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German Rheumatism Research Centre

In research, German Rheumatism Research Centre stands highest in Medicine (#4,243 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,748 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Rheumatology is 40.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,424
of 28,054 · #2,885 all time
Rank in Germany
#232
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
46.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is German Rheumatism Research Centre 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 #4,243 of 10,443 20.8%107 #2431
Health SciencesDomain #5,748 of 11,982 20.4%111 #3280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Rheumatism Research Centre 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 Rheumatism Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 40.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 31.3 works40×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 26.0 works22×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 26.4 works15×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 15.49× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Rheumatism Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Zink, Joachim Listing and Anja Strangfeld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Rheumatism Research Centre.

  1. 1 A. Zink Germany · #13,662 worldwide 417 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Joachim Listing Germany · #42,840 worldwide 456 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Anja Strangfeld Germany · #45,267 worldwide 187 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Andreas Radbruch Germany · #204,939 worldwide 296 citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Claudia Berek Germany · #257,712 worldwide 156 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Martina Niewerth Germany · #380,938 worldwide 21 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Kirsten Minden Germany · #392,948 worldwide 66 citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Mir‐Farzin Mashreghi Germany · #483,626 worldwide 96 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Andrey Kruglov Germany · #513,796 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Jens Klotsche Germany · #533,115 worldwide 94 citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at German Rheumatism Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at German Rheumatism Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Treatment, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cytokines, Cardiovascular Risk, Biological Therapy and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.

▲ 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. Autoantibodies30▲ 75×8 topics
  2. Inflammation29▲ 8.2×42 topics
  3. Treatment16▲ 7.9×17 topics
  4. Rheumatoid Arthritis16▲ 97×2 topics
  5. Cytokines15▲ 31×6 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk14▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Biological Therapy14▲ 149×2 topics
  8. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs14▲ 163×1 topic
  9. Joint Inflammation14▲ 163×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology12▲ 1.80×51 topics
  11. Fibrosis11▲ 36×5 topics
  12. Immunosuppressive Therapy11▲ 35×7 topics
  13. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Ankylosing Spondylitis10▲ 205×1 topic
  15. Spondyloarthritis10▲ 205×1 topic
  16. TGF-ß10▲ 37×4 topics
  17. TGF-ß Signaling10▲ 89×3 topics
  18. Pulmonary Involvement10▲ 155×1 topic
  19. Systemic Sclerosis10▲ 155×1 topic
  20. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis8▲ 97×2 topics
  21. Immune Response8▲ 8.2×11 topics
  22. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis8▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Macrophage Activation Syndrome8▲ 196×1 topic
  24. Autoimmunity7▲ 28×5 topics
  25. Immunity7▲ 9.8×6 topics
  26. Cancer6▲ 2.7×22 topics
  27. Toll-like Receptors6▲ 31×3 topics
  28. CD4+CD25+5▲ 93×1 topic
  29. Foxp35▲ 93×1 topic
  30. SARS-CoV-25▲ 9.7×5 topics
  31. NK Cell Recognition5▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Natural Killer Cells5▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Regulatory T Cells5▲ 25×4 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Antiphospholipid Syndrome5▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus5▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 20×5 topics
  40. Cell Death4▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does German Rheumatism Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…14Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 14 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 10 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 10 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 8 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 5 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…5Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 5 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 5 fractional worksInflammasome and immune disorders: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyPathology and Forensic MedicineHematologyImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 14 works
  2. 2 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 10 works
  3. 3 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 8 works
  5. 5 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 5 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 5 works
  7. 7 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 5 works
  8. 8 Inflammasome and immune disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 2 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Rheumatism Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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