Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Hospital / health system · Oldenburg · Germany

Pius Hospital Oldenburg

In research, Pius Hospital Oldenburg stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,609 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,337 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 11.4× its share of world research).

pius-hospital.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#16,874
of 22,385 · #17,847 all time
Rank in Germany
#559
of 795
Research works
412
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Pius Hospital Oldenburg

What is Pius Hospital Oldenburg 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 #4,609 of 9,902 8.3%80 #5766
MedicineField #4,337 of 8,541 8.0%77 #5648

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pius Hospital Oldenburg 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 Pius Hospital Oldenburg work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Pius Hospital Oldenburg is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Computer Science (4%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 93 fractional works · 78.4% of its workMedicine: 89 fractional works · 75.5% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 26.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 12.7% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPius HospitalOldenburg118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences78%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8975.5%
    2. Health Professions32.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Computer Science54.4%
    2. Engineering54.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy32.5%
    4. Environmental Science10.5%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.9%
    2. Neuroscience21.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    2. Psychology10.8%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pius Hospital Oldenburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 31.8 works11×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.93×90 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.12×3 works
  3. Health Professions1.00×3 works
  4. Neuroscience0.97×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×5 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.57×5 works
  9. Nursing0.38×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  11. Engineering0.29×5 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  13. Psychology0.25×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.10×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pius Hospital Oldenburg?

Ranked on the quality score, Rafael Kranzer, Frank Griesinger and Harald Krentel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pius Hospital Oldenburg.

  1. 1 Rafael Kranzer Germany · #767,576 worldwide 898 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Frank Griesinger Germany · #955,891 worldwide 15k citations · 604 works
  3. 3 Harald Krentel Germany · #1,335,584 worldwide 1.6k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Kay Willborn Germany · #1,650,204 worldwide 2.2k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Wenjie Shi Germany · #1,734,138 worldwide 3k citations · 227 works
  6. 6 Cora Hallas Germany · #1,919,045 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
  7. 7 H. Klasen Germany · #2,001,333 worldwide 616 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Daniela Poppinga Germany · #2,143,417 worldwide 946 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Dirk Weyhe Germany · #2,147,899 worldwide 4.4k citations · 194 works
  10. 10 Armand Djouguela Germany · #2,281,079 worldwide 528 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Pius Hospital Oldenburg

What are the most cited papers from Pius Hospital Oldenburg?

The most cited paper from Pius Hospital Oldenburg is "The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines" (Riaz Agha et al., 2018), with 2,340 citations. Next come "Brigatinib versus Crizotinib in ALK -Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (997) and "The PROCESS 2018 statement: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasE Series in Surgery (PROCESS) guidelines" (910).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 18 Oct 2018 2,340
2 Brigatinib versus Crizotinib in ALK -Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer D. Ross Camidge et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Sep 2018 997
3 The PROCESS 2018 statement: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasE Series in Surgery (PROCESS) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 22 Oct 2018 910
4 Tepotinib in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutations Paul K. Paik et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 May 2020 891
5 Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal Hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)] R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 12 Jul 2011 754
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pius Hospital Oldenburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Chemotherapy, Health-related Quality of Life, Arthroplasty and Targeted 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.4×36 topics
  2. Revision Surgery9▲ 62×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement9▲ 62×2 topics
  4. Complications9▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Chemotherapy8▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 27×4 topics
  7. Arthroplasty7▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Targeted Therapy7▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Clinical Trials7▲ 9.0×6 topics
  10. Robotic Surgery6▲ 36×4 topics
  11. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Radiotherapy6▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Outcomes5▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life5▲ 3.2×18 topics
  16. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Surgery5▲ 12×6 topics
  18. ALK Inhibitors5▲ 62×1 topic
  19. EGFR Mutations5▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Rehabilitation5▲ 9.7×10 topics
  21. Resistance Mechanisms5▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Treatment Guidelines5▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Surgical Management4▲ 9.4×10 topics
  24. Maintenance4▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Training4▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Applications4▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Surgical Skills4▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Technology4▲ 6.8×1 topic
  29. Virtual Reality Training4▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Management4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  31. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  32. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  34. Wear Particles4▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Pathophysiology4▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Antibiotic Prophylaxis3▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Pius Hospital Oldenburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Surgical Simulation and Training and Augmented Reality Applications.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …5Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 5 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…5Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 5 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …4Surgical Simulation and Training: 4 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applic…4Augmented Reality Applications: 4 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…3Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pius Hospital Oldenburg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Pius Hospital Oldenburg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Pius Hospital Oldenburg0.00051% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Pius Hospital Oldenburg 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pius Hospital Oldenburg4.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2022.

Other research institutions in Oldenburg

All research institutions in Oldenburg

Share Pius Hospital Oldenburg's ranking

Pius Hospital Oldenburg on Science Explorer

A card with Pius Hospital Oldenburg's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Pius Hospital Oldenburg. Posts are plain text and can be reported.