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Klinikum Ludwigshafen

In research, Klinikum Ludwigshafen stands highest in Medicine (#2,937 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,999 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Surgery is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,141
of 28,054 · #12,193 all time
Rank in Germany
#446
of 1,178
Research works
2.5k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Klinikum Ludwigshafen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,937 of 10,443 11.8%185 #2321
Health SciencesDomain #3,999 of 11,982 11.6%195 #3161

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 56.7 works10×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 20.1 works8.1×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.09× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 5 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.

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Ludwigshafen?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe Zeymer, Klaus Baumann and Martin Gottwik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Ludwigshafen.

  1. 1 Uwe Zeymer Germany · #32,052 worldwide 702 citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Klaus Baumann Germany · #84,577 worldwide 186 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Martin Gottwik Germany · #86,810 worldwide 196 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jochen Senges Germany · #88,950 worldwide 327 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Armin Grau Germany · #107,048 worldwide 250 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Ralf Zahn Germany · #108,359 worldwide 323 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 M. Uppenkamp Germany · #158,660 worldwide 139 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Dirk Hartmann Germany · #168,119 worldwide 161 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Raoul Bergner Germany · #334,455 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 J F Riemann Germany · #365,378 worldwide 56 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Ludwigshafen

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Ludwigshafen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Heart Failure, Diagnosis, Guidelines and Treatment.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology34▲ 3.6×67 topics
  2. Complications17▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Rehabilitation13▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Biomechanics12▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Diagnosis10▲ 4.6×22 topics
  7. Treatment10▲ 3.5×28 topics
  8. Heart Failure9▲ 8.5×11 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 2.5×24 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.1×17 topics
  11. Guidelines8▲ 7.1×10 topics
  12. Mortality7▲ 4.8×9 topics
  13. Sudden Cardiac Death6▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Management6▲ 3.4×20 topics
  15. Infection Prevention6▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Breast Reconstruction6▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Echocardiography6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  18. Surgical Management5▲ 5.4×13 topics
  19. Catheter Ablation5▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy5▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  22. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator5▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Internal Fixation5▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Reconstruction5▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Pedicle Screw Fixation5▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Vertebroplasty5▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Free Flap5▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Microsurgical Reconstruction5▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Arthroplasty4▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Revision Surgery4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Arrhythmias4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Functional Recovery4▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Anatomy4▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Resuscitation4▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Macular Degeneration4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Elderly Patients4▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Klinikum Ludwigshafen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Cardiac pacing and defib…5Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 5 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…5Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 5 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…5Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…3Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detec…2Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryEpidemiologyOncology

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

  1. 1 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Ludwigshafen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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