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Gesundheitsdienst

In research, Gesundheitsdienst stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,833 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,661 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,390
of 28,054 · #24,847 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#151
of 220
Research works
1.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Gesundheitsdienst 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,833 of 10,521 4.2%97 #8792
Health SciencesDomain #11,661 of 11,982 3.7%63 #11719

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gesundheitsdienst 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 Gesundheitsdienst specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 26.7 works11×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.51× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.56× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.94× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gesundheitsdienst?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans-Edwin Friedrich, Georg Streit and J. Köfer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gesundheitsdienst.

  1. 1 Hans-Edwin Friedrich · #477,555 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Georg Streit · #555,009 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 J. Köfer · #1,248,818 worldwide 20 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Ilko−Sascha Kowalczuk · #1,304,019 worldwide 3 citations · 147 works
  5. 5 S Böthig · #1,473,514 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Gesundheitsdienst

Which keywords describe research at Gesundheitsdienst?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Chronic Diseases, Epidemiological Study, Healthcare Utilization, Germany, Health Surveys, Gender and Identity.

▲ 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. Public Health20▲ 7.8×19 topics
  2. Chronic Diseases16▲ 33×3 topics
  3. Epidemiological Study15▲ 126×2 topics
  4. Healthcare Utilization15▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Germany15▲ 412×1 topic
  6. Health Surveys15▲ 412×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.3×10 topics
  8. Identity10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  9. Gender9▲ 9.4×8 topics
  10. Digital Transformation7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  11. Medical Ethics7▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Governance7▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Telemedicine6▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Elderly Care6▲ 22×3 topics
  15. End-of-Life Care6▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Patient Rights6▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Genetic Testing6▲ 28×2 topics
  18. History6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  19. Healthcare Law6▲ 220×1 topic
  20. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 75×2 topics
  21. Reproductive Medicine6▲ 220×1 topic
  22. Literature5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Cultural History5▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Mobile Health4▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Customer Experience4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Ethnografisches Schreiben4▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Historical Narratives4▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Migration4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Medieval Literature4▲ 117×1 topic
  31. Professional Development4▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Religious Practices4▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Business Models4▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Religious Education4▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Sexuality4▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Technology Innovation4▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Sociolinguistics4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Materiality4▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Psychoanalysis4▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Social History4▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Gesundheitsdienst publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Studies, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Sociology and Education Studies and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies.

Health and Medical Studies15Health and Medical Studies: 15 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 6 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 3 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 3 fractional worksSocial Policies and Healthcare Reform: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceClassics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 15 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  7. 7 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 3 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gesundheitsdienst's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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