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LVR-Klinik Köln

In research, LVR-Klinik Köln stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,126 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,670 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,212 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Management of Technology and Innovation and Language and Linguistics — History and Philosophy of Science is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,629
of 28,054 · #8,445 all time
Rank in Germany
#614
of 1,178
Research works
7.4k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
5%
world 28%

What is LVR-Klinik Köln 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,126 of 10,521 4.7%849 #2675
Social SciencesField #3,670 of 6,365 4.7%407 #2954
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,212 of 1,998 6.5%218 #863
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,848 of 2,578 3.2%225 #1453
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,063 of 1,201 8.5%61 #1025
Health SciencesDomain #10,639 of 11,982 2.6%237 #7396
MedicineField #9,278 of 10,443 2.4%181 #6201
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,479 of 2,578 1.8%129 #2203
PsychologyField #2,109 of 2,181 4.7%70 #2560
Physical SciencesDomain #12,597 of 12,888 4.3%84 #8898

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where LVR-Klinik Köln 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. Social Sciences#2,675 #4,126
  2. Social Sciences#2,954 #3,670
  3. Arts and Humanities#863 #1,212
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,453 #1,848
  5. Political Science and International Relations#1,025 #1,063
  6. Health Sciences#7,396 #10,639
  7. Medicine#6,201 #9,278
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,203 #2,479
  9. Psychology#2,560 #2,109
  10. Physical Sciences#8,898 #12,597
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 LVR-Klinik Köln specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 26.3 works14×
  2. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 37.2 works10×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 46.6 works8.8×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 50.6 works7.9×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 181 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.27× its world share, 218 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 407 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at LVR-Klinik Köln?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander Thomas, Barbara Schneider and René König lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LVR-Klinik Köln.

  1. 1 Alexander Thomas · #99,885 worldwide 166 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Barbara Schneider · #140,723 worldwide 326 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 René König · #161,042 worldwide 244 citations · 297 works
  4. 4 Dietrich Seibt · #215,402 worldwide 38 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 H. E. Hering · #244,618 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Oliver König · #267,227 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Wilhelm Voßkamp · #314,557 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Dieter Farny · #323,745 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Gerd Schäfer · #375,387 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 P. Thul · #453,680 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at LVR-Klinik Köln

Which keywords describe research at LVR-Klinik Köln?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Digital Transformation, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Leadership and Gender.

▲ 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. Governance94▲ 24×4 topics
  2. Digital Transformation81▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse78▲ 159×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development77▲ 4.0×13 topics
  5. Identity75▲ 8.5×24 topics
  6. Bildungsungleichheit63▲ 178×1 topic
  7. Ethnografisches Schreiben63▲ 178×1 topic
  8. Leadership62▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence60▲ 3.7×12 topics
  10. Gender59▲ 9.1×19 topics
  11. Education54▲ 2.6×23 topics
  12. Big Data52▲ 4.8×10 topics
  13. Bildung44▲ 111×3 topics
  14. Social Innovation42▲ 22×4 topics
  15. History38▲ 4.5×21 topics
  16. Social Theory38▲ 115×3 topics
  17. Mobile Health38▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Customer Experience37▲ 20×4 topics
  19. E-commerce37▲ 5.1×2 topics
  20. Digitalization36▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Business Models36▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Technology Innovation36▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Philosophy36▲ 6.8×15 topics
  24. Autorschaft35▲ 138×1 topic
  25. Literaturkritik35▲ 138×1 topic
  26. Cultural Studies32▲ 7.1×13 topics
  27. Professional Development32▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Cultural Sociology32▲ 197×2 topics
  29. Participation31▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Sociology31▲ 19×12 topics
  31. Crisis Management31▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Complex Systems30▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Policy Change30▲ 187×1 topic
  34. Medical Ethics30▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Investment Decisions29▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Sociolinguistics29▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Customer Relationship Management28▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Self-Efficacy28▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Outcomes28▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Workplace28▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does LVR-Klinik Köln publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Digital Innovation in Industries, German Literature and Culture Studies and Public Administration and Political Analysis.

Sociology and Education Studies: 63 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 36 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…35German Literature and Culture Studies: 35 fractional worksPublic Administration an…30Public Administration and Political Analysis: 30 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 28 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 28 fractional worksLinguistic research and …26Linguistic research and analysis: 26 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 25 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences and History: 25 fractional worksCorporate Management and…23Corporate Management and Leadership: 23 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 63 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 36 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 35 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 30 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 28 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 28 works
  7. 7 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 26 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  9. 9 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 23 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 available5.3%not open94.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.6%domestic only97.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LVR-Klinik Köln's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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