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Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift

In research, Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,987 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,085 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,207
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,175
of 1,603
Research works
245
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift

What is Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift 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 #5,987 of 16,688 3.5%186
MedicineField #6,085 of 14,558 3.7%163

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Health Professions (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 68.8% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 59.3% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 17.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 21.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 18.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 6 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKatholischesKinderkrankenhau…52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3159.3%
    2. Health Professions48.6%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1018.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Social Sciences23.5%
    2. Psychology11.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Engineering23.7%
    2. Materials Science00.3%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.52× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.52×10 works
  2. Health Professions3.26×4 works
  3. Medicine3.08×31 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.87×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.83×0 works
  6. Psychology0.60×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.27×2 works
  9. Engineering0.24×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  12. Nursing0.07×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter H. Hoeger, Bettina Heidtmann and Christoph Kemen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift.

  1. 1 Peter H. Hoeger Germany · #799,408 worldwide 5.6k citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Bettina Heidtmann Germany · #1,292,957 worldwide 2.1k citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Christoph Kemen Germany · #1,446,802 worldwide 383 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Antonia K. Kienast Germany · #3,250,311 worldwide 357 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Burkhard Püst Germany · #3,398,430 worldwide 330 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Wiebke Hülsemann Germany · #3,493,884 worldwide 814 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 R. Habenicht Germany · #3,575,893 worldwide 880 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Rudolf Lepler Germany · #3,592,378 worldwide 299 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Sönke Siefert Germany · #3,930,104 worldwide 144 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 M. Mann Germany · #5,445,859 worldwide 201 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift

What are the most cited papers from Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift?

The most cited paper from Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift is "A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Oral Propranolol in Infantile Hemangioma" (Christine Léauté-Labrèze et al., 2015), with 804 citations. Next come "Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data" (654) and "Propranolol for infantile haemangiomas: insights into the molecular mechanisms of action" (534).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Oral Propranolol in Infantile Hemangioma Christine Léauté-Labrèze et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Feb 2015 804
2 Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data Stella G. Muthuri et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine ReviewOpen access 21 Mar 2014 654
3 Propranolol for infantile haemangiomas: insights into the molecular mechanisms of action Corinna Storch, Peter H. Hoeger · British Journal of Dermatology 8 May 2010 534
4 Infantile haemangioma Christine Léauté-Labrèze, John I Harper, Peter H. Hoeger · The Lancet 13 Jan 2017 524
5 Association of Insulin Pump Therapy vs Insulin Injection Therapy With Severe Hypoglycemia, Ketoacidosis, and Glycemic Control Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Beate Karges, Anke Schwandt, Bettina Heidtmann et al. · JAMA Open access 10 Oct 2017 451
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Which keywords describe research at Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetic Heterogeneity, Limb Malformations, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Clinical Management, Radiotherapy and Genetic Susceptibility.

▲ 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-now 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology15▲ 7.0×33 topics
  2. Genetic Heterogeneity6▲ 622×1 topic
  3. Limb Malformations6▲ 1781×1 topic
  4. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 113×1 topic
  5. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 113×1 topic
  6. Clinical Management3▲ 31×4 topics
  7. Radiotherapy3▲ 13×2 topics
  8. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Wnt Signaling3▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum3▲ 871×1 topic
  11. Fasciectomy3▲ 871×1 topic
  12. Complications2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  13. SMN12▲ 146×1 topic
  14. Spinal Muscular Atrophy2▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Adolescents2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  16. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Infant Skin2▲ 361×1 topic
  18. Skin Barrier2▲ 361×1 topic
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorders1▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Cancer1▲ 2.0×6 topics
  21. Diabetes1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Feeding Problems1▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Wound Healing1▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Inflammation1▲ 1.20×8 topics
  26. Children1▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Public Health1▲ 1.57×3 topics
  28. Diagnosis1▲ 2.4×7 topics
  29. Risk Factors1▲ 1.84×4 topics
  30. Treatment1▲ 1.71×7 topics
  31. Ductile Fracture1▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Embolization1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Free Flap1▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Genetics1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  35. Microsurgical Reconstruction1▲ 47×1 topic
  36. NGOs1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Sheet Metal Forming1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Type 1 Diabetes1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Congenital limb and hand anomalies, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research.

Congenital limb and hand…6Congenital limb and hand anomalies: 6 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…3Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksDupuytren's Contracture …3Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments: 3 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 2 fractional worksNeonatal skin health care: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feed…1Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 1 fractional worksTumors and Oncological Cases: 1 fractional works
Developmental BiologySurgeryRheumatologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital limb and hand anomalies Developmental Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  4. 4 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Neonatal skin health care Speech and Hearing 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Tumors and Oncological Cases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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