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Donauspital

In research, Donauspital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,428 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,007 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,464
of 34,923
Rank in Austria
#86
of 255
Research works
864
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Donauspital

What is Donauspital 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 #3,428 of 16,688 7.5%638
MedicineField #3,007 of 14,558 7.8%579

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Donauspital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Donauspital work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Donauspital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 73 fractional works · 80.2% of its workMedicine: 71 fractional works · 77.8% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 10.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDonauspital92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7177.8%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology33.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Neuroscience11.2%
    1. Engineering33.0%
    2. Environmental Science11.2%
    3. Chemistry00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences33.5%
    2. Psychology00.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.05×71 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.28×3 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×4 works
  4. Health Professions0.75×2 works
  5. Neuroscience0.73×1 works
  6. Nursing0.56×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.28×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  11. Veterinary0.21×0 works
  12. Engineering0.20×3 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  14. Psychology0.15×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Donauspital?

Ranked on the quality score, Regina Katzenschlager, Wolfgang Kristoferitsch and Christian Temml lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Donauspital.

  1. 1 Regina Katzenschlager Austria · #122,982 worldwide 14k citations · 128 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang Kristoferitsch Austria · #302,370 worldwide 6.3k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Christian Temml Austria · #623,802 worldwide 3.6k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Stephan Madersbacher Austria · #839,173 worldwide 18k citations · 404 works
  5. 5 Helmut Rauschka Austria · #1,470,534 worldwide 5.9k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Anton Ponholzer Austria · #1,767,999 worldwide 3.5k citations · 141 works
  7. 7 Martin Marszalek Austria · #1,779,988 worldwide 2.9k citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Rudolf P. Obermayr Austria · #1,834,591 worldwide 1.7k citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Ingrid Berger Austria · #2,105,330 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Elisabeth Jedelsky Austria · #2,112,026 worldwide 89 citations · 176 works
All ranked researchers at Donauspital

What are the most cited papers from Donauspital?

The most cited paper from Donauspital is "How a century of ammonia synthesis changed the world" (Jan Willem Erisman, Mark A. Sutton, James N. Galloway et al., 2008), with 4,691 citations. Next come "New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias" (2,608) and "A Mutation in VPS35, Encoding a Subunit of the Retromer Complex, Causes Late-Onset Parkinson Disease" (915).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How a century of ammonia synthesis changed the world Jan Willem Erisman, Mark A. Sutton, James N. Galloway et al. · Nature Geoscience 28 Sep 2008 4,691
2 New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias Céline Bellenguez et al. · Nature Genetics Open access1,266 authors Apr 2022 2,608
3 A Mutation in VPS35, Encoding a Subunit of the Retromer Complex, Causes Late-Onset Parkinson Disease Alexander A. Zimprich et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access Jul 2011 915
4 Definition of treatment goals for moderate to severe psoriasis: a European consensus Ulrich Mrowietz et al. · Archives of Dermatological Research Open access 20 Sep 2010 898
5 The First European Evidence-based Consensus on Extra-intestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Marcus Harbord et al. · Journal of Crohn s and Colitis Open access 27 Nov 2015 829
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Which keywords describe research at Donauspital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pregnancy, Physiology, Anaesthesia, Medical Gases, Low Back Pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Relaxin and Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Pregnancy15▲ 79×7 topics
  2. Anaesthesia8▲ 1049×1 topic
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 2.2×48 topics
  4. Medical Gases8▲ 1049×1 topic
  5. Physiology8▲ 338×2 topics
  6. Low Back Pain8▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Pelvic Girdle Pain7▲ 452×1 topic
  8. Relaxin7▲ 452×1 topic
  9. Management6▲ 7.9×12 topics
  10. Risk Factors6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  11. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×27 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Chemotherapy5▲ 7.0×14 topics
  14. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Therapy4▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Diseases4▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.4×11 topics
  18. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy4▲ 198×1 topic
  19. Cancer3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  20. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×21 topics
  21. Obesity3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Survival3▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Breast Cancer3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Teratogenicity3▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Treatment3▲ 2.4×21 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-22▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Adiposity2▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Body Mass Index2▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Diagnosis2▲ 2.8×18 topics
  30. Fetal Development2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Antiepileptic Drugs2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Bone Health2▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Cognitive Function2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Prenatal Exposure2▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Thrombosis2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Immune Response2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  38. Maternal Mortality2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  39. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  40. Immune Dysregulation1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Donauspital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biomedical and Chemical Research, Pregnancy-related medical research, Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy and Cancer Risks and Factors.

Biomedical and Chemical …8Biomedical and Chemical Research: 8 fractional worksPregnancy-related medica…7Pregnancy-related medical research: 7 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in…4Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 4 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors2Cancer Risks and Factors: 2 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications: 1 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 1 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 8 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 1 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Donauspital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Donauspital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Donauspital0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Donauspital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2018Donauspital1.6% in 2018200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2007.

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