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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

In research, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf stands highest in Medicine (#279 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#367 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#353 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Museology — Classics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#508
of 28,054 · #330 all time
Rank in Germany
#24
of 1,178
Research works
55k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 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 #279 of 10,443 17.4%1,766 #228
Health SciencesDomain #367 of 11,982 17.5%2,002 #243
Life SciencesDomain #353 of 7,800 22.4%1,101 #198
Physical SciencesDomain #862 of 12,888 17.6%1,088 #505
Social SciencesDomain #725 of 10,521 17.6%1,614 #432
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #316 of 3,579 20.1%577 #189
Molecular BiologySubfield #334 of 2,175 20.1%360 #186
Computer ScienceField #788 of 4,667 21.8%246 #893
SurgerySubfield #321 of 1,816 14.7%205 #217
Physics and AstronomyField #316 of 1,646 28.7%156 #358

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#228 #279
  2. Health Sciences#243 #367
  3. Life Sciences#198 #353
  4. Physical Sciences#505 #862
  5. Social Sciences#432 #725
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#189 #316
  7. Molecular Biology#186 #334
  8. Computer Science#893 #788
  9. Surgery#217 #321
  10. Physics and Astronomy#358 #316
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 26.9 works7.8×
  2. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 20.8 works4.5×
  3. MuseologySubfield · 30.1 works4.2×
  4. BiochemistrySubfield · 20.4 works4.2×
  5. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 155.3 works3.7×
  6. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 31.9 works3.6×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 119 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 577 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 96 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.95× its world share, 278 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 140 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 246 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 227 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 117 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 156 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 187 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 1,766 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.63× its world share, 441 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 161 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 248 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 600 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf?

Ranked on the composite score, Ulrich Germing, Helmut Sies and Tom Luedde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

  1. 1 Ulrich Germing · #9,451 worldwide 652 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Helmut Sies · #12,033 worldwide 2k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Tom Luedde · #13,313 worldwide 1k citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Bernd C. Kieseier · #17,116 worldwide 597 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Klaus Pfeffer · #30,206 worldwide 573 citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Alfons Schnitzler · #34,592 worldwide 925 citations · 140 works
  7. 7 Wolfgang J. Mommsen · #34,749 worldwide 133 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Günter Wulff · #36,930 worldwide 326 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Rüdiger J. Seitz · #37,617 worldwide 437 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 William Martin · #39,333 worldwide 553 citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Which keywords describe research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Epidemiology, Identity, Neurological Disorders, Inflammation, Literature, Oxidative Stress and History.

▲ 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. Epidemiology271▲ 1.18×130 topics
  2. Inflammation190▲ 1.58×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress155▲ 1.63×61 topics
  4. Identity139▲ 3.3×35 topics
  5. Gender135▲ 4.3×32 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease122▲ 1.89×37 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders119▲ 3.6×20 topics
  8. Literature113▲ 3.6×34 topics
  9. History108▲ 2.6×33 topics
  10. Treatment106▲ 1.50×49 topics
  11. Public Health102▲ 1.20×54 topics
  12. Cancer100▲ 1.28×54 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome90▲ 1.91×21 topics
  14. Immunotherapy88▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Diagnosis80▲ 1.49×39 topics
  16. Obesity79▲ 1.80×25 topics
  17. Ethics76▲ 2.7×33 topics
  18. Heart Failure74▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Chemotherapy72▲ 1.78×25 topics
  20. Genetics71▲ 1.76×26 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy65▲ 1.95×19 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance60▲ 2.3×10 topics
  23. Bildung60▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Governance60▲ 3.1×10 topics
  25. Autorschaft53▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Literaturkritik53▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Narrative46▲ 5.0×10 topics
  28. Medical Ethics46▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Art44▲ 8.8×9 topics
  30. Functional Connectivity42▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Social History39▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Genetic Testing37▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Crisis Management36▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Aesthetics35▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Healthcare Utilization35▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Occupation34▲ 8.9×3 topics
  37. Epidemiological Study33▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Informed Consent33▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Sexuality32▲ 7.6×3 topics
  40. Socioeconomic Status32▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Health and Medical Studies, European history and politics and Libraries and Information Services.

German Literature and Cu…53German Literature and Culture Studies: 53 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies31Health and Medical Studies: 31 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 29 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 28 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 27 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 26 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…25Medical and Health Sciences Research: 25 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 24 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 21 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…19Neural dynamics and brain function: 19 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsMuseology4 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 53 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical StudiesGeneral Health Professions 31 works
  3. 3 European history and politicsPolitical Science and International Relations 29 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information ServicesMuseology 28 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 27 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesCognitive Neuroscience 26 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political AnalysisPolitical Science and International Relations 24 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 21 works
  10. 10 Neural dynamics and brain functionCognitive Neuroscience 19 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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