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Kantonsspital St. Gallen

In research, Kantonsspital St. Gallen stands highest in Medicine (#2,137 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,000 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,164 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Surgery is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,878
of 28,054 · #5,996 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#49
of 220
Research works
3.9k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Kantonsspital St. Gallen 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 #2,137 of 10,443 13.1%304 #1543
Health SciencesDomain #3,000 of 11,982 13.1%318 #2024
SurgerySubfield #1,164 of 1,816 15.1%73 #978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kantonsspital St. Gallen 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#1,543 #2,137
  2. Health Sciences#2,024 #3,000
  3. Surgery#978 #1,164
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 Kantonsspital St. Gallen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 72.9 works7.6×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 35.2 works5.6×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.73× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 304 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kantonsspital St. Gallen?

Ranked on the composite score, Beat Thürlimann, Hans-Jörg Senn and Pietro Vernazza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kantonsspital St. Gallen.

  1. 1 Beat Thürlimann Switzerland · #9,868 worldwide 736 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Hans-Jörg Senn Switzerland · #38,590 worldwide 531 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Pietro Vernazza Switzerland · #39,444 worldwide 343 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Martin Früh Switzerland · #50,767 worldwide 226 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Sabine Schmid Switzerland · #106,950 worldwide 139 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Markus Weber Switzerland · #148,815 worldwide 234 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Stefan Bilz Switzerland · #166,804 worldwide 301 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Johannes Weber Switzerland · #171,399 worldwide 98 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Burkhard Ludewig Switzerland · #174,225 worldwide 177 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Michael Brändle Switzerland · #200,753 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Kantonsspital St. Gallen

Which keywords describe research at Kantonsspital St. Gallen?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology51▲ 3.2×95 topics
  2. Diagnosis16▲ 4.3×32 topics
  3. Surgical Management16▲ 9.3×19 topics
  4. Complications15▲ 7.5×14 topics
  5. Chemotherapy15▲ 5.3×21 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines15▲ 6.7×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life14▲ 2.4×35 topics
  8. Treatment14▲ 2.8×33 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors13▲ 7.5×14 topics
  10. Rehabilitation13▲ 8.3×12 topics
  11. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.5×18 topics
  12. Inflammation13▲ 1.54×52 topics
  13. Guidelines12▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Radiotherapy11▲ 7.2×13 topics
  15. Risk Factors11▲ 2.5×23 topics
  16. Management11▲ 3.3×25 topics
  17. Mortality10▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Biomechanics10▲ 8.1×8 topics
  19. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.5×13 topics
  20. Surgical Treatment9▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Heart Failure9▲ 5.1×12 topics
  22. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk7▲ 5.6×9 topics
  25. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Pain Management7▲ 7.2×9 topics
  27. Shoulder Function7▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Spinal Fusion7▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Targeted Therapy7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Diagnostic Imaging6▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Low Back Pain6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Rotator Cuff Tears6▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Shoulder Pathology6▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Arthroplasty6▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Robotic Surgery6▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Spinal Surgery6▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Revision Surgery5▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Rituximab5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Kantonsspital St. Gallen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…6Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 6 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…5Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 5 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…4Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 4 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…4Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 4 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…3Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 3 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and …3Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 3 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologyOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 3 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kantonsspital St. Gallen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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