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Marienhospital Stuttgart

In research, Marienhospital Stuttgart stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,643 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,158 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 11.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,827
of 22,385 · #11,804 all time
Rank in Germany
#733
of 795
Research works
807
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Marienhospital Stuttgart

What is Marienhospital Stuttgart 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 #5,643 of 9,902 5.9%70 #3533
MedicineField #5,158 of 8,541 6.2%66 #3379

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marienhospital Stuttgart 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 Marienhospital Stuttgart work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Marienhospital Stuttgart is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 82 fractional works · 86.2% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 81.1% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 27.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMarienhospitalStuttgart95fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences4%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7781.1%
    2. Health Professions43.8%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    1. Psychology11.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    3. Social Sciences10.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering00.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Marienhospital Stuttgart specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 26.4 works12×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.22× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.22×77 works
  2. Dentistry2.07×1 works
  3. Health Professions1.43×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×6 works
  5. Veterinary1.04×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.65×1 works
  8. Psychology0.47×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  10. Nursing0.29×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.08×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.07×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  16. Engineering0.03×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.03×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Marienhospital Stuttgart?

Ranked on the quality score, R. Bittner, C.‐G. Schmedt and Matthias Orth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marienhospital Stuttgart.

  1. 1 R. Bittner Germany · #151,532 worldwide 13k citations · 351 works
  2. 2 C.‐G. Schmedt Germany · #1,277,443 worldwide 2.3k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Matthias Orth Germany · #1,812,557 worldwide 3.8k citations · 159 works
  4. 4 Barbara Kraft Germany · #1,858,946 worldwide 847 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 B. J. Leibl Germany · #1,907,876 worldwide 2.2k citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Matthias Rapp Germany · #2,058,961 worldwide 722 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Michael R. Schäffer Germany · #2,088,208 worldwide 2.6k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Monika Kellerer Germany · #2,128,954 worldwide 6.8k citations · 201 works
  9. 9 Michael Greulich Germany · #2,286,829 worldwide 494 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Ulf Schutter Germany · #2,359,021 worldwide 377 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Marienhospital Stuttgart

What are the most cited papers from Marienhospital Stuttgart?

The most cited paper from Marienhospital Stuttgart is "Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial" (Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al., 2019), with 2,700 citations. Next come "Mapping and predicting mortality from systemic sclerosis" (707) and "Comparison of endoscopic procedures vs Lichtenstein and other open mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" (443).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al. · The Lancet 11 Apr 2019 2,700
2 Mapping and predicting mortality from systemic sclerosis Muriel Elhaï et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 23 Aug 2017 707
3 Comparison of endoscopic procedures vs Lichtenstein and other open mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials C.‐G. Schmedt, Stefan Sauerland, R. Bittner · Surgical Endoscopy Review 2 Dec 2004 443
4 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
5 Low Penetrance, Broad Resistance, and Favorable Outcome of Interleukin 12 Receptor β1 Deficiency Claire Fieschi et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 17 Feb 2003 307
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Marienhospital Stuttgart?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Mortality, Epidemiology, Breast Reconstruction, Radiotherapy, Quality of Life, Glycemic Control and Insulin Therapy.

▲ 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. Complications15▲ 32×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 2.9×45 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 5.4×23 topics
  4. Mortality7▲ 13×11 topics
  5. Breast Reconstruction6▲ 109×2 topics
  6. Radiotherapy6▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Glycemic Control6▲ 38×4 topics
  8. Insulin Therapy6▲ 48×3 topics
  9. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×27 topics
  10. Rehabilitation5▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.2×14 topics
  12. Free Flap4▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Microsurgical Reconstruction4▲ 110×1 topic
  14. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Diabetes4▲ 7.7×9 topics
  16. Guidelines4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  17. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  18. Heart Failure3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  19. Postoperative Complications3▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  22. Genetics3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Anatomy3▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Surgery3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  25. Surgical Management3▲ 6.6×11 topics
  26. Continuous Glucose Monitoring2▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Hypoglycemia2▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Cardiac Risk2▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Cardiovascular Outcomes2▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Glucose Control2▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Perioperative2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Acellular Dermal Matrix2▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Elderly Patients2▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Patient-Reported Outcome Measure2▲ 107×1 topic
  36. Prognosis2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Reconstruction2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  39. Revision Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Targeted Therapy2▲ 8.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Marienhospital Stuttgart publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Diabetes Management and Research, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…2Diabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…2Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOtorhinolaryngology1 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  5. 5 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Marienhospital Stuttgart's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Marienhospital Stuttgart as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Marienhospital Stuttgart0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Marienhospital Stuttgart 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Marienhospital Stuttgart3.3% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2006.

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