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Klinikum Links der Weser

In research, Klinikum Links der Weser stands highest in Medicine (#10,191 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,127 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#31,922
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,489
of 2,077
Research works
454
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Klinikum Links der Weser 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 #10,191 of 17,978 7.6%335
Health SciencesDomain #13,127 of 20,462 7.2%364

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Klinikum Links der Weser 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 Klinikum Links der Weser specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 26.3 works3.9×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 29.2 works3.6×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEnergy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 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.

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Links der Weser?

Ranked on the composite score, Rainer Hambrecht, Gerald Klose and Martin Claßen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Links der Weser.

  1. 1 Rainer Hambrecht Germany · #5,668 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Gerald Klose Germany · #952,672 worldwide 67 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Martin Claßen Germany · #1,081,804 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Harm Wienbergen Germany · #1,138,104 worldwide 38 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Links der Weser

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Links der Weser?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Guidelines, Endovascular Repair, Public Health and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Heart Failure4▲ 27×8 topics
  2. Echocardiography4▲ 39×5 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 9.4×9 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 43×4 topics
  5. Guidelines3▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  7. Endovascular Repair2▲ 84×3 topics
  8. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Acute Coronary Syndromes2▲ 130×1 topic
  10. ST-Segment Elevation2▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Mortality2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  12. Dilated Cardiomyopathy2▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Epidemiology2◆ 1.11×14 topics
  14. Aortic Dissection1▲ 100×1 topic
  15. Bicuspid Aortic Valve1▲ 100×1 topic
  16. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Surgical Repair1▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Ventricular Reconstruction1▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Obesity1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  22. Thrombosis1▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Cardiogenic Shock1▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Chamber Quantification1▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  27. Diastolic Function1▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Risk Factors1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  30. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Arrhythmias1▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Inflammation1▲ 1.48×10 topics
  34. Gender Equity1▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Health Effects1▲ 4.7×1 topic
  36. Noise Pollution1▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Postoperative Complications1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Sex Bias1▲ 168×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinikum Links der Weser publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Acute Myocardial Infarct…2Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…1Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  9. 9 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Links der Weser's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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