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Rhön-Klinikum

In research, Rhön-Klinikum stands highest in Medicine (#8,994 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,727 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 28.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,502
of 28,054 · #28,219 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,092
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Rhön-Klinikum 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 #8,994 of 10,443 11.5%72 #8427
Health SciencesDomain #10,727 of 11,982 11.5%75 #10477

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rhön-Klinikum 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 Rhön-Klinikum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.5 works28×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.34× its world share, 72 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rhön-Klinikum?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Deneke, H. Krimmer and Heinrich K. Geiss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhön-Klinikum.

  1. 1 Thomas Deneke Germany · #51,112 worldwide 274 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 H. Krimmer Germany · #475,822 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Heinrich K. Geiss Germany · #500,874 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Karin Nentwich Germany · #594,474 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Anno Diegeler Germany · #614,544 worldwide 72 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Jörg van Schoonhoven Germany · #618,178 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Georgios Christopoulos Germany · #623,466 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 U. Lanz Germany · #623,718 worldwide 30 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Robert Hacker Germany · #770,669 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Karl-Josef Prommersberger Germany · #797,372 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rhön-Klinikum

Which keywords describe research at Rhön-Klinikum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Arrhythmias, Guidelines, Radiofrequency Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Stroke Prevention, Atrial Fibrillation and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Catheter Ablation13▲ 121×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 2.8×24 topics
  3. Arrhythmias9▲ 116×2 topics
  4. Guidelines8▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Radiofrequency Ablation7▲ 78×1 topic
  6. Ventricular Tachycardia7▲ 166×1 topic
  7. Atrial Fibrillation6▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Stroke Prevention6▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Echocardiography6▲ 25×6 topics
  10. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 125×1 topic
  11. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Risk Stratification6▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Thromboembolism6▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Complications5▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Heart Failure4▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Rehabilitation4▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Diagnosis4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Elbow Injuries4▲ 196×1 topic
  21. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction4▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Surgical Management3▲ 9.6×8 topics
  24. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Remote Monitoring3▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy3▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator3▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Infection Prevention3▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Biomechanics3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Endovascular Repair2▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Genetic Testing2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Shoulder Function2▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Ion Channels2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Aortic Dissection2▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Bicuspid Aortic Valve2▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Surgery2▲ 6.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Rhön-Klinikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…3Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 3 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryRehabilitationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rhön-Klinikum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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