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Ruhrlandklinik

In research, Ruhrlandklinik stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,004 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,079 of 8,541 worldwide) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (#453 of 1,037 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 21.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,852
of 22,385 · #4,954 all time
Rank in Germany
#297
of 795
Research works
1.9k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Ruhrlandklinik

What is Ruhrlandklinik 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 #2,004 of 9,902 9.4%217 #1879
MedicineField #2,079 of 8,541 9.3%203 #1815
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #453 of 1,037 10.5%91 #476

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ruhrlandklinik 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,879 #2,004
  2. Medicine#1,815 #2,079
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#476 #453
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ruhrlandklinik work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Ruhrlandklinik is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 249 fractional works · 80.4% of its workMedicine: 231 fractional works · 74.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 102 fractional works · 33.0% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 7.1% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRuhrlandklinik310fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine23174.6%
    2. Health Professions165.1%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology155.0%
    2. Neuroscience82.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology72.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering62.0%
    2. Environmental Science51.7%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Psychology62.0%
    2. Social Sciences51.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ruhrlandklinik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 21.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 102.0 works21×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 21.9 works8.1×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 231 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 5 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 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×231 works
  2. Veterinary2.85×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.95×16 works
  5. Neuroscience1.61×8 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×16 works
  7. Psychology0.65×6 works
  8. Nursing0.44×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.33×5 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.19×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×2 works
  12. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  14. Engineering0.13×6 works
  15. Dentistry0.13×0 works
  16. Energy0.12×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.12×5 works
  18. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.05×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ruhrlandklinik?

Ranked on the quality score, Francesco Bonella, Ulrich Costabel and Alfred F. Thilmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ruhrlandklinik.

  1. 1 Francesco Bonella Germany · #74,352 worldwide 12k citations · 553 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Costabel Germany · #98,522 worldwide 52k citations · 803 works
  3. 3 Alfred F. Thilmann Germany · #511,826 worldwide 3.4k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Josune Guzman Germany · #554,302 worldwide 3.7k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Regine Ragette Germany · #798,472 worldwide 1.6k citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Georgios Stamatis Germany · #800,786 worldwide 6.2k citations · 227 works
  7. 7 Helmut Teschler Germany · #876,085 worldwide 11k citations · 434 works
  8. 8 Sivagurunathan Sutharsan Germany · #1,103,152 worldwide 2.1k citations · 151 works
  9. 9 Balázs Hegedűs Germany · #1,231,037 worldwide 7.3k citations · 335 works
  10. 10 Christian Taube Germany · #1,364,243 worldwide 15k citations · 816 works
All ranked researchers at Ruhrlandklinik

What are the most cited papers from Ruhrlandklinik?

The most cited paper from Ruhrlandklinik is "Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Squamous-Cell Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (Julie Renee Brahmer et al., 2015), with 8,632 citations. Next come "The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer" (4,749) and "Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" (4,731).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Squamous-Cell Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Julie Renee Brahmer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 31 May 2015 8,632
2 The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer Peter Goldstraw et al. · Journal of Thoracic Oncology Open access152 authors 2016 4,749
3 Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Luca Richeldi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 May 2014 4,731
4 Pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (CAPACITY): two randomised trials Paul W. Noble, Carlo Albera, Williamson Z. Bradford et al. · The Lancet May 2011 2,182
5 Efficacy of a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Luca Richeldi, Ulrich Costabel, Moisés Selman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Sep 2011 1,178
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ruhrlandklinik?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Fibrosis, Treatment, Management, Radiotherapy and Interstitial Lung Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 3.1×62 topics
  2. Chemotherapy25▲ 11×16 topics
  3. Diagnosis22▲ 7.6×24 topics
  4. Treatment21▲ 5.6×23 topics
  5. Fibrosis19▲ 32×7 topics
  6. Management18▲ 7.5×18 topics
  7. Radiotherapy17▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Interstitial Lung Disease17▲ 82×2 topics
  9. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition16▲ 54×2 topics
  10. TGF-ß16▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis16▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Myofibroblast16▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Inflammation16▲ 2.4×36 topics
  14. Tumor Staging15▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Adjuvant Therapy15▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Mechanical Ventilation15▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Lung Cancer14▲ 28×2 topics
  18. CT Screening14▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Positron Emission Tomography14▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Tissue Engineering11▲ 5.9×3 topics
  21. Mutation Analysis11▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Pulmonary Infections11▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Genetics11▲ 4.9×8 topics
  24. Airway Stenosis11▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Tracheostomy11▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Cystic Fibrosis10▲ 48×3 topics
  27. Immunotherapy10▲ 4.6×14 topics
  28. Asthma10▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Clinical Trials10▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Bronchiectasis10▲ 106×1 topic
  31. CFTR10▲ 106×1 topic
  32. Microbiota10▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Targeted Therapy10▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Allergic Diseases9▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Eosinophils9▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Immunology9▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Treatment Guidelines9▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Respiratory8▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Pneumothorax8▲ 72×2 topics
  40. COPD8▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Ruhrlandklinik publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Tracheal and airway disorders and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 16 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 14 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…11Tracheal and airway disorders: 11 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…10Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 10 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 9 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 8 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Di…7Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 7 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 7 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 6 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 5 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiology

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

  1. 1 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  3. 3 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 9 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  8. 8 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 7 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ruhrlandklinik's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 Ruhrlandklinik as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Ruhrlandklinik0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ruhrlandklinik 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 counting10%20%30%Ruhrlandklinik13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 2001.

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