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Klinik Sonnenhof

In research, Klinik Sonnenhof stands highest in Medicine (#13,242 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,061 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,919
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#350
of 429
Research works
235
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Klinik Sonnenhof 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
MedicineField #13,242 of 17,978 19.1%161
Health SciencesDomain #16,061 of 20,462 18.3%173

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 35.3 works4.3×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.28× its world share, 35 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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.

Which keywords describe research at Klinik Sonnenhof?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Treatment, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Complications, Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease, Surgical Management and Spinal Fusion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 4.3×17 topics
  2. Surgical Treatment6▲ 68×4 topics
  3. Rehabilitation5▲ 29×4 topics
  4. Complications5▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Low Back Pain4▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 107×2 topics
  7. Surgical Management4▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Biomechanics4▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Spinal Fusion4▲ 89×2 topics
  10. Shoulder Function4▲ 93×2 topics
  11. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 107×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 107×1 topic
  15. Pedicle Screw Fixation3▲ 166×1 topic
  16. Vertebroplasty3▲ 166×1 topic
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  18. Mortality2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Risk Factors2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 164×1 topic
  21. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 164×1 topic
  22. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  23. Revision Surgery2▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Functional Recovery1▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Radiotherapy1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Arthroplasty1▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Informed Consent1▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Internal Fixation1▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction1▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Urinary Incontinence1▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Metastatic Spine Tumors1▲ 123×1 topic
  38. Outcomes1▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Telemedicine1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Total Knee Replacement1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinik Sonnenhof publish most on?

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

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryEpidemiologyRheumatology2 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Klinik Sonnenhof's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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