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Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet

In research, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet stands highest in Medicine (#7,861 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,611 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 84.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,717
of 28,054 · #11,212 all time
Rank in Germany
#698
of 1,178
Research works
539
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet 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
MedicineField #7,861 of 10,443 13.3%93 #5641
Health SciencesDomain #9,611 of 11,982 13.5%96 #7632

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet 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).

What does Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 84.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 44.7 works84×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.93× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen Braun, Xenofon Baraliakos and J. Brandt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet.

  1. 1 Jürgen Braun Germany · #10,851 worldwide 799 citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Xenofon Baraliakos Germany · #69,014 worldwide 466 citations · 151 works
  3. 3 J. Brandt Germany · #248,349 worldwide 156 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Uta Kiltz Germany · #851,590 worldwide 54 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Bjoern Buehring Germany · #933,977 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 D. Krause Germany · #963,598 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jürgen Braun Germany · #1,442,712 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet

Which keywords describe research at Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondyloarthritis, Autoantibodies, Cardiovascular Risk, Biological Therapy, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cytokines.

▲ 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. Inflammation22▲ 9.1×25 topics
  2. Ankylosing Spondylitis22▲ 674×1 topic
  3. Spondyloarthritis22▲ 674×1 topic
  4. Autoantibodies22▲ 79×7 topics
  5. Biological Therapy18▲ 275×2 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk18▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis17▲ 154×3 topics
  8. Cytokines17▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs17▲ 288×1 topic
  10. Joint Inflammation17▲ 288×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology11▲ 2.3×26 topics
  12. Treatment10▲ 7.2×14 topics
  13. TGF-ß8▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Regulatory T Cells7▲ 55×4 topics
  15. IL-177▲ 184×1 topic
  16. TH17 Cells7▲ 184×1 topic
  17. Low Back Pain6▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Psychological Factors6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Spinal Fusion5▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Surgical Treatment5▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Spinal Surgery4▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Intervertebral Disc4▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Lumbar Disc Degeneration4▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Functional MRI4▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome4▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Fibromyalgia4▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Stem Cell Therapy4▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Pathophysiology3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  32. Femoral Head3▲ 122×1 topic
  33. Osteonecrosis3▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis3▲ 109×1 topic
  35. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis3▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Radiotherapy3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  37. Antiphospholipid Syndrome2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Spondyloarthritis Studie…22Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 22 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…17Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 17 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 7 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic…4Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 4 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases: 3 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyImmunologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 22 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 17 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 7 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  6. 6 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 3 works
  8. 8 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher 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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