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LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum

In research, LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,712 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 18.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,156
of 28,054 · #17,615 all time
Rank in Germany
#630
of 1,178
Research works
728
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum 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 #6,712 of 10,521 18.8%65 #7363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum 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).

What does LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 18.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 27.3 works18×
  2. PsychologyField · 45.8 works11×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.19× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.60× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.57× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum?

Ranked on the composite score, Georg Juckel, Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou and Frank Petrak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum.

  1. 1 Georg Juckel Germany · #761,105 worldwide 134 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou Germany · #870,657 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Frank Petrak Germany · #951,584 worldwide 31 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Stephan Herpertz Germany · #1,072,289 worldwide 45 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum

Which keywords describe research at LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Anxiety, Prevalence, Neurobiological Correlates, Adolescents, Genetics, Obesity and Treatment.

▲ 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. Depression13▲ 10×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.96×49 topics
  3. Anxiety10▲ 14×10 topics
  4. Prevalence9▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Treatment9▲ 5.2×21 topics
  6. Risk Factors9▲ 5.5×15 topics
  7. Neurobiological Correlates8▲ 60×3 topics
  8. Adolescents8▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Genetics8▲ 7.9×13 topics
  10. Obesity8▲ 7.3×10 topics
  11. Mental Health8▲ 3.6×20 topics
  12. Emotion Regulation7▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Neurobiology7▲ 18×8 topics
  14. Psychological Factors7▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  16. Body Image5▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Eating Disorders5▲ 78×1 topic
  18. Informed Consent5▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Well-being5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  20. Diabetes4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Mental Disorders4▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Neuroscience4▲ 9.9×9 topics
  23. Neuroimaging4▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Psychopathology4▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  26. Psychological Impact4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  27. Personality Traits4▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Embodiment4▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Social Cognition4▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Psychiatric Treatment4▲ 105×2 topics
  31. Youth Offenders4▲ 57×2 topics
  32. Empathy3▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Mobile Health3▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Coercive Measures3▲ 128×1 topic
  35. Mental Health Law3▲ 128×1 topic
  36. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Crisis Resolution3▲ 166×1 topic
  38. Home Treatment3▲ 166×1 topic
  39. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, Psychiatric care and mental health services and Mental Health and Psychiatry.

Eating Disorders and Beh…5Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…3Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 3 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…3Psychiatric care and mental health services: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…3Mental Health and Psychiatry: 3 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders …2Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…2Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPhilosophyApplied PsychologySociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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