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Saarland University

In research, Saarland University stands highest in Health Sciences (#389 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#358 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#436 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Orthodontics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (Ophthalmology is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#438
of 22,385 · #362 all time
Rank in Germany
#34
of 795
Research works
45k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
935k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Saarland University

What is Saarland University 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 #389 of 9,902 9.9%1,693 #440
MedicineField #358 of 8,541 9.8%1,545 #393
Social SciencesDomain #436 of 9,585 10.6%1,149 #430
Physical SciencesDomain #494 of 10,670 9.1%1,568 #368
Social SciencesField #510 of 5,988 12.3%461 #533
Computer ScienceField #440 of 4,417 11.1%447 #239
Life SciencesDomain #682 of 6,403 8.6%685 #500
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #165 of 1,187 13.0%120 #295
EngineeringField #836 of 5,901 8.0%521 #542
Arts and HumanitiesField #313 of 1,896 5.9%274 #233

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saarland University 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#440 #389
  2. Medicine#393 #358
  3. Social Sciences#430 #436
  4. Physical Sciences#368 #494
  5. Social Sciences#533 #510
  6. Computer Science#239 #440
  7. Life Sciences#500 #682
  8. Political Science and International Relations#295 #165
  9. Engineering#542 #836
  10. Arts and Humanities#233 #313
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 Saarland University work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Saarland University is in Health Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (10%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,890 fractional works · 33.2% of its workMedicine: 1,727 fractional works · 30.3% of its workSurgery: 237 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 176 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 151 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 132 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOphthalmology: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 94 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,741 fractional works · 30.6% of its workEngineering: 571 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 150 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 99 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 95 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 502 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 232 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 183 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 154 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 105 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,281 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 508 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 158 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 130 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 309 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 232 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 134 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 783 fractional works · 13.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 445 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 258 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 195 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 97 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaarlandUniversity5,695fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,89033.2%
    1. Medicine1,72730.3%
    2. Health Professions821.4%
    3. Dentistry571.0%
    4. Nursing200.3%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Engineering57110.0%
    2. Computer Science5028.8%
    3. Materials Science1833.2%
    4. Chemistry1542.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1051.8%
    6. Mathematics1021.8%
    7. Environmental Science831.5%
    8. Energy140.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.2%
  3. Social Sciences1,28122.5%
    1. Social Sciences5088.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities3095.4%
    3. Psychology2324.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1342.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance571.0%
    6. Decision Sciences410.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4457.8%
    2. Neuroscience1953.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology691.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences430.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics310.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Saarland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 112.7 works7.4×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 24.3 works3.8×
  3. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 176.2 works3.4×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 445 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.11× its world share, 195 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.72× its world share, 154 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 502 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 571 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 182 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 105 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.08× its world share, 57 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 1,727 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 309 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 232 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 508 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.11×195 works
  2. Dentistry2.08×57 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.88×309 works
  4. Chemistry1.72×154 works
  5. Medicine1.58×1,727 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.53×31 works
  7. Mathematics1.52×102 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.46×445 works
  9. Psychology1.34×232 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×69 works
  11. Computer Science1.13×502 works
  12. Materials Science0.92×182 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.83×105 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.75×41 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×134 works
  16. Social Sciences0.71×508 works
  17. Nursing0.70×20 works
  18. Engineering0.67×571 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.66×13 works
  20. Veterinary0.58×4 works
  21. Health Professions0.54×82 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×57 works
  23. Environmental Science0.29×83 works
  24. Energy0.27×14 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×43 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×14 works

Who are the top researchers at Saarland University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jörn Walter, Judith Becker and Christoph Wittmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saarland University.

  1. 1 Jörn Walter Germany · #22,871 worldwide 35k citations · 311 works
  2. 2 Judith Becker Germany · #32,099 worldwide 8.1k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Christoph Wittmann Germany · #37,283 worldwide 22k citations · 331 works
  4. 4 Malte Friese Germany · #50,323 worldwide 12k citations · 264 works
  5. 5 W. Trautwein Germany · #53,209 worldwide 17k citations · 249 works
  6. 6 Tobias Fehlmann Germany · #56,465 worldwide 9.9k citations · 133 works
  7. 7 Andreas Zeller Germany · #58,078 worldwide 19k citations · 432 works
  8. 8 Erich C. Strauss Germany · #58,295 worldwide 8.3k citations · 592 works
  9. 9 Felix Mahfoud Germany · #65,640 worldwide 66k citations · 934 works
  10. 10 H. Gleiter Germany · #67,138 worldwide 36k citations · 449 works
All ranked researchers at Saarland University

What are the most cited papers from Saarland University?

The most cited paper from Saarland University is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension" (10,602) and "Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction" (7,135).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
2 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension Bryan Williams et al. · European Heart Journal Open access211 authors 25 Aug 2018 10,602
3 Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction John J.V. McMurray et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Sep 2019 7,135
4 Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities Atanas G. Atanasov et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery ReviewOpen access 28 Jan 2021 5,395
5 Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure Milton Packer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Aug 2020 5,214
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saarland University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus, Glaucoma, Inflammation, Stem Cell Therapy and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology311▲ 1.37×127 topics
  2. Machine Learning157▼ 0.83×71 topics
  3. Inflammation144▲ 1.19×82 topics
  4. Deep Learning136▼ 0.69×68 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress100◆ 1.07×58 topics
  6. Neural Networks100◆ 1.14×30 topics
  7. Risk Factors97▲ 1.54×36 topics
  8. Treatment96▲ 1.38×48 topics
  9. Cancer92▲ 1.20×50 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease86▲ 1.33×36 topics
  11. Intraocular Pressure79▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications78▲ 1.16×32 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering78▲ 2.3×12 topics
  14. Diagnosis78▲ 1.47×40 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations71▲ 2.9×23 topics
  16. Big Data71▲ 1.30×20 topics
  17. Immunotherapy71▲ 1.72×19 topics
  18. Catalysis67▲ 1.77×25 topics
  19. Corneal Biomechanics59▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Keratoconus59▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Glaucoma57▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Wound Healing55▲ 3.6×10 topics
  23. Surgery54▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Stem Cell Therapy50▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Neuroscience45▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Corneal Regeneration43▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Limbal Stem Cells43▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Myopia43▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Femtosecond Laser36▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Global Prevalence33▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Organometallic Chemistry32▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Visual Impairment31▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Childhood Myopia31▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Refractive Error31▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Intraocular Lens Implantation30▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Posterior Capsule Opacification30▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Neural Basis29▲ 5.7×4 topics
  38. Anatomy28▲ 6.7×5 topics
  39. European Integration28▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Language Variation25▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Saarland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corneal surgery and disorders, Corneal Surgery and Treatments, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Corneal surgery and disorders: 59 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 43 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 31 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 30 fractional worksTopic Modeling27Topic Modeling: 27 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 26 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…25Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 25 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 21 fractional worksHistory of Medicine Studies: 20 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyOphthalmologyArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 59 works
  2. 2 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 43 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 31 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 30 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 27 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 26 works
  7. 7 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 21 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 21 works
  10. 10 History of Medicine Studies History 20 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saarland University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Saarland University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.022% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Saarland University0.023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saarland University 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 2025Saarland University9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2011.

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