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Klinikum Braunschweig

In research, Klinikum Braunschweig stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,002 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,516 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 9.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,468
of 22,385 · #10,276 all time
Rank in Germany
#500
of 795
Research works
910
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Klinikum Braunschweig

What is Klinikum Braunschweig 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 #4,002 of 9,902 6.7%89 #3342
MedicineField #3,516 of 8,541 6.2%83 #2926

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

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Klinikum Braunschweig is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Engineering (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 99 fractional works · 77.8% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 72.5% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 21.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikumBraunschweig127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences78%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9272.5%
    2. Health Professions64.4%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology75.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering65.0%
    2. Computer Science21.6%
    3. Environmental Science10.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences32.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    4. Psychology10.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Klinikum Braunschweig specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 26.9 works9.0×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.77×92 works
  2. Veterinary1.93×0 works
  3. Health Professions1.66×6 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.65×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×7 works
  6. Dentistry0.72×0 works
  7. Nursing0.68×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×2 works
  11. Engineering0.33×6 works
  12. Neuroscience0.32×1 works
  13. Psychology0.27×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.21×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.18×3 works
  16. Environmental Science0.16×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Braunschweig?

Ranked on the quality score, Aschraf El‐Essawi, Gabriele Christina Eden and Miriam Ahlborn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Braunschweig.

  1. 1 Aschraf El‐Essawi Germany · #1,246,868 worldwide 629 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Gabriele Christina Eden Germany · #1,603,464 worldwide 1.3k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Miriam Ahlborn Germany · #1,646,104 worldwide 530 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Mazen Abu‐Mugheisib Germany · #1,793,218 worldwide 655 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 J W Brandes Germany · #1,917,217 worldwide 1.7k citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Hermann Roloff Germany · #2,235,546 worldwide 32 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 Erik Chankiewitz Germany · #2,433,947 worldwide 512 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Torsten Michael Meyer Germany · #2,495,022 worldwide 1.3k citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Peter Hammerer Germany · #2,598,779 worldwide 1.4k citations · 97 works
  10. 10 Lukas Manka Germany · #2,604,606 worldwide 703 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Braunschweig

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Braunschweig?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Braunschweig is "Estimations of worldwide prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a systematic review of data published between 1965 and 2013" (Aparna Schweitzer, Johannes Horn, Rafael Mikolajczyk et al., 2015), with 2,802 citations. Next come "The 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation" (2,158) and "Screening and prostate cancer mortality: results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) at 13 years of follow-up" (1,590).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Estimations of worldwide prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a systematic review of data published between 1965 and 2013 Aparna Schweitzer, Johannes Horn, Rafael Mikolajczyk et al. · The Lancet Review 28 Jul 2015 2,802
2 The 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation Jan Steffel et al. · European Heart Journal Open access Mar 2018 2,158
3 Screening and prostate cancer mortality: results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) at 13 years of follow-up Fritz H. Schröder et al. · The Lancet Open access 6 Aug 2014 1,590
4 Frontline therapy with rituximab added to the combination of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) significantly improves the outcome for patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma compared with therapy with CHOP alone: results of a prospective randomized study of the German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group W. Hiddemann · Blood Open access 26 Aug 2005 1,327
5 2021 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the Use of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Jan Steffel et al. · EP Europace Open access 4 Mar 2021 1,127
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Braunschweig?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Chronic Kidney Disease, Surgical Management, Inflammation and Hemodialysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 3.0×59 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 3.0×32 topics
  3. Revision Surgery8▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Complications8▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Surgical Management7▲ 13×14 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life5▲ 2.9×16 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 3.3×22 topics
  11. Mortality5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  12. Hemodialysis5▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 3.7×21 topics
  14. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 31×4 topics
  15. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Wear Particles4▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Biomarkers4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Arthroplasty4▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Outcomes4▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  22. Risk Factors4▲ 2.8×12 topics
  23. Alignment4▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Antibiotic Prophylaxis4▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Heart Failure4▲ 6.4×10 topics
  27. Critical Care4▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Management4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  29. Rehabilitation3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  30. Nutrition3▲ 5.7×2 topics
  31. Dialysis3▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Peritoneal Dialysis3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Osteoarthritis3▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Periprosthetic Joint Infection3▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Prosthetic Joint Infections3▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Prognosis3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  37. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  38. Sepsis3▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Femoroacetabular Impingement2▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinikum Braunschweig publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…3Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…3Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 3 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryNephrologyEmergency Medical ServicesEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 2 works
  9. 9 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Braunschweig's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher 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 Klinikum Braunschweig as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Klinikum Braunschweig0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Braunschweig 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 2025Klinikum Braunschweig8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2005.

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