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LKH Hochsteiermark

In research, LKH Hochsteiermark stands highest in Medicine (#9,637 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,160 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,570
of 28,054 · #39,361 all time
Rank in Austria
#159
of 168
Research works
361
▲ 127% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is LKH Hochsteiermark 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 #9,637 of 10,443 8.9%64 #16857
Health SciencesDomain #11,160 of 11,982 8.8%80 #17742

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where LKH Hochsteiermark 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).

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 5.36× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at LKH Hochsteiermark?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinhold Kerbl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LKH Hochsteiermark.

  1. 1 Reinhold Kerbl · #1,326,785 worldwide 9 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at LKH Hochsteiermark

Which keywords describe research at LKH Hochsteiermark?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Community Health, Health Equity, Primary Care, Advocacy, Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

▲ 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. Public Health14▲ 8.4×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 2.6×38 topics
  3. Community Health9▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Health Equity9▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Primary Care9▲ 21×2 topics
  6. Advocacy9▲ 275×1 topic
  7. Pediatrics9▲ 275×1 topic
  8. Respiratory Distress Syndrome6▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Preterm Infants6▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia5▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Lung Stem Cells5▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Inflammation5▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. COVID-195▲ 3.1×7 topics
  15. Adolescents4▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Pandemic4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  17. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Physical Activity3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  20. Obesity3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases3▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Anxiety3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  23. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.4×5 topics
  24. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.2×5 topics
  25. Complications2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Thermoregulation2▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Vaccine2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  28. Clinical Management2▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Prevalence2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  30. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Fetal Surgery2▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Germany2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Health Surveys2▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.5×1 topic
  37. Quarantine2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Chronic Pain2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Revision Surgery2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does LKH Hochsteiermark publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Child and Adolescent Hea…9Child and Adolescent Health: 9 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 5 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience of respiration and sleep: 1 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 9 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 1 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LKH Hochsteiermark's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 127% higher 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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