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German Liver Foundation

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Research works
54
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
385
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
German Liver Foundation

Not ranked overall: German Liver Foundation 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 German Liver Foundation work in?

In all years, 80% of research at German Liver Foundation is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Health Professions (7%), Engineering (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 43 fractional works · 80.1% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 73.1% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGerman LiverFoundation54fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences8%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4073.1%
    2. Health Professions46.5%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    4. Psychology00.6%
    1. Engineering35.1%
    2. Mathematics00.7%
    3. Chemistry00.6%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.24× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.24×9 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.79×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.62×0 works
  4. Nursing1.50×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.21×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×0 works
  8. Psychology0.59×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.50×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  14. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at German Liver Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Düben and Yvonne Serfert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Liver Foundation.

  1. 1 Walter Düben Germany · #4,780,195 worldwide 124 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Yvonne Serfert Germany · #5,495,319 worldwide 358 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at German Liver Foundation

What are the most cited papers from German Liver Foundation?

The most cited paper from German Liver Foundation is "Ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir fixed-dose combination for 6 weeks in patients with acute hepatitis C virus genotype 1 monoinfection (HepNet Acute HCV IV): an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study" (Katja Deterding et al., 2016), with 131 citations. Next come "The surgical approach for locking plate osteosynthesis of displaced proximal humeral fractures influences the functional outcome" (131) and "Survival trends and predictors of mortality in severe pelvic trauma: Estimates from the German Pelvic Trauma Registry Initiative" (125).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir fixed-dose combination for 6 weeks in patients with acute hepatitis C virus genotype 1 monoinfection (HepNet Acute HCV IV): an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study Katja Deterding et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 28 Oct 2016 131
2 The surgical approach for locking plate osteosynthesis of displaced proximal humeral fractures influences the functional outcome Pierre Hepp, Jan Theopold, Christine Voigt et al. · Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 4 Dec 2007 131
3 Survival trends and predictors of mortality in severe pelvic trauma: Estimates from the German Pelvic Trauma Registry Initiative Tim Pohlemann, Dirk Stengel, Georgios Tosounidis et al. · Injury 25 Apr 2011 125
4 Appropriate referral and selection of patients with chronic pain for spinal cord stimulation: European consensus recommendations and e‐health tool Simon Thomson, Frank J.P.M. Huygen, Simon J. Prangnell et al. · European Journal of Pain Open access 18 Mar 2020 100
5 Direct‐acting antiviral treatment of chronic HCV‐infected patients on opioid substitution therapy: Still a concern in clinical practice? Stefan Christensen, Peter Buggisch, Stefan Mauss et al. · Addiction 23 Jan 2018 88
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at German Liver Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immune Response, Liver Disease, Antiviral Therapy, Treatment, Genetic Variation, Hepatitis C Virus and Ribavirin.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 6.1×28 topics
  2. Immune Response8▲ 25×7 topics
  3. Liver Disease8▲ 109×3 topics
  4. Antiviral Therapy8▲ 98×3 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Genetic Variation6▲ 34×4 topics
  7. Hepatitis C Virus5▲ 190×1 topic
  8. Ribavirin5▲ 190×1 topic
  9. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Global Burden4▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Physician Liability4▲ 117×2 topics
  12. Medical Ethics3▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Patient Rights3▲ 64×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  15. Rehabilitation3▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Management3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  17. Diagnosis3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  18. Chronic Hepatitis B3▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Hepatitis B Virus3▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Complications2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  21. Healthcare2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  23. Pain Management2▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Mortality2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Vaccine2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  28. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Hepatitis E Virus2▲ 149×1 topic
  30. NAFLD2▲ 25×1 topic
  31. NASH2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Patient Care2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Quality2▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Zoonotic Transmission2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Shoulder Function1▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Anaesthesia1▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Civil Engineering1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Construction1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Hepatic Encephalopathy1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Medical Gases1▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does German Liver Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hepatitis C virus research, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology.

Hepatitis C virus research2Hepatitis C virus research: 2 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksHepatitis Viruses Studie…1Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 0 fractional worksLiver Diseases and Immunity: 0 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 0 fractional works
HepatologyEpidemiologyEconomics and EconometricsPathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 2 works
  2. 2 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  4. 4 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatology 1 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Liver Diseases and Immunity Hepatology 0 works
  9. 9 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 0 works
  10. 10 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has German Liver Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 German Liver Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%German Liver Foundation0.000066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of German Liver Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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