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Klinikum Stuttgart

In research, Klinikum Stuttgart stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,469 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,450 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery (Neurology is 20.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,637
of 22,385 · #5,189 all time
Rank in Germany
#248
of 795
Research works
1.6k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Klinikum Stuttgart

What is Klinikum Stuttgart 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,469 of 9,902 6.1%308 #1554
MedicineField #1,450 of 8,541 5.8%290 #1497

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

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Klinikum Stuttgart is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (82%), Health Professions (4%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 340 fractional works · 86.6% of its workMedicine: 321 fractional works · 81.8% of its workSurgery: 59 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 54 fractional works · 13.7% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEpidemiology: 32 fractional works · 8.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikumStuttgart392fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine32181.8%
    2. Health Professions153.9%
    3. Dentistry30.7%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology51.3%
    3. Neuroscience51.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering123.0%
    2. Computer Science20.6%
    3. Environmental Science10.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    5. Chemistry10.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Psychology41.0%
    2. Social Sciences41.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Klinikum Stuttgart specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 20.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 46.1 works21×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 53.9 works8.9×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 58.7 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.26× its world share, 321 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.26×321 works
  2. Dentistry1.49×3 works
  3. Health Professions1.49×15 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.26×5 works
  5. Neuroscience0.77×5 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×13 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  8. Psychology0.31×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  10. Engineering0.20×12 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×2 works
  12. Nursing0.17×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.11×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.08×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.08×4 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.04×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Stuttgart?

Ranked on the quality score, Stefanie Hecker‐Nolting, Hansjörg Bäzner and Victoria Hellstern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Stuttgart.

  1. 1 Stefanie Hecker‐Nolting Germany · #263,134 worldwide 4.5k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Hansjörg Bäzner Germany · #447,695 worldwide 6.7k citations · 337 works
  3. 3 Victoria Hellstern Germany · #468,443 worldwide 1.9k citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Christine M. Thomas Germany · #1,128,135 worldwide 911 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Jürgen Schäffer Germany · #1,351,340 worldwide 491 citations · 150 works
  6. 6 Patricia Kohlhof‐Meinecke Germany · #1,361,479 worldwide 402 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ali Khanafer Germany · #1,482,298 worldwide 572 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Ali Khanafer Germany · #1,540,425 worldwide 469 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Zsolt Vajda Germany · #1,575,905 worldwide 1.5k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Gregor Paul Germany · #1,693,621 worldwide 902 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Stuttgart

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Stuttgart?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Stuttgart 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 "The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers" (1,654).

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 The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers ICGC PedBrain-Seq Project et al. · Nature Open access 28 Feb 2018 1,654
4 Soft tissue and visceral sarcomas: ESMO–EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Paolo Giovanni Casali et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 28 Mar 2018 1,636
5 Osteosarcoma Jörg Ritter, Stefan S. Bielack · Annals of Oncology Open access Oct 2010 1,085
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Stuttgart?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Endovascular Treatment, Epidemiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Stroke Prevention, Cerebrovascular Events, Carotid Artery Stenosis and Endarterectomy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology44▲ 2.8×89 topics
  2. Risk Factors32▲ 7.4×19 topics
  3. Endovascular Treatment31▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging26▲ 26×5 topics
  5. Stroke Prevention25▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Cerebrovascular Events23▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage23▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Carotid Artery Stenosis23▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Endarterectomy23▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Intracranial Aneurysms23▲ 168×1 topic
  11. Revascularization21▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Neuroprotection20▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Global Burden20▲ 9.3×9 topics
  14. Clinical Outcomes18▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Ischemic Stroke17▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Prevention Guidelines17▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Endovascular Therapy16▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Thrombolysis16▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Treatment16▲ 3.3×33 topics
  20. Diagnosis15▲ 4.2×30 topics
  21. Management14▲ 4.5×24 topics
  22. Complications14▲ 7.1×16 topics
  23. Guidelines14▲ 7.3×12 topics
  24. Surgical Management13▲ 8.4×19 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations13▲ 7.5×19 topics
  26. Rehabilitation12▲ 8.0×11 topics
  27. Chemotherapy11▲ 4.1×19 topics
  28. Diabetes11▲ 5.3×8 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors11▲ 6.2×14 topics
  30. Radiosurgery10▲ 29×4 topics
  31. Heart Failure10▲ 5.9×12 topics
  32. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 4.5×14 topics
  33. Clinical Management10▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Prevention9▲ 5.4×14 topics
  35. Biomechanics9▲ 7.2×8 topics
  36. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention9▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Thrombosis8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Embolization8▲ 31×4 topics
  39. Arteriovenous Malformations7▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations7▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinikum Stuttgart publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment.

Intracranial Aneurysms: …23Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 23 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…23Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 23 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 16 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 6 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 4 fractional worksMoyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 3 fractional works
NeurologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 23 works
  2. 2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 23 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 16 works
  4. 4 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 7 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment Rheumatology 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 3 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Stuttgart's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Stuttgart as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Klinikum Stuttgart0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart8.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2011.

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