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German Organ Transplantation Foundation

In research, German Organ Transplantation Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#8,075 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,788 of 20,462 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
#33,121
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,550
of 2,077
Research works
160
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #8,075 of 17,978 9.8%131
Health SciencesDomain #10,788 of 20,462 9.4%137

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 · 21.5 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 22 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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.

Who are the top researchers at German Organ Transplantation Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Günter Kirste lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Organ Transplantation Foundation.

  1. 1 Günter Kirste Germany · #772,300 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at German Organ Transplantation Foundation

Which keywords describe research at German Organ Transplantation Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, Living Kidney Donors, Organ Donation, Graft Survival, Medical Ethics and Telemedicine.

▲ 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 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▲ 87×4 topics
  2. Transplantation7▲ 250×3 topics
  3. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 394×2 topics
  4. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 648×1 topic
  5. Organ Donation4▲ 648×1 topic
  6. Graft Survival3▲ 149×2 topics
  7. Medical Ethics2▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×8 topics
  9. Immunosuppression2▲ 99×2 topics
  10. Patient Rights2▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Rejection2▲ 224×2 topics
  12. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 636×1 topic
  13. Telemedicine2▲ 71×2 topics
  14. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Immunosuppressive Drugs2▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Renal Allograft2▲ 218×1 topic
  17. End-of-Life2▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Palliative Care2▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Face2▲ 713×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  21. Uterus2▲ 713×1 topic
  22. Neuroprotection1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Liver Transplantation1▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Management1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  25. Donor Risk Index1▲ 105×1 topic
  26. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury1▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Blood Donation1▲ 228×1 topic
  28. Demographic Transition1▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Elderly Care1▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Flexible Automation1▲ 149×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 149×1 topic
  32. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.0×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksOrgan and Tissue Transplantation Research: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…1Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTransplantationSurgeryGeneral Health Professions3 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 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 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 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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