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Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg

In research, Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg stands highest in Health Sciences (#18,679 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,433 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences — Health Sciences is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,082
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,268
of 2,077
Research works
320
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg 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
Health SciencesDomain #18,679 of 20,462 7.1%228
MedicineField #16,433 of 17,978 7.0%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Diabetesinstitut 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 Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 21.0 works3.3×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.57× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Erhard Siegel, August Homburger and Paul Ernst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg.

  1. 1 Erhard Siegel Germany · #449,658 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 August Homburger Germany · #554,640 worldwide 17 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Paul Ernst Germany · #698,982 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Friedrich Schmidt-La Baume Germany · #1,185,843 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hermann v. Czetsch-Lindenwald Germany · #1,288,093 worldwide 4 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg

Which keywords describe research at Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Mortality, Complications, Type 1 Diabetes, Genetics and Inflammatory Response.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 5.0×24 topics
  2. Glycemic Control3▲ 78×4 topics
  3. Insulin Therapy3▲ 94×3 topics
  4. Mortality3▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Complications2▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  8. Genetics2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  9. Inflammatory Response2▲ 99×2 topics
  10. Critical Care2▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Hyperglycemia2▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Infection Risk2▲ 169×1 topic
  14. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Immunotherapy2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  18. Public Health2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  19. Inflammation1▲ 2.3×12 topics
  20. Quality of Life1▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. Treatment1▲ 3.9×8 topics
  22. Continuous Glucose Monitoring1▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Hypoglycemia1▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Neurological Disorders1▲ 7.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients, Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes and associated disorders and Health and Medical Studies.

Hyperglycemia and glycem…2Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …1Diabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detec…1Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksOmental and Epiploic Conditions: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research: 0 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Omental and Epiploic Conditions Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Developmental Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 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 available15.2%not open84.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Diabetesinstitut Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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