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Ostschweizer Kinderspital

In research, Ostschweizer Kinderspital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,534 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,569
of 22,385 · #15,779 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#169
of 186
Research works
693
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Ostschweizer Kinderspital

What is Ostschweizer Kinderspital 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 #5,534 of 9,902 6.8%61 #5294

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

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Ostschweizer Kinderspital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (7%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 80 fractional works · 76.7% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 68.7% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOstschweizerKinderspital105fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences5%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7268.7%
    2. Health Professions87.4%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology98.2%
    2. Neuroscience32.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Psychology22.3%
    2. Social Sciences22.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering32.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.57× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.57×72 works
  2. Health Professions2.81×8 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.88×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.72×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.54×9 works
  6. Nursing1.07×0 works
  7. Veterinary0.78×0 works
  8. Psychology0.76×2 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  12. Engineering0.18×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.17×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  20. Energy0.06×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ostschweizer Kinderspital?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeanette Greiner, Oswald Hasselmann and Dagmar l’Allemand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ostschweizer Kinderspital.

  1. 1 Jeanette Greiner Switzerland · #1,244,679 worldwide 1k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Oswald Hasselmann Switzerland · #1,310,678 worldwide 602 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Dagmar l’Allemand Switzerland · #1,788,696 worldwide 3.3k citations · 144 works
  4. 4 Heinz Hengartner Switzerland · #2,018,244 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 A Feldges Switzerland · #2,418,814 worldwide 2.2k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Johannes Cip Switzerland · #2,498,055 worldwide 497 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Thomas Franz Krebs Switzerland · #2,620,968 worldwide 1.1k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Katrin Heldt Switzerland · #2,625,258 worldwide 476 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Jürg Barben Switzerland · #2,927,060 worldwide 1.4k citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Ludwig Neufeld Switzerland · #3,153,257 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ostschweizer Kinderspital

What are the most cited papers from Ostschweizer Kinderspital?

The most cited paper from Ostschweizer Kinderspital is "ECFS best practice guidelines: the 2018 revision" (Carlo Castellani et al., 2018), with 774 citations. Next come "Risk-adjusted therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia can decrease treatment burden and improve survival: treatment results of 2169 unselected pediatric and adolescent patients enrolled in the trial ALL-BFM 95" (616) and "Cellular and molecular immunologic mechanisms in patients with atopic dermatitis" (602).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ECFS best practice guidelines: the 2018 revision Carlo Castellani et al. · Journal of Cystic Fibrosis Open access Mar 2018 774
2 Risk-adjusted therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia can decrease treatment burden and improve survival: treatment results of 2169 unselected pediatric and adolescent patients enrolled in the trial ALL-BFM 95 Anja Möricke et al. · Blood Open access 19 Feb 2008 616
3 Cellular and molecular immunologic mechanisms in patients with atopic dermatitis Thomas Werfel, Jean‐Pierre Allam, Tilo M. Biedermann et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access Aug 2016 602
4 Construction of the World Health Organization child growth standards: selection of methods for attained growth curves Elaine Borghi, Mercedes de Onís, Cutberto Garza et al. · Statistics in Medicine 2005 470
5 Maturation of the gut microbiome during the first year of life contributes to the protective farm effect on childhood asthma Martin Depner et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Nov 2020 376
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ostschweizer Kinderspital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Cerebral Palsy, Rehabilitation, Preterm Infants, Stem Cells and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.9×70 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 2.6×26 topics
  3. Complications5▲ 9.3×12 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×18 topics
  7. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Rehabilitation4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  9. Preterm Infants4▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Stem Cells4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 22×6 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.7×21 topics
  13. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Adolescents3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  15. Biomechanics3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study3▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Genetics3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory3▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Psychosocial Outcomes3▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations3▲ 5.6×14 topics
  22. Management3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Muscle Regeneration2▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy2▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  26. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy2▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Neonatal Encephalopathy2▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Surgical Management2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  29. Health Care2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Chronic Conditions2▲ 26×1 topic
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Self-Management2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Transition2▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Community Health2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Interventions2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Advocacy2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Pediatrics2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Gross Motor Function2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Ostschweizer Kinderspital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare.

Childhood Cancer Survivo…3Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…2Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…2Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…2Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 2 fractional worksFetal and Pediatric Neur…1Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and P…1Infant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMolecular BiologySpeech and HearingGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  2. 2 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ostschweizer Kinderspital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% 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 Ostschweizer Kinderspital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Ostschweizer Kinderspital0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ostschweizer Kinderspital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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