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Kantonsspital Baselland

In research, Kantonsspital Baselland stands highest in Medicine (#5,498 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,210 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,866
of 28,054 · #5,943 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#133
of 220
Research works
5.2k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Kantonsspital Baselland 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 #5,498 of 10,443 11.6%127 #1193
Health SciencesDomain #7,210 of 11,982 11.4%135 #1489

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 35.2 works9.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 4 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: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kantonsspital Baselland?

Ranked on the composite score, Aloïs Gratwohl, G Thiel and H Willenegger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kantonsspital Baselland.

  1. 1 Aloïs Gratwohl Switzerland · #46,161 worldwide 464 citations · 111 works
  2. 2 G Thiel Switzerland · #79,584 worldwide 268 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 H Willenegger Switzerland · #97,893 worldwide 123 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 F Duckert Switzerland · #100,159 worldwide 144 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Gieri Cathomas Switzerland · #123,147 worldwide 153 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 W. Zimmerli Switzerland · #144,909 worldwide 173 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Pietro Regazzoni Switzerland · #148,273 worldwide 120 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 R Fridrich Switzerland · #151,076 worldwide 96 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 B Osterwalder Switzerland · #174,934 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 R. Wenner Switzerland · #191,679 worldwide 31 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Kantonsspital Baselland

Which keywords describe research at Kantonsspital Baselland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Arthroplasty, Biomechanics, Complications, Ankle Injuries, Sprains and Regeneration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 5.5×66 topics
  2. Rehabilitation15▲ 23×9 topics
  3. Arthroplasty14▲ 90×2 topics
  4. Biomechanics13▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Complications11▲ 14×14 topics
  6. Ankle Injuries10▲ 214×1 topic
  7. Sprains10▲ 214×1 topic
  8. Inflammation9▲ 2.6×31 topics
  9. Regeneration8▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 3.2×23 topics
  11. Stem Cells7▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis7▲ 4.6×24 topics
  13. Extracellular Matrix7▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Growth Factors7▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Mechanical Loading7▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Tendon7▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Treatment7▲ 3.3×23 topics
  18. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 66×1 topic
  19. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Management5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  22. Mortality5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  23. Revision Surgery5▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Surgical Treatment5▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  28. Surgical Management4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  29. Aging4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Genetics4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  31. Outcomes4▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Alignment4▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Guidelines4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  35. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Running Injuries3▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  38. Internal Fixation3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Embolization3▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Kantonsspital Baselland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Tendon Structure and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Foot and Ankle Surgery10Foot and Ankle Surgery: 10 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…3Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…2Hernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryBiomedical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kantonsspital Baselland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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