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German Organ Transplantation Foundation

In research, German Organ Transplantation Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,330 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,452 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,574
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,562
of 1,603
Research works
160
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
German Organ Transplantation Foundation

What is German Organ Transplantation Foundation 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 #12,330 of 16,688 5.0%137
MedicineField #12,452 of 14,558 5.0%131

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Organ Transplantation Foundation 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 German Organ Transplantation Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at German Organ Transplantation Foundation is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 85.8% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 79.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 30.7% of its workTransplantation: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGerman OrganTransplantation…28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences8%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2279.7%
    2. Health Professions25.9%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting27.1%
    2. Social Sciences01.2%
    3. Psychology00.1%
    1. Engineering13.8%
    2. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does German Organ Transplantation Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.5 works4.2×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.15× its world share, 22 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.15×22 works
  2. Health Professions2.24×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.20×2 works
  4. Dentistry0.41×0 works
  5. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  6. Engineering0.26×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  11. Psychology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at German Organ Transplantation Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, T. Breidenbach, Claus Wesslau and Guenter Kirste lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Organ Transplantation Foundation.

  1. 1 T. Breidenbach Germany · #2,588,558 worldwide 194 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Claus Wesslau Germany · #2,858,598 worldwide 730 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Guenter Kirste Germany · #3,479,633 worldwide 364 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Christina Schleicher Germany · #3,650,048 worldwide 500 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Ulrike Wirges Germany · #4,176,186 worldwide 120 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Heiner Smit Germany · #4,232,863 worldwide 238 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Klaus Böhler Germany · #4,341,839 worldwide 312 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Carl‐Ludwig Fischer‐Fröhlich Germany · #5,032,236 worldwide 177 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at German Organ Transplantation Foundation

What are the most cited papers from German Organ Transplantation Foundation?

The most cited paper from German Organ Transplantation Foundation is "Machine Perfusion or Cold Storage in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation" (Cyril Moers, Jacqueline M. Smits, Mark-Hugo J. Maathuis et al., 2008), with 1,176 citations. Next come "The critical pathway for deceased donation: reportable uniformity in the approach to deceased donation" (239) and "Brain Death Activates Donor Organs and Is Associated with a Worse I/R Injury After Liver Transplantation" (235).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Machine Perfusion or Cold Storage in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation Cyril Moers, Jacqueline M. Smits, Mark-Hugo J. Maathuis et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 31 Dec 2008 1,176
2 The critical pathway for deceased donation: reportable uniformity in the approach to deceased donation Beatriz Domínguez‐Gil et al. · Transplant International 10 Mar 2011 239
3 Brain Death Activates Donor Organs and Is Associated with a Worse I/R Injury After Liver Transplantation S. Weiss, K. Kotsch, Maja Francuski et al. · American Journal of Transplantation Open access 15 May 2007 235
4 Machine perfusion versus cold storage for preservation of kidneys from expanded criteria donors after brain death Jürgen Walter Treckmann, Cyril Moers, Jacqueline M. Smits et al. · Transplant International Open access 17 Feb 2011 227
5 Methylprednisolone Therapy in Deceased Donors Reduces Inflammation in the Donor Liver and Improves Outcome After Liver Transplantation Katja Kotsch, Frank Ulrich, Anja Reutzel‐Selke et al. · Annals of Surgery Dec 2008 199
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at German Organ Transplantation Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, Living Kidney Donors, Organ Donation, Graft Survival, Rejection and Medical Ethics.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethical Considerations8▲ 81×4 topics
  2. Transplantation7▲ 236×3 topics
  3. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 355×2 topics
  4. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 600×1 topic
  5. Organ Donation4▲ 600×1 topic
  6. Graft Survival3▲ 135×2 topics
  7. Rejection3▲ 214×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  9. Medical Ethics2▲ 70×2 topics
  10. Immunosuppression2▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Patient Rights2▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 637×1 topic
  13. Telemedicine2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Immunosuppressive Drugs2▲ 117×1 topic
  16. Renal Allograft2▲ 192×1 topic
  17. End-of-Life2▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Palliative Care2▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Face2▲ 623×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Uterus2▲ 623×1 topic
  22. Neuroprotection1▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Demographic Transition1▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Elderly Care1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Liver Transplantation1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Donor Risk Index1▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury1▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Management1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  29. Blood Donation1▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Flexible Automation1▲ 142×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 142×1 topic
  32. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.0×1 topic

Which research topics does German Organ Transplantation Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organ Donation and Transplantation, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Organ Donation and Trans…4Organ Donation and Transplantation: 4 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…2Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksOrgan and Tissue Transplantation Research: 2 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 1 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…1Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTransplantationGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research Transplantation 2 works
  6. 6 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  10. 10 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has German Organ Transplantation Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher 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 German Organ Transplantation Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000073% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%German Organ Transplantation Foundation0.00011% in 20251990200020102020

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