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Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg

In research, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg stands highest in Medicine (#9,516 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,183 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,637
of 28,054 · #7,558 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,039
of 1,178
Research works
5.7k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
4%
world 28%

What is Chirurgische Universitätsklinik 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 #9,516 of 10,443 3.7%67 #2111
Health SciencesDomain #11,183 of 11,982 4.2%75 #2560

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chirurgische Universitätsklinik 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).

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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Köveker, F. Kallinowski and A Brunner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg.

  1. 1 G. Köveker Germany · #186,826 worldwide 123 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 F. Kallinowski Germany · #194,656 worldwide 447 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 A Brunner Germany · #403,252 worldwide 14 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 F. Linder Germany · #421,115 worldwide 43 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 E. H. Farthmann Germany · #543,101 worldwide 25 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 A. Imdahl Germany · #580,280 worldwide 28 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Hans Prinzhorn Germany · #599,194 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 K Vossschulte Germany · #632,028 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Karl-Heinrich Bauer Germany · #646,739 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ulrich F. Gruber Germany · #659,120 worldwide 34 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg

Which keywords describe research at Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Guidelines, Mortality, Epidemiology, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Chemotherapy, Postoperative Complications and Cardiac Risk.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.4×63 topics
  2. Guidelines6▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 9.7×10 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 4.2×24 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×22 topics
  6. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.8×15 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 1.96×32 topics
  8. Risk Factors4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  10. Rehabilitation4▲ 9.0×10 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 2.3×14 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 3.4×17 topics
  13. Complications3▲ 6.2×14 topics
  14. Postoperative Complications3▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Cardiac Risk3▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Perioperative3▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Healthcare3▲ 2.5×9 topics
  18. Surgical Management3▲ 6.8×14 topics
  19. Management2▲ 3.2×14 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Biomechanics2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  22. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×13 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Endovascular Repair2▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Diabetes2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  29. Prognosis2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Echocardiography2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  33. Targeted Therapy2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Elderly Patients2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Utilization2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Revascularization2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Surgical Complications2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Data Collection1▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Health and Medical Studies and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksFreezing and Crystalliza…1Freezing and Crystallization Processes: 1 fractional worksStoma care and complicat…1Stoma care and complications: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…1Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…1Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Freezing and Crystallization Processes Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Stoma care and complications Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 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 available4.0%not open96.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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