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Augenklinik Heidelberg

In research, Augenklinik Heidelberg stands highest in Medicine (#9,158 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,850 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Medicine — Ophthalmology is 112.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,664
of 28,054 · #12,338 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,106
of 1,178
Research works
3.6k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
5%
world 28%

What is Augenklinik Heidelberg known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #9,158 of 10,443 15.7%67 #2585
Health SciencesDomain #10,850 of 11,982 16.7%70 #3428

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Augenklinik Heidelberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 112.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 25.3 works113×
  2. MedicineField · 67.5 works4.2×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 68 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Augenklinik Heidelberg?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Sallmann, Manfred Tetz and H. Witschel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augenklinik Heidelberg.

  1. 1 L. Sallmann Germany · #51,841 worldwide 176 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Manfred Tetz Germany · #188,012 worldwide 121 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 H. Witschel Germany · #304,444 worldwide 71 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 K. W. Jacobi Germany · #309,465 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Guntram Kommerell Germany · #324,547 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 J. Stepanik Germany · #353,764 worldwide 27 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Anne-Catherine Martenet Germany · #399,097 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Gerhard F. Strasser Germany · #443,450 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 G Mackensen Germany · #461,070 worldwide 29 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 J Gärtner Germany · #461,134 worldwide 35 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Augenklinik Heidelberg

Which keywords describe research at Augenklinik Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Epidemiology, Myopia, Femtosecond Laser, Intraocular Lens Implantation, Optical Coherence Tomography and Optic Nerve.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Glaucoma19▲ 150×4 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure16▲ 230×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology16▲ 4.7×20 topics
  4. Myopia11▲ 216×2 topics
  5. Femtosecond Laser10▲ 239×1 topic
  6. Intraocular Lens Implantation10▲ 438×1 topic
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography9▲ 103×3 topics
  8. Optic Nerve9▲ 105×2 topics
  9. Corneal Biomechanics8▲ 304×1 topic
  10. Keratoconus8▲ 304×1 topic
  11. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration8▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Visual Impairment8▲ 194×2 topics
  15. Global Prevalence8▲ 100×1 topic
  16. Refractive Error8▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Intravitreal Injection4▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  19. Macular Degeneration4▲ 38×3 topics
  20. OCT Imaging4▲ 153×2 topics
  21. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Macular Hole3▲ 175×1 topic
  23. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  24. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 175×1 topic
  25. Wound Healing3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Corneal Regeneration3▲ 129×1 topic
  27. Genetic Mutations3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  28. Limbal Stem Cells3▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.93×3 topics
  31. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Endophthalmitis2▲ 88×2 topics
  33. Ocular Surface2▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Keratitis2▲ 149×1 topic
  37. Ocular Infections2▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Asthma1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Microphthalmia1▲ 128×1 topic
  40. Ocular Development1▲ 128×1 topic

Which research topics does Augenklinik Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Corneal surgery and disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Intraocular Surgery and …10Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 10 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 8 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 8 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…8Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 8 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…3Retinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

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

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Augenklinik Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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