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Franziskushospital Aachen

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Research works
84
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
414
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Franziskushospital Aachen

Not ranked overall: Franziskushospital Aachen is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Franziskushospital Aachen work in?

In all years, 87% of research at Franziskushospital Aachen is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 73 fractional works · 86.9% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 81.3% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 36.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFranziskushospitalAachen84fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6881.3%
    2. Health Professions45.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.0%
    2. Neuroscience22.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology21.8%
    2. Social Sciences11.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Engineering22.3%
    2. Environmental Science00.1%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Franziskushospital Aachen?

Ranked on the quality score, Jamie Bahm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Franziskushospital Aachen.

  1. 1 Jamie Bahm Germany · #5,440,542 worldwide 475 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Franziskushospital Aachen

What are the most cited papers from Franziskushospital Aachen?

The most cited paper from Franziskushospital Aachen is "Drug-Coated Balloons for Coronary Artery Disease" (Raban V. Jeger, Simon Eccleshall, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad et al., 2020), with 599 citations. Next come "Teaching resuscitation in schools: annual tuition by trained teachers is effective starting at age 10. A four-year prospective cohort study" (174) and "Endoscopic subfascial sectioning of incompetent perforating veins in treatment of primary varicosis" (118).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Drug-Coated Balloons for Coronary Artery Disease Raban V. Jeger, Simon Eccleshall, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad et al. · JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Open access 27 May 2020 599
2 Teaching resuscitation in schools: annual tuition by trained teachers is effective starting at age 10. A four-year prospective cohort study Andreas Böhn, Hugo Karel Van Aken, Thomas Mollhoff et al. · Resuscitation 31 Jan 2012 174
3 Endoscopic subfascial sectioning of incompetent perforating veins in treatment of primary varicosis Michael Jugenheimer, Th. Junginger · World Journal of Surgery Sep 1992 118
4 Zinc supplementation ameliorates lung injury by reducing neutrophil recruitment and activity Inga Weßels, Johanna Theresa Pupke, Klaus-Thilo von Trotha et al. · Thorax Open access 8 Jan 2020 85
5 S3-Guideline non-traumatic adult femoral head necrosis Andreas J. Roth, Johannes Beckmann, K. Bohndorf et al. · Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Open access 14 Dec 2015 75
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Franziskushospital Aachen?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Shoulder Function, Muscle Strength, Brachial Plexus, Nerve Transfer, Medical Ethics, Rehabilitation and Risk Factors.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Quality of Life11▲ 9.9×10 topics
  2. Shoulder Function11▲ 150×2 topics
  3. Muscle Strength10▲ 98×3 topics
  4. Brachial Plexus10▲ 458×1 topic
  5. Nerve Transfer10▲ 458×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology6▲ 1.85×20 topics
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  8. Medical Ethics5▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Rehabilitation4▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Treatment4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  11. Physician Liability4▲ 86×2 topics
  12. Informed Consent4▲ 55×2 topics
  13. End-of-Life Care4▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Patient Rights4▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Reproductive Medicine4▲ 184×1 topic
  16. Telemedicine4▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome4▲ 195×1 topic
  18. Electrodiagnostic Studies4▲ 195×1 topic
  19. Complications4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  20. Distal Radius Fractures4▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Flexor Tendon Repair4▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Anaesthesia3▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Medical Gases3▲ 190×1 topic
  24. Pain Management3▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Guidelines3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Management3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Surgical Management3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Patient Care2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Quality2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Atherosclerosis2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  32. Pregnancy2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Angioplasty2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Revascularization2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Claudication2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Spinal Cord Injury2▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Diseases2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Neuromuscular Junction2▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Franziskushospital Aachen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…0Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 0 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…0Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 0 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 0 fractional works
SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  2. 2 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Vascular anomalies and interventions Surgery 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Franziskushospital Aachen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Franziskushospital Aachen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Franziskushospital Aachen0.0000090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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