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Klinikum Ludwigsburg

In research, Klinikum Ludwigsburg stands highest in Medicine (#2,901 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,426 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,473
of 22,385 · #10,378 all time
Rank in Germany
#622
of 795
Research works
666
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Klinikum Ludwigsburg

What is Klinikum Ludwigsburg 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 #2,901 of 8,541 11.9%67 #2098
Health SciencesDomain #3,426 of 9,902 11.6%69 #2165

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Klinikum Ludwigsburg is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (79%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Engineering (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 81 fractional works · 81.9% of its workMedicine: 79 fractional works · 79.3% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 17.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 9.9% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikumLudwigsburg99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences5%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7979.3%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.1%
    2. Neuroscience22.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    4. Psychology00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering22.0%
    2. Environmental Science21.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.12×79 works
  2. Veterinary2.06×0 works
  3. Neuroscience1.21×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×5 works
  5. Health Professions0.76×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  8. Nursing0.48×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.33×2 works
  11. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.15×2 works
  15. Psychology0.14×0 works
  16. Engineering0.13×2 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Ludwigsburg?

Ranked on the quality score, Karel Caca, Arthur Robert Schmidt and Stefan Angermeier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Ludwigsburg.

  1. 1 Karel Caca Germany · #189,425 worldwide 14k citations · 274 works
  2. 2 Arthur Robert Schmidt Germany · #676,752 worldwide 4.3k citations · 189 works
  3. 3 Stefan Angermeier Germany · #1,019,240 worldwide 611 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Nicole Prasnikar Germany · #1,176,163 worldwide 4.7k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Norman Rüb Germany · #1,267,604 worldwide 469 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Christoph Klinger Germany · #1,336,776 worldwide 1.1k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Benjamin Meier Germany · #1,517,837 worldwide 1.2k citations · 93 works
  8. 8 Bettina Riecken Germany · #1,558,873 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Markus Bauder Germany · #1,982,219 worldwide 521 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Matthias Ulmer Germany · #2,416,653 worldwide 329 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Ludwigsburg

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Ludwigsburg?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Ludwigsburg is "DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours" (David Capper et al., 2018), with 3,228 citations. Next come "HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies" (1,483) and "Early Use of TIPS in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding" (1,249).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours David Capper et al. · Nature Open access143 authors 13 Mar 2018 3,228
2 HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies Michael John Ackerman et al. · Heart Rhythm 26 Jul 2011 1,483
3 Early Use of TIPS in Patients with Cirrhosis and Variceal Bleeding Juan Carlos García‐Pagán, Karel Caca, Christophe Bureau et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Jun 2010 1,249
4 Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017 Jean‐Marc Dumonceau, Andrea Tringali, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou et al. · Endoscopy Open access 7 Aug 2018 796
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 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Ludwigsburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neuroinflammation, Anticoagulant Therapy, Diagnosis and Endoscopic Resection.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.1×42 topics
  2. Surgical Management6▲ 16×12 topics
  3. Chemotherapy6▲ 9.0×16 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 2.7×31 topics
  6. Neuroinflammation5▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Diagnosis5▲ 5.6×19 topics
  8. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Endoscopic Resection4▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Survival Analysis4▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Management4▲ 5.3×15 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors4▲ 9.4×9 topics
  13. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Neuroprotection4▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Gastric Cancer4▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Recombinant Factor VIIa4▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy4▲ 115×1 topic
  18. Guidelines4▲ 7.6×11 topics
  19. Intracerebral Hemorrhage4▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Microbleeds4▲ 95×2 topics
  21. Molecular Characterization4▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Treatment4▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  26. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Metastatic Gastric Cancer3▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Heart Failure3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Pathophysiology3▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Complications3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  33. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Mortality3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  35. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Revascularization2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Endoscopic Stenting2▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Esophageal Perforation2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Palliative Treatment2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Klinikum Ludwigsburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment.

Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia1High Altitude and Hypoxia: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…1Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…1Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional works
NeurologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryGastroenterology3 others

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

  1. 1 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 4 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Ludwigsburg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Klinikum Ludwigsburg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Klinikum Ludwigsburg0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Ludwigsburg 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 counting10%20%Klinikum Ludwigsburg11.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2015.

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