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BG Klinikum Hamburg

In research, BG Klinikum Hamburg stands highest in Medicine (#6,141 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,853 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 13.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,685
of 28,054 · #30,648 all time
Rank in Germany
#886
of 1,178
Research works
735
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is BG Klinikum Hamburg 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 #6,141 of 10,443 16.2%98 #10835
Health SciencesDomain #7,853 of 11,982 15.9%106 #13622

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 13.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 38.3 works14×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 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 BG Klinikum Hamburg?

Ranked on the composite score, D Buck-Gramcko, Dirk A. Loose and Markus Stuhr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BG Klinikum Hamburg.

  1. 1 D Buck-Gramcko Germany · #74,482 worldwide 134 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Dirk A. Loose Germany · #385,490 worldwide 54 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Markus Stuhr Germany · #810,331 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Helmut Lill Germany · #1,033,486 worldwide 29 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 H. G. K. Schmidt Germany · #1,034,103 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Meinecke Fw Germany · #1,052,082 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ralf Böthig Germany · #1,123,457 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 K. Seide Germany · #1,136,165 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 D. Wolter Germany · #1,258,983 worldwide 15 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Alexander Ellwein Germany · #1,269,611 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at BG Klinikum Hamburg

Which keywords describe research at BG Klinikum Hamburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Arthroplasty and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 5.8×39 topics
  2. Complications14▲ 24×9 topics
  3. Rehabilitation13▲ 27×10 topics
  4. Biomechanics13▲ 35×8 topics
  5. Revision Surgery11▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Total Hip Replacement11▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Arthroplasty9▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Outcomes7▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Total Knee Replacement7▲ 86×1 topic
  12. Internal Fixation6▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Surgical Management6▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Shoulder Function5▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Infection Prevention5▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Bone Healing5▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Fracture Epidemiology5▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Rotator Cuff Tears5▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Shoulder Pathology5▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Mortality5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  21. Anterior Cruciate Ligament5▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Injury Risk5▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Wear Particles4▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Prevention3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  27. Regeneration3▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Kinematics3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Acromioclavicular Joint3▲ 105×1 topic
  32. Clavicle Fractures3▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Contact Allergy3▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Gait Analysis3▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Running Injuries3▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Skin Sensitization3▲ 137×1 topic
  38. Functional Recovery3▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Surgical Treatment3▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis2▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does BG Klinikum Hamburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Bone fractures and treatments and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …7Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 7 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…5Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 5 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…5Bone fractures and treatments: 5 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…5Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…3Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…3Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 3 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…3Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyDermatologyBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 3 works
  8. 8 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BG Klinikum Hamburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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