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Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef

In research, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef stands highest in Medicine (#12,786 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,985 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,728
of 28,054 · #35,124 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,160
of 1,178
Research works
413
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #12,786 of 17,978 10.5%315
Health SciencesDomain #14,985 of 20,462 10.4%335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef 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).

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.24× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 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 Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef?

Ranked on the composite score, Alois Fürst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef.

  1. 1 Alois Fürst Germany · #153,658 worldwide 62 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef

Which keywords describe research at Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Metabolic Syndrome, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations and Laparoscopic Surgery.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy7▲ 15×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 2.5×30 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 9.1×12 topics
  5. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Treatment4▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations4▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Breast Cancer3▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Guidelines3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  12. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  13. Adjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Diagnosis3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  15. Molecular Classification3▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Precision Medicine3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  17. Molecular Characterization2▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Rectal Cancer2▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Surgical Management2▲ 8.3×8 topics
  22. Clinical Management2▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Complications2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  25. Fistulas2▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Genetic Testing2▲ 25×4 topics
  27. Growth Hormone2▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Hemorrhoids2▲ 151×1 topic
  30. Anal Cancer2▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Chemoradiation2▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Cushing's Syndrome2▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Metastasis2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  35. Pituitary Adenomas2▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Renal Injury2▲ 61×2 topics
  37. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Bladder Cancer2▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Paraganglioma2▲ 125×1 topic
  40. Pheochromocytoma2▲ 125×1 topic

Which research topics does Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes, Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments.

Colorectal Cancer Surgic…2Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…2Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 2 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…2Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…2Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 2 fractional worksAdrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors: 2 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and…1Diverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional works
OncologySurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismReproductive Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  5. 5 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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