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Schmerzklinik Kiel

In research, Schmerzklinik Kiel stands highest in Medicine (#9,927 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,547 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,351
of 28,054 · #27,566 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,083
of 1,178
Research works
838
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Schmerzklinik Kiel 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 #9,927 of 10,443 4.5%83 #11932
Health SciencesDomain #11,547 of 11,982 4.7%88 #14669

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

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.06× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schmerzklinik Kiel?

Ranked on the composite score, August Bier, Hartmut Göbel and F. Schellong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schmerzklinik Kiel.

  1. 1 August Bier Germany · #130,576 worldwide 104 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Hartmut Göbel Germany · #355,307 worldwide 314 citations · 171 works
  3. 3 F. Schellong Germany · #546,975 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Max Kappis Germany · #554,597 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Wilhelm Löhr Germany · #621,954 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 A. Schittenhelm Germany · #949,481 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Volker Kahlke Germany · #1,278,358 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Schmerzklinik Kiel

Which keywords describe research at Schmerzklinik Kiel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Headache Disorders, Migraine, Treatment, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders16▲ 26×8 topics
  2. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide14▲ 313×2 topics
  3. Headache Disorders14▲ 540×1 topic
  4. Migraine14▲ 316×1 topic
  5. Treatment12▲ 9.3×18 topics
  6. Epidemiology11▲ 2.7×46 topics
  7. Quality of Life7▲ 4.6×17 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 6.3×17 topics
  9. Pathophysiology5▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Epidemiological Study5▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Neuropathic Pain5▲ 64×2 topics
  12. Surgical Management4▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 63×3 topics
  14. Microvascular Decompression4▲ 296×1 topic
  15. Radiosurgery4▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Trigeminal Neuralgia4▲ 296×1 topic
  17. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Axillary Hyperhidrosis3▲ 338×1 topic
  19. Hyperhidrosis3▲ 338×1 topic
  20. Autoimmunity3▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Graves' Ophthalmopathy3▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy3▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Angiogenesis3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  24. Rehabilitation3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  25. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks3▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Intracranial Hypotension3▲ 172×1 topic
  27. Spinal Fusion3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Encephalopathy3▲ 39×3 topics
  29. Neurological Complications3▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment3▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Low Back Pain2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Hypertension2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Imaging2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Reversible2▲ 162×1 topic
  36. Syndrome2▲ 162×1 topic
  37. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Schmerzklinik Kiel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migraine and Headache Studies, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments and Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders.

Migraine and Headache St…14Migraine and Headache Studies: 14 fractional worksTrigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments: 4 fractional worksSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments: 3 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 3 fractional worksNeurosurgical Procedures…3Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications: 3 fractional worksNeurological Complications and Syndromes: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPathology and Forensic MedicinePhysiologyNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 14 works
  2. 2 Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Neurology 3 works
  6. 6 Neurological Complications and Syndromes Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 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 available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Schmerzklinik Kiel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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