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Klinik Hirslanden

In research, Klinik Hirslanden stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,655 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,347 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,267
of 22,385 · #9,020 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#108
of 186
Research works
711
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Klinik Hirslanden

What is Klinik Hirslanden 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 #2,655 of 9,902 8.8%129 #2002
MedicineField #2,347 of 8,541 8.8%123 #1871

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

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Klinik Hirslanden is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 153 fractional works · 86.4% of its workMedicine: 146 fractional works · 82.6% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 19.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 11.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinik Hirslanden177fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14682.6%
    2. Health Professions52.9%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.1%
    2. Neuroscience42.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering31.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    3. Mathematics10.5%
    4. Environmental Science10.3%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology21.1%
    2. Social Sciences20.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Klinik Hirslanden specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 34.2 works8.3×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.29× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.29×146 works
  2. Dentistry1.42×1 works
  3. Neuroscience1.24×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.11×5 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.68×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×6 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.58×2 works
  8. Nursing0.48×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.39×1 works
  11. Psychology0.36×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  16. Energy0.10×0 works
  17. Engineering0.10×3 works
  18. Social Sciences0.07×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinik Hirslanden?

Ranked on the quality score, Natascha Potoczna, Stefan Seewald and Ralf Alfons Kockro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinik Hirslanden.

  1. 1 Natascha Potoczna Switzerland · #582,536 worldwide 4.5k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Stefan Seewald Switzerland · #731,417 worldwide 9k citations · 308 works
  3. 3 Ralf Alfons Kockro Switzerland · #844,574 worldwide 2.3k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Doreen Schreiber Switzerland · #1,035,138 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Günther Gruber Switzerland · #1,394,817 worldwide 4.5k citations · 109 works
  6. 6 Reto M. Agosti Switzerland · #1,769,415 worldwide 2.7k citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Thomas P. Ricklin Switzerland · #2,130,453 worldwide 734 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Beat Porcellini Switzerland · #2,131,399 worldwide 877 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nadja Mamisch-Saupe Switzerland · #2,333,134 worldwide 449 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jean-Claude Berset Switzerland · #2,428,949 worldwide 35 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Klinik Hirslanden

What are the most cited papers from Klinik Hirslanden?

The most cited paper from Klinik Hirslanden is "Primary breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (Stefan Paul Aebi, T. Davidson, Günther Gruber et al., 2010), with 2,861 citations. Next come "2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation" (2,780) and "2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design" (1,689).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Primary breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Stefan Paul Aebi, T. Davidson, Günther Gruber et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access May 2010 2,861
2 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation Hugh G Calkins et al. · Heart Rhythm Open access 12 May 2017 2,780
3 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design Hugh G Calkins et al. · Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 28 Feb 2012 1,689
4 Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline Pedro Pimentel‐Nunes et al. · Endoscopy Open access 28 Aug 2015 1,345
5 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up Hugh Calkins et al. · EP Europace Open access Jun 2007 1,299
All 54 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinik Hirslanden?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Surgery, Echocardiography and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.5×55 topics
  2. Treatment8▲ 3.8×25 topics
  3. Chemotherapy8▲ 6.1×21 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 7.7×9 topics
  5. Inflammation8▲ 2.0×31 topics
  6. Complications7▲ 8.4×15 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors7▲ 8.6×14 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 3.9×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.2×18 topics
  10. Surgery6▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Echocardiography6▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Immunotherapy5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Surgical Management5▲ 6.8×11 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations5▲ 6.3×18 topics
  17. Management5▲ 3.4×19 topics
  18. Endoscopic Resection5▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Heart Failure4▲ 5.7×11 topics
  20. Guidelines4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  21. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  22. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Mortality4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  26. Surgical Treatment4▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Neuroprotection4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  29. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy4▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Survival Analysis4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  32. Biomechanics3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Graft Survival3▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Chemoradiation3▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Prophylaxis3▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Prostate Cancer3▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Stroke Prevention3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Survival Rates3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Barrett's Esophagus3▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinik Hirslanden publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…4Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…3Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosi…2Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…2Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinik Hirslanden's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Klinik Hirslanden as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Klinik Hirslanden0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinik Hirslanden 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Klinik Hirslanden9.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2015.

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