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Kantonsspital Graubünden

In research, Kantonsspital Graubünden stands highest in Medicine (#7,049 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,762 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,188
of 28,054 · #20,245 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#125
of 220
Research works
888
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Kantonsspital Graubünden 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 #7,049 of 10,443 9.1%106 #7381
Health SciencesDomain #8,762 of 11,982 9.0%112 #9388

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 34.6 works10×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.78× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kantonsspital Graubünden?

Ranked on the composite score, Markus Furrer, Roger von Moos and Christoph Sommer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kantonsspital Graubünden.

  1. 1 Markus Furrer Switzerland · #93,684 worldwide 103 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Roger von Moos Switzerland · #99,136 worldwide 236 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Christoph Sommer Switzerland · #173,142 worldwide 205 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Richard Cathomas Switzerland · #376,059 worldwide 111 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Mey Switzerland · #507,658 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Thomas Rüedi Switzerland · #638,073 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Walter H. Reinhart Switzerland · #682,860 worldwide 66 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 T Rüedi Switzerland · #910,447 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 A Leutenegger Switzerland · #1,104,963 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kantonsspital Graubünden

Which keywords describe research at Kantonsspital Graubünden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Risk Factors, Rehabilitation, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.4×69 topics
  2. Treatment9▲ 5.0×21 topics
  3. Complications9▲ 12×11 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 5.1×18 topics
  5. Diagnosis7▲ 5.3×23 topics
  6. Chemotherapy7▲ 6.6×20 topics
  7. Rehabilitation7▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Immunotherapy6▲ 5.7×16 topics
  9. Surgical Management6▲ 9.8×15 topics
  10. Biomechanics5▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.4×22 topics
  12. Guidelines5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Genetics4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Surgical Treatment4▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Internal Fixation4▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Mortality4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  19. Distal Radius Fractures4▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Flexor Tendon Repair4▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Shoulder Function3▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  23. Surgery3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Infection Prevention3▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Molecular Characterization3▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Acromioclavicular Joint3▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Bone Healing3▲ 42×1 topic
  32. CT Imaging3▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Clavicle Fractures3▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Fracture Epidemiology3▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Pain Management3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  36. Revision Surgery3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Arthroplasty2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Genetic Testing2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Telemedicine2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Kantonsspital Graubünden publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Bone fractures and treatments and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…3Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…3Bone fractures and treatments: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…3Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 3 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…2Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…2Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…1Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical Psychology

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kantonsspital Graubünden's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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