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BG Klinik Tübingen

In research, BG Klinik Tübingen stands highest in Medicine (#7,537 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,682 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,964
of 28,054 · #15,601 all time
Rank in Germany
#623
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is BG Klinik Tübingen 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 #7,537 of 10,443 12.4%95 #4809
Health SciencesDomain #8,682 of 11,982 12.3%100 #6437

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BG Klinik Tübingen 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 BG Klinik Tübingen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 40.7 works13×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 96 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BG Klinik Tübingen?

Ranked on the composite score, Dankward Höntzsch, Peter Hanns Reill and Cosima Prahm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BG Klinik Tübingen.

  1. 1 Dankward Höntzsch Germany · #299,648 worldwide 1 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Peter Hanns Reill Germany · #587,314 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Cosima Prahm Germany · #715,798 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 K. Weise Germany · #718,909 worldwide 54 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 S. Weller Germany · #723,234 worldwide 26 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Jonas Kolbenschlag Germany · #731,571 worldwide 48 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 P. J. Meeder Germany · #822,870 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 L. Koslowski Germany · #862,278 worldwide 19 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Andreas Badke Germany · #942,228 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 E. Schwab Germany · #951,581 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at BG Klinik Tübingen

Which keywords describe research at BG Klinik Tübingen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Mortality, Biomechanics, Internal Fixation, Distal Radius Fractures and Flexor Tendon Repair.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.3×42 topics
  2. Complications14▲ 21×10 topics
  3. Rehabilitation10▲ 19×9 topics
  4. Mortality8▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Biomechanics8▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Internal Fixation7▲ 77×2 topics
  7. Distal Radius Fractures7▲ 97×1 topic
  8. Flexor Tendon Repair7▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Infection Prevention7▲ 56×3 topics
  10. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×25 topics
  11. Revision Surgery6▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Total Hip Replacement6▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Bone Healing6▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Fracture Epidemiology6▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Surgical Management6▲ 10×11 topics
  16. Quality of Life6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  17. Arthroplasty5▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Elderly Patients5▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Functional Recovery4▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Breast Reconstruction4▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  22. Surgery4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  23. Shoulder Function4▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Hip Fracture4▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Orthogeriatric Care4▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Pain Management4▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Elbow Injuries3▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction3▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Free Flap3▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Microsurgical Reconstruction3▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Periprosthetic Joint Infection3▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Prosthetic Joint Infections3▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Hip Arthroplasty3▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Outcomes3▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Wear Particles3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Wound Healing3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  40. Regeneration3▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does BG Klinik Tübingen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Bone fractures and treatments, Hip and Femur Fractures and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 6 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures4Hip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 3 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BG Klinik Tübingen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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