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Klinikum Darmstadt

In research, Klinikum Darmstadt stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,736 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,398 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,274 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,230
of 22,385 · #9,968 all time
Rank in Germany
#754
of 795
Research works
891
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Klinikum Darmstadt

What is Klinikum Darmstadt 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,736 of 16,688 5.6%737
MedicineField #2,398 of 14,558 5.6%688
SurgerySubfield #1,274 of 3,248 5.5%123

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Klinikum Darmstadt is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 61 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 73.7% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 21.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikumDarmstadt75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences8%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5573.7%
    2. Health Professions56.5%
    3. Nursing11.3%
    1. Social Sciences23.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    4. Psychology11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Computer Science00.5%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.46× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.83× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.83×55 works
  2. Nursing2.73×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.46×5 works
  4. Neuroscience1.05×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×1 works
  9. Psychology0.41×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.26×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  12. Engineering0.13×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Darmstadt?

Ranked on the quality score, Rupert Martin Bauersachs, Gerald S. Werner and D. Beil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Darmstadt.

  1. 1 Rupert Martin Bauersachs Germany · #189,869 worldwide 18k citations · 406 works
  2. 2 Gerald S. Werner Germany · #210,607 worldwide 12k citations · 311 works
  3. 3 D. Beil Germany · #804,984 worldwide 1.9k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 GERHARD LEYENDECKER Germany · #856,142 worldwide 6k citations · 194 works
  5. 5 Kambis Mashayekhi Germany · #1,337,369 worldwide 192 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Andreas Rost Germany · #1,816,518 worldwide 3.3k citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Sebastian Becker Germany · #2,013,790 worldwide 389 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Monica Lang Germany · #2,126,124 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Hubertus Wietholtz Germany · #2,344,871 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Livia Cotta Germany · #2,633,969 worldwide 108 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Darmstadt

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Darmstadt?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Darmstadt is "Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial" (Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al., 2019), with 2,700 citations. Next come "FOLFIRI plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (FIRE-3): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial" (1,759) and "Nephron Number in Patients with Primary Hypertension" (1,112).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al. · The Lancet 11 Apr 2019 2,700
2 FOLFIRI plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (FIRE-3): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial Volker Heinemann et al. · The Lancet Oncology 31 Jul 2014 1,759
3 Nephron Number in Patients with Primary Hypertension Gunhild Keller, Gisela Zimmer, Gerhard Mall et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Jan 2003 1,112
4 Rivaroxaban or Aspirin for Extended Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Jeffrey Ian Weitz, Anthonie W.A. Lensing, Martin H. Prins et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2017 791
5 Prognostic Value of Fractional Flow Reserve Nils P. Johnson et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Oct 2014 632
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Darmstadt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Guidelines, Epidemiology, Mortality, Atherosclerosis, Chemotherapy, Revascularization and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×37 topics
  2. Risk Factors5▲ 5.9×11 topics
  3. Guidelines4▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×19 topics
  5. Mortality3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.9×14 topics
  8. Atherosclerosis3▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  11. Revascularization3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Diabetes2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  14. Endovascular Repair2▲ 35×3 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Biomechanics2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  17. Genetic Susceptibility2▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Angioplasty2▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  21. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  23. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  25. Primary Care2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Telemedicine2▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Claudication2▲ 57×1 topic
  28. Deep Vein Thrombosis2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Genetic Testing2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Aneurysm Rupture2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Aneurysm Screening2▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Informed Consent2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Medical Ethics2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  38. Patient Rights2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 152×1 topic
  40. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Klinikum Darmstadt publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments and Clinical practice guidelines implementation.

Peripheral Artery Diseas…2Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…2Medical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 2 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Darmstadt's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% 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 Klinikum Darmstadt as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Klinikum Darmstadt0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Darmstadt 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Klinikum Darmstadt8.9% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2011.

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