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Kerckhoff Klinik

In research, Kerckhoff Klinik stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,081 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,984 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 28.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,370
of 22,385 · #4,182 all time
Rank in Germany
#398
of 795
Research works
1.9k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Kerckhoff Klinik

What is Kerckhoff Klinik known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,081 of 9,902 9.7%162 #1310
MedicineField #1,984 of 8,541 9.6%156 #1287

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kerckhoff Klinik 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 Kerckhoff Klinik work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Kerckhoff Klinik is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 186 fractional works · 86.6% of its workMedicine: 179 fractional works · 83.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 63 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKerckhoff Klinik214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences2%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17983.7%
    2. Health Professions63.0%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology125.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering62.7%
    2. Computer Science10.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    2. Psychology10.4%
    3. Social Sciences10.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kerckhoff Klinik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 28.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 63.3 works28×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.35× its world share, 179 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.35×179 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.27×3 works
  3. Health Professions1.12×6 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×12 works
  5. Neuroscience0.65×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×1 works
  7. Engineering0.18×6 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  9. Psychology0.14×1 works
  10. Nursing0.08×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  15. Energy0.04×0 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Kerckhoff Klinik?

Ranked on the quality score, HOLGER M. NEF, Eckhard Mayer and Christian W. Hamm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kerckhoff Klinik.

  1. 1 HOLGER M. NEF Germany · #23,023 worldwide 77k citations · 1,017 works
  2. 2 Eckhard Mayer Germany · #72,234 worldwide 31k citations · 285 works
  3. 3 Christian W. Hamm Germany · #183,990 worldwide 88k citations · 1,917 works
  4. 4 Helge Möllmann Germany · #190,271 worldwide 18k citations · 601 works
  5. 5 Thomas Walther Germany · #202,948 worldwide 44k citations · 824 works
  6. 6 Christoph B. Wiedenroth Germany · #306,074 worldwide 2.8k citations · 120 works
  7. 7 Ulf Müller‐Ladner Germany · #353,515 worldwide 45k citations · 1,064 works
  8. 8 Thorsten Dill Germany · #385,683 worldwide 6.8k citations · 621 works
  9. 9 Won‐Keun Kim Germany · #502,754 worldwide 988 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Won‐Keun Kim Germany · #514,301 worldwide 6.6k citations · 367 works
All ranked researchers at Kerckhoff Klinik

What are the most cited papers from Kerckhoff Klinik?

The most cited paper from Kerckhoff Klinik is "2013 Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative" (Frank H J van den Hoogen et al., 2013), with 3,458 citations. Next come "ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation" (3,096) and "Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events" (2,837).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2013 Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative Frank H J van den Hoogen et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 3 Oct 2013 3,458
2 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation Authors Task Force Members et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 26 Aug 2011 3,096
3 Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events Deepak L. Bhatt et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 12 Mar 2006 2,837
4 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension Marc Humbert et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 25 Aug 2022 2,235
5 CD40 ligand on activated platelets triggers an inflammatory reaction of endothelial cells Volker Henn, Joseph R. Slupsky, Michael Gräfe et al. · Nature Feb 1998 2,088
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kerckhoff Klinik?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Treatment, Catheter Ablation, Guidelines, Endothelial Dysfunction, Myocardial Infarction and Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement.

▲ 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 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. Echocardiography24▲ 41×7 topics
  2. Heart Failure22▲ 23×11 topics
  3. Treatment19▲ 7.2×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology18▲ 2.1×43 topics
  5. Catheter Ablation18▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Guidelines16▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Endothelial Dysfunction13▲ 26×6 topics
  8. Inflammation13▲ 2.8×40 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction12▲ 25×6 topics
  10. Obesity12▲ 7.3×14 topics
  11. Diagnosis12▲ 6.0×18 topics
  12. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement12▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement12▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Autoantibodies11▲ 22×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Risk11▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Atrial Fibrillation11▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Arrhythmias10▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Stroke Prevention10▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.2×24 topics
  20. Anticoagulant Therapy10▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Risk Stratification9▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Thromboembolism9▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Treatment Guidelines9▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Coronary Artery Disease9▲ 37×3 topics
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 16×6 topics
  26. Fibrosis8▲ 20×6 topics
  27. Immunosuppressive Therapy8▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Electroanatomic Mapping8▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Radiofrequency Ablation8▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Ventricular Tachycardia8▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Chamber Quantification8▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Diastolic Function8▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Cardiac Imaging7▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 24×4 topics
  36. Sudden Cardiac Death7▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Radiation Exposure6▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Right Heart Assessment6▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Survival Prediction6▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Kerckhoff Klinik publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 12 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …8Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …8Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and R…5Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 5 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 5 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 4 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 4 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kerckhoff Klinik's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kerckhoff Klinik as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Kerckhoff Klinik0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kerckhoff Klinik over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kerckhoff Klinik6.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.8% in 2010.

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