Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Hospital / health system · Dortmund · Germany

Klinikum Dortmund

In research, Klinikum Dortmund stands highest in Medicine (#2,988 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,603 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 6.4× its share of world research).

klinikumdo.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#14,664
of 22,385 · #9,893 all time
Rank in Germany
#471
of 795
Research works
944
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Klinikum Dortmund

What is Klinikum Dortmund 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
MedicineField #2,988 of 8,541 4.5%107 #2831
Health SciencesDomain #3,603 of 9,902 4.5%116 #3113

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

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Klinikum Dortmund is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 137 fractional works · 79.8% of its workMedicine: 127 fractional works · 74.2% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikum Dortmund172fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12774.2%
    2. Health Professions84.4%
    3. Dentistry10.9%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.3%
    2. Neuroscience42.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology52.8%
    2. Social Sciences21.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering42.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    3. Environmental Science10.5%
    4. Computer Science10.4%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Klinikum Dortmund specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 25.8 works6.4×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.86× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.86×127 works
  2. Dentistry1.79×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×3 works
  4. Health Professions1.68×8 works
  5. Neuroscience1.58×4 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×9 works
  7. Psychology0.92×5 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.65×0 works
  9. Nursing0.46×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.34×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×2 works
  13. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.17×1 works
  15. Engineering0.15×4 works
  16. Environmental Science0.10×1 works
  17. Veterinary0.10×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Dortmund?

Ranked on the quality score, Gernot Reimann, Dominik T. Schneider and Peter J. Frosch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Dortmund.

  1. 1 Gernot Reimann Germany · #210,934 worldwide 2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Dominik T. Schneider Germany · #472,437 worldwide 12k citations · 461 works
  3. 3 Peter J. Frosch Germany · #483,815 worldwide 12k citations · 294 works
  4. 4 Michael C. Truß Germany · #1,047,062 worldwide 5.4k citations · 136 works
  5. 5 Klaus Mathias Germany · #1,098,076 worldwide 3k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Fedai Özcan Germany · #1,131,613 worldwide 745 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Martin Hower Germany · #1,231,122 worldwide 1.6k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Hans Martin Gissler Germany · #1,532,421 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Claudia Biehl Germany · #1,568,753 worldwide 127 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Michael Heike Germany · #1,635,984 worldwide 5.9k citations · 125 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Dortmund

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Dortmund?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Dortmund 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 "Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism" (1,144) and "X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency is caused by impaired NF-κB signaling" (830).

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 Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Nils Kucher, Peter Boekstegers, Oliver Josef Müller et al. · Circulation 14 Nov 2013 1,144
3 X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency is caused by impaired NF-κB signaling Rainer Döffinger et al. · Nature Genetics Mar 2001 830
4 Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients Sven Jarius et al. · Journal of Neuroinflammation Open access 19 Jan 2012 773
5 Histopathological regression after neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin versus epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil or capecitabine in patients with resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4-AIO): results from the phase 2 part of a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 2/3 trial Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al. · The Lancet Oncology 22 Oct 2016 751
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Dortmund?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Mortality, Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Inflammation and Radiotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.7×83 topics
  2. Treatment10▲ 4.6×31 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 2.3×40 topics
  4. Diagnosis8▲ 5.0×24 topics
  5. Quality of Life7▲ 3.0×29 topics
  6. Mortality7▲ 6.7×10 topics
  7. Management6▲ 4.0×20 topics
  8. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.2×20 topics
  9. Surgical Management5▲ 7.0×16 topics
  10. Complications5▲ 5.6×14 topics
  11. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.7×16 topics
  12. Radiotherapy5▲ 6.8×12 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  14. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  15. Prognosis4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.4×14 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  18. Informed Consent4▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Stroke4▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Global Burden4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  21. Heart Failure3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Medical Ethics3▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Surgery3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  24. Biomechanics3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Genetic Testing3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Hypertension3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  27. Patient Rights3▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Reproductive Medicine3▲ 130×1 topic
  29. Metastasis3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  30. Autoantibodies3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  31. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Thrombosis3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. Ketogenic Diet3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Imaging2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  36. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Histopathological Study2▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Inflammatory Disease2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Prurigo Pigmentosa2▲ 129×1 topic
  40. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Klinikum Dortmund publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical and Health Sciences Research, Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Medical Practices and Rehabilitation.

Medical and Health Scien…3Medical and Health Sciences Research: 3 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology…2Medicine and Dermatology Studies History: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…1Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthDermatologyHepatologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 2 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 2 works
  4. 4 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Dortmund's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Klinikum Dortmund as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Klinikum Dortmund0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Dortmund 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 Dortmund5.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2003.

Other research institutions in Dortmund

All research institutions in Dortmund

Share Klinikum Dortmund's ranking

Klinikum Dortmund on Science Explorer

A card with Klinikum Dortmund's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Klinikum Dortmund. Posts are plain text and can be reported.