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Klinikum Würzburg Mitte

In research, Klinikum Würzburg Mitte stands highest in Medicine (#4,157 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,979 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,012
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,036
of 1,603
Research works
256
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Klinikum Würzburg Mitte

What is Klinikum Würzburg Mitte 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 #4,157 of 14,558 5.3%179
Health SciencesDomain #4,979 of 16,688 5.6%192

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

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Klinikum Würzburg Mitte is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Health Professions (5%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 61 fractional works · 83.6% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 77.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 10.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKlinikum WürzburgMitte73fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences84%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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5777.8%
    2. Health Professions45.4%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology34.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology11.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Environmental Science00.6%
    3. Computer Science00.2%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.68× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.68×3 works
  2. Medicine4.05×57 works
  3. Health Professions2.05×4 works
  4. Veterinary1.32×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.09×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×3 works
  7. Psychology0.53×1 works
  8. Nursing0.31×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  13. Engineering0.07×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Klinikum Würzburg Mitte?

Ranked on the quality score, Jens Kern, W. Nonnenbruch and Elena Pfeuffer-Jovic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Klinikum Würzburg Mitte.

  1. 1 Jens Kern Germany · #1,864,409 worldwide 378 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 W. Nonnenbruch Germany · #2,394,233 worldwide 263 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Elena Pfeuffer-Jovic Germany · #2,520,787 worldwide 368 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Gustav Wolff Germany · #2,584,058 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Franziska Joa Germany · #3,615,255 worldwide 547 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Andreas Müller Germany · #3,748,236 worldwide 1.3k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Jonas Früh Germany · #3,962,956 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Schaller Kh Germany · #5,841,062 worldwide 185 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Klinikum Würzburg Mitte

What are the most cited papers from Klinikum Würzburg Mitte?

The most cited paper from Klinikum Würzburg Mitte is "IL-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab improves treatment outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor biologicals: results from a 24-week multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial" (Paul E. Emery, Edward Clark Keystone, Hans‐Peter Tony et al., 2008), with 1,121 citations. Next come "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older Adults" (793) and "Pirfenidone in patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (RELIEF): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial" (528).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IL-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab improves treatment outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor biologicals: results from a 24-week multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial Paul E. Emery, Edward Clark Keystone, Hans‐Peter Tony et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 14 Jul 2008 1,121
2 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older Adults Alberto A. Papi, Michael G. Ison, Joanne Marie Langley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 Feb 2023 793
3 Pirfenidone in patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (RELIEF): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial Jürgen Behr et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access107 authors 30 Mar 2021 528
4 Heart Failure in Cardiomyopathies: A Position Paper from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Petar M Seferovic et al. · European Journal of Heart Failure Open access 16 Apr 2019 389
5 Osteoconduction and osteoinduction of low-temperature 3D printed bioceramic implants Pamela Habibović, Uwe Gbureck, Charles J. Doillon et al. · Biomaterials 6 Dec 2007 346
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Which keywords describe research at Klinikum Würzburg Mitte?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Inflammation, Immune Response, Pathogenesis and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 4.5×48 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 11×22 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 7.8×23 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 3.7×25 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 10×9 topics
  6. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.2×12 topics
  7. Management3▲ 5.5×15 topics
  8. Immune Response3▲ 7.5×13 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.9×12 topics
  10. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Guidelines3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  12. Echocardiography3▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  15. Fibrosis2▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  17. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Surgical Management2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  19. Vaccine2▲ 7.5×10 topics
  20. Disease Burden2▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Patient Care2▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Quality2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Drug Resistance2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. TGF-ß2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Interstitial Lung Disease2▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Myofibroblast2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Helminth Infections2▲ 56×2 topics
  34. Prognosis2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Right Heart Assessment2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Survival Prediction2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Cardiovascular Diseases2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Pneumothorax2▲ 63×2 topics
  39. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis2▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Klinikum Würzburg Mitte publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies.

Medical Practices and Re…2Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…2Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…2Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Path…2Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and …1Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…1Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryInfectious Diseases1 others

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

  1. 1 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  2. 2 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Klinikum Würzburg Mitte's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Klinikum Würzburg Mitte as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Klinikum Würzburg Mitte0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Klinikum Würzburg Mitte over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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