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Kliniken der Stadt Köln

In research, Kliniken der Stadt Köln stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,240 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,125 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 8.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,436
of 22,385 · #7,031 all time
Rank in Germany
#346
of 795
Research works
2.9k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Kliniken der Stadt Köln

What is Kliniken der Stadt Köln 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 #4,240 of 9,902 3.8%99 #3647
MedicineField #4,125 of 8,541 3.6%90 #3343

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kliniken der Stadt Köln 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 Kliniken der Stadt Köln work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Kliniken der Stadt Köln is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 111 fractional works · 56.2% of its workMedicine: 101 fractional works · 51.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 25 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 29.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 13.4% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKliniken derStadt Köln198fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences30%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10151.0%
    2. Health Professions94.8%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities2613.4%
    2. Social Sciences2412.3%
    3. Psychology31.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science63.1%
    2. Engineering62.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    4. Computer Science10.6%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kliniken der Stadt Köln specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 25.0 works8.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.64× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.64×26 works
  2. Medicine2.65×101 works
  3. Health Professions1.81×9 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.18×1 works
  5. Social Sciences0.98×24 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.63×6 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×7 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×3 works
  10. Psychology0.55×3 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.46×1 works
  13. Nursing0.44×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.42×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.34×1 works
  16. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  18. Engineering0.20×6 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  22. Energy0.12×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kliniken der Stadt Köln?

Ranked on the quality score, Wolfram Windisch, Friedrich Moll and Stephan Eric Straßmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kliniken der Stadt Köln.

  1. 1 Wolfram Windisch Germany · #1,847,937 worldwide 11k citations · 490 works
  2. 2 Friedrich Moll Germany · #1,921,898 worldwide 1.3k citations · 220 works
  3. 3 Stephan Eric Straßmann Germany · #1,972,636 worldwide 1k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 C Ludwig Germany · #2,216,136 worldwide 505 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Erich Stoelben Germany · #2,503,186 worldwide 11k citations · 394 works
  6. 6 Sophie Emilia Huttmann Germany · #2,762,711 worldwide 469 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dietrich Tönnis Germany · #3,081,914 worldwide 4.3k citations · 148 works
  8. 8 Alois M. Memmesheimer Germany · #3,253,009 worldwide 204 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Joseph Stübben Germany · #3,267,917 worldwide 6 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Frank Merkel Germany · #3,407,844 worldwide 1.3k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Kliniken der Stadt Köln

What are the most cited papers from Kliniken der Stadt Köln?

The most cited paper from Kliniken der Stadt Köln is "Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer" (Martin Peifer et al., 2012), with 1,435 citations. Next come "Current Concepts Review - Acetabular and Femoral Anteversion" (1,286) and "ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies" (968).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer Martin Peifer et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 2 Sep 2012 1,435
2 Current Concepts Review - Acetabular and Femoral Anteversion Dietrich Tönnis, Achim Heinecke · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Dec 1999 1,286
3 ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies Giacomo Grasselli et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 16 Jun 2023 968
4 Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study Christian Karagiannidis, Carina Mostert, Corinna Hentschker et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access 28 Jul 2020 867
5 Frequent and Focal FGFR1 Amplification Associates with Therapeutically Tractable FGFR1 Dependency in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Jonathan M. Weiss et al. · Science Translational Medicine Open access 15 Dec 2010 830
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kliniken der Stadt Köln?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mechanical Ventilation, Management, Gender, Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Diagnosis and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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▲ 2.2×65 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.3×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis9▲ 4.8×19 topics
  4. Management9▲ 5.5×15 topics
  5. Mechanical Ventilation8▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Gender8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  7. Acute Lung Injury7▲ 63×1 topic
  8. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome7▲ 63×1 topic
  9. Identity7▲ 4.8×6 topics
  10. Complications7▲ 6.7×15 topics
  11. Global Burden7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. COPD6▲ 44×1 topic
  13. spirometry6▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Mortality5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  15. Rehabilitation5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  16. Surgical Management5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.0×3 topics
  20. Virtual Reality4▲ 4.3×2 topics
  21. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 170×1 topic
  22. Landscape Management4▲ 118×1 topic
  23. Medical Ethics4▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. Social History4▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.2×2 topics
  27. Sepsis4▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Middle Ages4▲ 80×2 topics
  29. Sexuality4▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Castle Construction4▲ 204×1 topic
  31. Medieval Architecture4▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Utilization3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Cultural History3▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Forced Laborers3▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Nazi Propaganda3▲ 90×1 topic
  36. Historical Narratives3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Humanities3▲ 59×2 topics
  38. Germany3▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Health Surveys3▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Kliniken der Stadt Köln publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies and Medieval European History and Architecture.

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 6 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…4Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…4Medieval European History and Architecture: 4 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, an…3Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNature and Landscape ConservationArcheologyPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 4 works
  5. 5 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 3 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kliniken der Stadt Köln's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher 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 Kliniken der Stadt Köln as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Kliniken der Stadt Köln0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kliniken der Stadt Köln 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 2025Kliniken der Stadt Köln4.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 1999.

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