Feb 1993 551
3 Positional cloning of the gene associated with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis Christian Georg Sauer, Andrea Gehrig, Regina Warneke-Wittstock et al. · Nature Genetics Oct 1997 500
4 Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for exudative age related macular degeneration Jost Bruno Jonas · British Journal of Ophthalmology Open access 18 Mar 2003 496
5 Aging and Replicative Senescence Have Related Effects on Human Stem and Progenitor Cells Wolfgang Wagner, Simone Bork, Patrick Horn et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Jun 2009 486
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Augenklinik Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Myopia, Visual Impairment, Global Prevalence, Refractive Error and Femtosecond Laser.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 5.4×26 topics
  2. Glaucoma27▲ 128×4 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure24▲ 191×2 topics
  4. Myopia22▲ 235×2 topics
  5. Visual Impairment18▲ 227×2 topics
  6. Global Prevalence17▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Refractive Error17▲ 282×1 topic
  8. Femtosecond Laser16▲ 219×2 topics
  9. Intraocular Lens Implantation16▲ 375×1 topic
  10. Posterior Capsule Opacification16▲ 375×1 topic
  11. Corneal Biomechanics14▲ 269×1 topic
  12. Keratoconus14▲ 269×1 topic
  13. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 79×3 topics
  14. Optic Nerve11▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Retinal Ganglion Cells10▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors10▲ 6.4×2 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration10▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Ocular Hypertension10▲ 135×1 topic
  19. Intravitreal Injection8▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Inflammation7▲ 2.2×10 topics
  21. Macular Degeneration6▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Wound Healing6▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Inflammatory Cytokines6▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Dry Eye Disease5▲ 112×1 topic
  25. OCT Imaging5▲ 128×2 topics
  26. Ocular Surface5▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Diabetic Retinopathy5▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Macular Hole5▲ 150×1 topic
  29. Tissue Engineering5▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Vitreoretinal Surgery5▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Genetic Mutations5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  32. Corneal Regeneration5▲ 119×1 topic
  33. Limbal Stem Cells5▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor5▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Choroidal Thickness4▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Endophthalmitis4▲ 82×2 topics
  37. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  39. Keratitis4▲ 138×1 topic
  40. Ocular Infections4▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does Augenklinik Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Corneal surgery and disorders and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Ophthalmology and Visual…17Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 17 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 16 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 14 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 10 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 5 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…5Retinal and Macular Surgery: 5 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 5 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 17 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 16 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 10 works
  5. 5 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  7. 7 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  10. 10 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 3 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 available5.2%not open94.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Augenklinik Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 Augenklinik Heidelberg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Augenklinik Heidelberg0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Augenklinik Heidelberg 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%Augenklinik Heidelberg14.2% 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 18.0% in 2024.

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