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Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care

In research, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,166 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#10,340 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,000 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,797
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#982
of 2,077
Research works
380
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care 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 #8,166 of 20,462 22.5%215
MedicineField #10,340 of 17,978 22.1%124
Social SciencesDomain #10,000 of 16,945 32.6%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care 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).

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 10.41× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.34× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Gerber, Ralf Bender and Hilda Bastian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

  1. 1 Andreas Gerber Germany · #282,335 worldwide 107 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Ralf Bender Germany · #336,346 worldwide 93 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Hilda Bastian Germany · #376,649 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Public Health, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, Quality Assessment, Healthcare Utilization, Chronic Diseases and Germany.

▲ 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. Quality of Life5▲ 7.4×11 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 6.4×12 topics
  3. Cost-effectiveness Analysis4▲ 86×1 topic
  4. Health Utility Measures4▲ 86×1 topic
  5. Quality Assessment3▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Healthcare Utilization3▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases3▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Germany3▲ 291×1 topic
  9. Health Surveys3▲ 291×1 topic
  10. Quality Improvement3▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Primary Care3▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  14. Evidence Synthesis2▲ 173×1 topic
  15. PRISMA Statement2▲ 173×1 topic
  16. Publication Bias2▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Social Support2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  18. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Information Seeking Behavior2▲ 77×2 topics
  20. Informed Consent2▲ 44×3 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Digital Divide2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Behavior Change1▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Healthcare Quality1▲ 26×4 topics
  26. Patient Care1▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Health Decision Aids1▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Outcomes1▲ 47×2 topics
  30. Interdisciplinary Collaboration1▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Medical Education1▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Outcome Measurement1▲ 247×1 topic
  33. Patient Engagement1▲ 20×4 topics
  34. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Physician Communication1▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Quality1▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Guideline Development1▲ 112×1 topic
  39. Practice Recommendations1▲ 112×1 topic
  40. eHealth1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Health and Medical Studies, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation.

Health Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 3 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 2 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation1 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  4. 4 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 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 available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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