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Hautklinik Heidelberg

In research, Hautklinik Heidelberg stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,445 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,260 of 14,558 worldwide) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#1,155 of 1,829 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,601
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#588
of 1,603
Research works
3.6k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.63×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
6%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Hautklinik Heidelberg

What is Hautklinik Heidelberg 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 #6,445 of 16,688 2.8%2,489
MedicineField #6,260 of 14,558 2.5%2,337
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #1,155 of 1,829 3.9%216
Life SciencesDomain #7,327 of 11,023 2.7%843
SurgerySubfield #2,164 of 3,248 4.5%180
EpidemiologySubfield #1,383 of 1,970 2.1%242
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,116 of 5,801 2.9%516
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,198 of 1,587 2.7%206
RheumatologySubfield #671 of 865 2.0%156
OncologySubfield #1,163 of 1,474 2.0%182

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hautklinik Heidelberg 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 Hautklinik Heidelberg work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Hautklinik Heidelberg is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 50 fractional works · 79.9% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 74.8% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 16.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHautklinikHeidelberg62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences5%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4774.8%
    2. Health Professions34.0%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology57.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Social Sciences22.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    3. Psychology00.7%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Environmental Science00.7%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.37× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.24×0 works
  2. Medicine3.89×47 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.37×2 works
  4. Health Professions1.52×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×4 works
  6. Dentistry0.69×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.46×1 works
  8. Nursing0.36×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  11. Psychology0.24×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.20×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.14×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.08×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hautklinik Heidelberg?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Gottron, Hermann Werner Siemens and August Lucae lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hautklinik Heidelberg.

  1. 1 H. Gottron Germany · #3,299,902 worldwide 560 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Hermann Werner Siemens Germany · #3,644,102 worldwide 1.3k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 August Lucae Germany · #3,726,148 worldwide 223 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Hendrike Durani Germany · #3,846,575 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Franz Blumenthal Germany · #3,896,258 worldwide 145 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Wilhelm Frei Germany · #3,983,773 worldwide 555 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Walter Frieboes Germany · #4,040,871 worldwide 180 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Walter Freudenthal Germany · #4,051,837 worldwide 462 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 H. Hruszek Germany · #4,133,512 worldwide 39 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 J. Jadassohn Germany · #4,159,644 worldwide 477 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Hautklinik Heidelberg

What are the most cited papers from Hautklinik Heidelberg?

The most cited paper from Hautklinik Heidelberg is "Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma" (Eric A. Collisson et al., 2014), with 5,968 citations. Next come "Extracellular vesicle in vivo biodistribution is determined by cell source, route of administration and targeting" (1,749) and "Lung cancer mortality reduction by LDCT screening—Results from the randomized German LUSI trial" (451).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma Eric A. Collisson et al. · Nature Open access310 authors 8 Jul 2014 5,968
2 Extracellular vesicle in vivo biodistribution is determined by cell source, route of administration and targeting Oscar P. B. Wiklander, Joel Z. Nordin, Aisling J. O’Loughlin et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access 2015 1,749
3 Lung cancer mortality reduction by LDCT screening—Results from the randomized German LUSI trial Nikolaus Becker, Erna Motsch, Anke Trotter et al. · International Journal of Cancer Open access 4 Jun 2019 451
4 Human papillomavirus type‐16‐related DNA in genital Bowen's disease and in bowenoid papulosis Hans Ikenberg, Lutz Gissmann, Gerd Gross et al. · International Journal of Cancer 15 Nov 1983 444
5 A DNA vaccine against VEGF receptor 2 prevents effective angiogenesis and inhibits tumor growth Andreas G. Niethammer, Rong Xiang, Jürgen Christian Becker et al. · Nature Medicine 4 Nov 2002 379
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hautklinik Heidelberg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Diagnosis, Tumor Staging, Chemotherapy, Immune Dysregulation, Treatment and Filaggrin.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology12▲ 4.7×38 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 7.6×12 topics
  3. Immunotherapy4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  4. Tumor Staging4▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 4.9×15 topics
  6. Chemotherapy3▲ 7.6×12 topics
  7. Immune Dysregulation3▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×15 topics
  9. Filaggrin3▲ 95×1 topic
  10. Management3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  11. Metastasis3▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Skin Microbiome3▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Prognostic Factors3▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  15. Skin Cancer3▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Survival Analysis3▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Melanoma3▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Dermoscopy2▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Genetics2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  21. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy2▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Autoantibodies2▲ 15×6 topics
  23. Radiotherapy2▲ 9.0×9 topics
  24. Wound Healing2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Asthma2▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Targeted Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Autoimmune2▲ 64×2 topics
  29. Basal Cell Carcinoma2▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Hypertrophic Scarring2▲ 103×1 topic
  31. Keloids2▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer2▲ 106×1 topic
  33. Skin Cancers2▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Immunology2▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. CT Screening2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Lung Cancer2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Positron Emission Tomography2▲ 36×1 topic
  40. TGF-ß2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Hautklinik Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies.

Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …2Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 2 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer …2Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions1Cancer and Skin Lesions: 1 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksGenetic and rare skin diseases.: 1 fractional works
DermatologyOncologyEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 3 works
  2. 2 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 2 works
  4. 4 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic and rare skin diseases. Genetics 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hautklinik Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Hautklinik Heidelberg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Hautklinik Heidelberg0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hautklinik Heidelberg over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2020Hautklinik Heidelberg1.3% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 1997.

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