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Düsseldorf University Hospital

In research, Düsseldorf University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#635 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#795 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,157 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Emergency Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology — Emergency Medicine is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,232
of 28,054 · #3,325 all time
Rank in Germany
#116
of 1,178
Research works
6.3k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
108k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Düsseldorf University Hospital 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 #635 of 10,443 16.4%936 #978
Health SciencesDomain #795 of 11,982 16.5%1,021 #1203
Life SciencesDomain #1,157 of 7,800 19.4%274 #1554
SurgerySubfield #597 of 1,816 14.4%130 #1006
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,523 of 3,579 18.0%157 #1880
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #700 of 1,144 14.6%79 #1049
Social SciencesDomain #6,617 of 10,521 23.5%77 #8778
OncologySubfield #514 of 772 18.1%81 #837
EpidemiologySubfield #697 of 976 16.2%62 #1296
Health ProfessionsField #1,384 of 1,928 17.4%65 #2588

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Düsseldorf University Hospital 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#978 #635
  2. Health Sciences#1,203 #795
  3. Life Sciences#1,554 #1,157
  4. Surgery#1,006 #597
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,880 #1,523
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,049 #700
  7. Social Sciences#8,778 #6,617
  8. Oncology#837 #514
  9. Epidemiology#1,296 #697
  10. Health Professions#2,588 #1,384
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Düsseldorf University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Emergency Medicine takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 20.0 works5.7×
  2. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 40.2 works5.4×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 43.5 works5.3×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 20.3 works5.2×
  5. HematologySubfield · 22.0 works5.0×
  6. OncologySubfield · 81.2 works5.0×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 157 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.24× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.50× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 936 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Düsseldorf University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, W Angerstein, Thomas Klenzner and Ragnar Huhn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Düsseldorf University Hospital.

  1. 1 W Angerstein Germany · #1,288,074 worldwide 3 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Thomas Klenzner Germany · #1,331,874 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ragnar Huhn Germany · #1,445,423 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Düsseldorf University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Düsseldorf University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Treatment, Prognostic Factors, Heart Failure and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology137▲ 2.4×123 topics
  2. Inflammation88▲ 2.9×82 topics
  3. Treatment58▲ 3.3×44 topics
  4. Immunotherapy54▲ 5.3×19 topics
  5. Quality of Life51▲ 2.5×48 topics
  6. Cancer50▲ 2.6×47 topics
  7. Chemotherapy49▲ 4.8×25 topics
  8. Diagnosis46▲ 3.5×38 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease44▲ 2.8×36 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress43▲ 1.84×55 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders39▲ 4.7×20 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors37▲ 5.9×14 topics
  13. Heart Failure37▲ 6.0×13 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment35▲ 5.4×8 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome34▲ 2.9×20 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations34▲ 5.5×22 topics
  17. Management34▲ 3.0×30 topics
  18. Biomarkers31▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Obesity31▲ 2.8×22 topics
  20. Guidelines31▲ 4.6×13 topics
  21. Clinical Trials28▲ 2.9×18 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines28▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. Mortality28▲ 3.3×13 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance27▲ 4.1×9 topics
  25. Complications27▲ 3.7×17 topics
  26. Autoantibodies25▲ 7.4×8 topics
  27. Radiotherapy24▲ 4.3×13 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy23▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Surgical Management23▲ 4.0×19 topics
  30. Thrombosis23▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Immunosuppressive Therapy22▲ 8.1×7 topics
  32. Angiogenesis20▲ 4.3×16 topics
  33. Echocardiography20▲ 5.2×7 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction20▲ 6.0×7 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines20▲ 4.8×9 topics
  36. PET Imaging19▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Critical Care18▲ 5.5×8 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy18▲ 5.7×5 topics
  39. Rituximab18▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. End-of-Life15▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Düsseldorf University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Palliative Care and End-…13Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 13 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…11Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 11 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 10 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…10Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 10 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 10 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …8Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 8 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 8 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 10 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 9 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 9 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 8 works
  10. 10 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 8 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Düsseldorf University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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