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Luzerner Kantonsspital

In research, Luzerner Kantonsspital stands highest in Medicine (#3,360 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,487 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,071 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Surgery is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,433
of 28,054 · #11,883 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#83
of 220
Research works
2.5k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Luzerner Kantonsspital 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 #3,360 of 10,443 9.6%313 #2146
Health SciencesDomain #4,487 of 11,982 9.1%342 #2875
SurgerySubfield #1,071 of 1,816 12.8%87 #1481

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,146 #3,360
  2. Health Sciences#2,875 #4,487
  3. Surgery#1,481 #1,071
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Luzerner Kantonsspital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 87.3 works9.3×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 32.6 works7.8×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.56× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 313 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Luzerner Kantonsspital?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Kobza, Martin Jöhr and Martín Beck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luzerner Kantonsspital.

  1. 1 Richard Kobza Switzerland · #105,884 worldwide 212 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Martin Jöhr Switzerland · #106,929 worldwide 159 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Martín Beck Switzerland · #127,231 worldwide 159 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Paul Erné Switzerland · #164,933 worldwide 405 citations · 113 works
  5. 5 M Aufdermaur Switzerland · #188,610 worldwide 50 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Justus E. Roos Switzerland · #196,166 worldwide 91 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Matthias Paul Switzerland · #215,749 worldwide 292 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Florim Cuculi Switzerland · #224,234 worldwide 129 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Stefan Toggweiler Switzerland · #253,982 worldwide 156 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 G.A. Hauser Switzerland · #259,508 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Luzerner Kantonsspital

Which keywords describe research at Luzerner Kantonsspital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Guidelines, Surgical Management, Atherosclerosis, Rehabilitation, Treatment and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 2.9×83 topics
  2. Complications25▲ 13×16 topics
  3. Inflammation18▲ 2.2×46 topics
  4. Quality of Life18▲ 3.1×30 topics
  5. Treatment17▲ 3.5×34 topics
  6. Guidelines17▲ 8.9×11 topics
  7. Surgical Management16▲ 9.6×20 topics
  8. Diagnosis14▲ 3.9×32 topics
  9. Risk Factors14▲ 3.1×20 topics
  10. Atherosclerosis13▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Rehabilitation13▲ 8.1×12 topics
  12. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.5×19 topics
  13. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention11▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Echocardiography11▲ 10×8 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines11▲ 9.3×8 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.0×12 topics
  17. Mortality10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors10▲ 5.5×14 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations9▲ 5.3×16 topics
  20. Heart Failure9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  21. Coronary Stents9▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Myocardial Revascularization9▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Radiotherapy8▲ 5.4×12 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  25. Breast Reconstruction8▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Surgery8▲ 5.4×10 topics
  27. Reconstruction7▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment7▲ 9.2×6 topics
  29. Distal Radius Fractures7▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Flexor Tendon Repair7▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement7▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement7▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Free Flap6▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Microsurgical Reconstruction6▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  36. Anatomy6▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Infection Prevention6▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Postoperative Complications6▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Endovascular Repair6▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention6▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Luzerner Kantonsspital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques.

Coronary Interventions a…9Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…7Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…7Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 7 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…6Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 6 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 5 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 5 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…4Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRheumatologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 9 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 5 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Luzerner Kantonsspital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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