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Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen

In research, Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,282 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,997 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences (Surgery is 17.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,440
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,456
of 1,603
Research works
197
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen

What is Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #8,282 of 16,688 8.1%170
MedicineField #7,997 of 14,558 7.5%153

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen 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 Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen is in Health Sciences, 3% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (87%), Health Professions (4%), Engineering (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 52 fractional works · 90.6% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 86.9% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 39.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMalteserWaldkrankenhaus…58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences91%Social Sciences3%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5086.9%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering22.7%
    2. Computer Science00.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    4. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    2. Psychology00.6%
    3. Decision Sciences00.6%
    4. Social Sciences00.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 17.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 22.9 works17×
  2. MedicineField · 50.1 works4.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 52.2 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.52× its world share, 50 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.52×50 works
  2. Health Professions1.36×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences0.60×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  9. Psychology0.20×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  11. Engineering0.18×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen?

Ranked on the quality score, Klaus John Schnake, Martin Holas and Samuel Schülein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen.

  1. 1 Klaus John Schnake Germany · #1,268,637 worldwide 6.3k citations · 294 works
  2. 2 Martin Holas Germany · #1,617,324 worldwide 158 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Samuel Schülein Germany · #2,294,170 worldwide 538 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Thomas Tümena Germany · #3,051,029 worldwide 266 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 M Raithel Germany · #3,447,930 worldwide 484 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Sina Gräber Germany · #3,541,736 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jakub Oronowicz Germany · #4,415,510 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Magdalena Gostian Germany · #4,948,281 worldwide 72 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 H Gofferje Germany · #5,283,403 worldwide 71 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen

What are the most cited papers from Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen?

The most cited paper from Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen is "Type x collagen synthesis in human osteoarthritic cartilage. indication of chondrocyte hypertrophy" (Klaus von der Mark, Thorsten Kirsch, Michael L. Nerlich et al., 1992), with 456 citations. Next come "Inertial Sensor-Based Stride Parameter Calculation From Gait Sequences in Geriatric Patients" (313) and "Predictive value of seven preoperative prognostic scoring systems for spinal metastases" (308).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Type x collagen synthesis in human osteoarthritic cartilage. indication of chondrocyte hypertrophy Klaus von der Mark, Thorsten Kirsch, Michael L. Nerlich et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Jul 1992 456
2 Inertial Sensor-Based Stride Parameter Calculation From Gait Sequences in Geriatric Patients Alexander Rampp, Jens Barth, Samuel Schuelein et al. · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Open access 7 Nov 2014 313
3 Predictive value of seven preoperative prognostic scoring systems for spinal metastases Andreas Leithner, Roman Radl, Gerald Gruber et al. · European Spine Journal Open access 11 Sep 2008 308
4 Prophylaxis of Fat and Bone Marrow Embolism in Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty ROCCO PAOLO PITTO, Matthias J. Koessler, Klaus Dieter Draenert · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Oct 1998 269
5 Women encounter ADRs more often than do men Yurdaguel Zopf, Christina Rabe, Antje C. Neubert et al. · European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 4 Jul 2008 249
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Complications, Pedicle Screw Fixation, Vertebroplasty, Surgical Treatment, Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Fusion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.8×22 topics
  2. Biomechanics7▲ 39×6 topics
  3. Complications5▲ 18×5 topics
  4. Pedicle Screw Fixation4▲ 203×1 topic
  5. Vertebroplasty4▲ 203×1 topic
  6. Surgical Treatment4▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  9. Rehabilitation4▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Spinal Fusion4▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Low Back Pain4▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Surgical Management4▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 86×1 topic
  14. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Radiotherapy3▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Arthroplasty3▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  18. Anterior Cruciate Ligament3▲ 116×1 topic
  19. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Injury Risk3▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Revision Surgery3▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Mortality3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  25. Prevention2▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Outcomes2▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  29. Regeneration2▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Prognosis2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Injury Prevention2▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Shoulder Function2▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Osteoarthritis2▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Muscle Injuries2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Oropharyngeal Cancer2▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Sports Injury2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Spinal Fractures and Fix…4Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…3Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineOtorhinolaryngologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 83% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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