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Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen

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World rank, all time
#33,077
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,545
of 1,603
Research works
124
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
950
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen

Which fields of science does Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen is in Health Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Health Professions (5%), Neuroscience (3%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 86.5% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 81.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 34.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOstalb-KlinikumAalen26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences87%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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2181.0%
    2. Health Professions15.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience12.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    2. Social Sciences01.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering01.9%
    2. Environmental Science01.6%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.3 works4.2×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 22.8 works3.8×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.21×21 works
  2. Health Professions2.00×1 works
  3. Neuroscience1.69×1 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×1 works
  6. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.33×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  9. Nursing0.18×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  11. Engineering0.13×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Seizer, Stephanie Löbig and Sebastian Weyand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen.

  1. 1 Peter Seizer Germany · #1,496,268 worldwide 185 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Stephanie Löbig Germany · #1,546,408 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Sebastian Weyand Germany · #1,614,899 worldwide 93 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Sascha Lutz Germany · #2,889,003 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Martin von Wachter Germany · #3,683,717 worldwide 304 citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen

What are the most cited papers from Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen?

The most cited paper from Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen is "Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Large Hemispheric Infarction" (Michel Torbey, Julian Bösel, Denise H. Rhoney et al., 2015), with 166 citations. Next come "Current Practice of Temporary Vena Cava Filter Insertion: A Multicenter Registry" (158) and "Acute sedation-associated complications in GI endoscopy (ProSed 2 Study): results from the prospective multicentre electronic registry of sedation-associated complications" (136).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Large Hemispheric Infarction Michel Torbey, Julian Bösel, Denise H. Rhoney et al. · Neurocritical Care 20 Jan 2015 166
2 Current Practice of Temporary Vena Cava Filter Insertion: A Multicenter Registry Heike Lorch et al. · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2000 158
3 Acute sedation-associated complications in GI endoscopy (ProSed 2 Study): results from the prospective multicentre electronic registry of sedation-associated complications Angelika Behrens et al. · Gut 3 Jan 2018 136
4 Incidence and classification of pediatric diffuse parenchymal lung diseases in Germany Matthias Griese, Melanie Haug, Frank E. Brasch et al. · Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases Open access Dec 2009 136
5 New Onset of Diabetes and Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Benign and Malignant Tumors Hans G. Beger, Bertram Poch, Benjamin Mayer et al. · Annals of Surgery 22 Aug 2017 131
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Arrhythmias, Guidelines, Radiofrequency Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Anticoagulant Therapy, Atrial Fibrillation and Risk Stratification.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Catheter Ablation5▲ 143×2 topics
  2. Arrhythmias3▲ 123×2 topics
  3. Guidelines3▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 88×1 topic
  5. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 188×1 topic
  6. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 69×3 topics
  7. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 87×2 topics
  8. Risk Stratification2▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Stroke Prevention2▲ 68×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology2▲ 1.96×14 topics
  11. Echocardiography2▲ 27×6 topics
  12. Heart Failure2▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Sudden Cardiac Death2▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Chronic Pain1▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Genetic Testing1▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Quality of Life1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Diabetes1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  18. Healthcare1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  19. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Central Sensitization1▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  23. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  24. Psychological Factors1▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000048% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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