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LKH Hochsteiermark

In research, LKH Hochsteiermark stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,340 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,313 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,555
of 22,385 · #15,005 all time
Rank in Austria
#86
of 143
Research works
361
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
LKH Hochsteiermark

What is LKH Hochsteiermark 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 #3,340 of 9,902 4.1%80 #4626
MedicineField #3,313 of 8,541 3.9%64 #4499

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does LKH Hochsteiermark work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at LKH Hochsteiermark is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Health Professions (14%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 90 fractional works · 72.6% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 58.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLKHHochsteiermark124fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences16%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7258.4%
    2. Health Professions1713.8%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences97.3%
    2. Psychology64.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.1%
    3. Neuroscience21.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering32.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Computer Science00.0%
    6. 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.23× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× 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, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.23×17 works
  2. Medicine3.04×72 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.10×3 works
  4. Psychology1.58×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.18×2 works
  6. Veterinary0.99×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×5 works
  8. Nursing0.61×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.58×9 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.52×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  15. Engineering0.14×3 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at LKH Hochsteiermark?

Ranked on the quality score, Rudolf Schrittwieser, Ute Sonnleitner and Welf Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LKH Hochsteiermark.

  1. 1 Rudolf Schrittwieser Austria · #620,726 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Ute Sonnleitner Austria · #3,288,386 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Welf Müller Austria · #3,323,703 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Reinhold Kerbl Austria · #3,719,285 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Gerolf Schweintzger Austria · #3,786,892 worldwide 155 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Angelika Pichler Austria · #3,975,920 worldwide 335 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 P. Klug Austria · #4,373,875 worldwide 91 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Thomas Niernberger Austria · #4,662,839 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Herbert Franz Austria · #4,757,017 worldwide 166 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Reinhold Kerbl Austria · #7,655,587 worldwide 2.8k citations · 417 works
All ranked researchers at LKH Hochsteiermark

What are the most cited papers from LKH Hochsteiermark?

The most cited paper from LKH Hochsteiermark is "Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)—Part 1" (R. Bittner et al., 2013), with 653 citations. Next come "Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS))—Part A" (383) and "Performance of hemodialysis with novel medium cut-off dialyzers" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)—Part 1 R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 11 Oct 2013 653
2 Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS))—Part A R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 27 Jun 2019 383
3 Performance of hemodialysis with novel medium cut-off dialyzers Alexander H. Kirsch, Raphael Lyko, Lars‐Göran Nilsson et al. · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Open access Sep 2016 238
4 Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)): Part B R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 10 Jul 2019 173
5 Acceleration in BMI gain following COVID‐19 restrictions. A longitudinal study with 7‐ to 10‐year‐old primary school children Gerald Jarnig, Johannes Jaunig, Reinhold Kerbl et al. · Pediatric Obesity Open access 26 Jan 2022 169
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at LKH Hochsteiermark?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Community Health, Training, Health Equity, Primary Care, Advocacy, Pediatrics and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Public Health15▲ 8.3×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 2.6×45 topics
  3. Community Health10▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Training10▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Health Equity10▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Primary Care10▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Advocacy10▲ 300×1 topic
  8. Pediatrics10▲ 300×1 topic
  9. Respiratory Distress Syndrome7▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Preterm Infants6▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia6▲ 79×1 topic
  13. Lung Stem Cells6▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Inflammation5▲ 2.0×16 topics
  15. COVID-195▲ 2.9×7 topics
  16. Adolescents4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  17. Pandemic4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  18. Mental Health4▲ 2.4×6 topics
  19. Depression4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  21. Physical Activity4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  22. Obesity3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  23. Chronic Diseases3▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Anxiety3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Drug Development2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  29. Off-Label Drug Use2▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics2▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Prevalence2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  32. Thermoregulation2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Vaccine2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  34. Clinical Management2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Socioeconomic Status2▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Germany2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Health Surveys2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Fetal Surgery2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Quarantine2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does LKH Hochsteiermark publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child and Adolescent Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Pharmaceutical studies and practices and Health and Medical Studies.

Child and Adolescent Hea…10Child and Adolescent Health: 10 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…6Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience of respiration and sleep: 1 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 10 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 1 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has LKH Hochsteiermark's research output changed?

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

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is LKH Hochsteiermark as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%LKH Hochsteiermark0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of LKH Hochsteiermark 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 2025LKH Hochsteiermark4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.1% in 2021.

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