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Ostschweizer Kinderspital

In research, Ostschweizer Kinderspital stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,906 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,507
of 28,054 · #19,609 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#186
of 220
Research works
693
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Ostschweizer Kinderspital 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,906 of 11,982 11.5%61 #11530

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.04× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ostschweizer Kinderspital?

Ranked on the composite score, K Baerlocher, W Stögmann and Dagmar l’Allemand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ostschweizer Kinderspital.

  1. 1 K Baerlocher Switzerland · #448,809 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 W Stögmann Switzerland · #721,727 worldwide 34 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Dagmar l’Allemand Switzerland · #845,919 worldwide 78 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Oliver Maier Switzerland · #888,462 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 P Waibel Switzerland · #940,089 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 O Saxl Switzerland · #1,204,955 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Nathalie Alexander Switzerland · #1,377,006 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ostschweizer Kinderspital

Which keywords describe research at Ostschweizer Kinderspital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Stem Cells, Preterm Infants, Inflammation and Health-related Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.8×61 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.0×22 topics
  3. Complications4▲ 9.7×12 topics
  4. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 23×5 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  7. Stem Cells3▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Preterm Infants3▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life3▲ 2.7×17 topics
  11. Adolescents3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  12. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.0×10 topics
  13. Treatment3▲ 2.7×17 topics
  14. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study3▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory3▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 22×6 topics
  17. Psychosocial Outcomes3▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Muscle Regeneration2▲ 111×1 topic
  19. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy2▲ 111×1 topic
  20. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy2▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Management2▲ 3.3×14 topics
  23. Neonatal Encephalopathy2▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.9×12 topics
  25. Genetics2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  26. Surgical Management2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Health Care2▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Chronic Conditions2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Transition2▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Biomechanics2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Community Health2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  33. Primary Care2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  34. Advocacy2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Health Equity2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. Pediatrics2▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Congenital Anomalies1▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Gross Motor Function1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. ICF Model1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Ostschweizer Kinderspital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare.

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksMuscle 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: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…1Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMolecular BiologySpeech and HearingGeneral Health Professions4 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 1 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ostschweizer Kinderspital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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