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Schmerzklinik Kiel

In research, Schmerzklinik Kiel stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,774 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,582 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,724
of 22,385 · #11,704 all time
Rank in Germany
#597
of 795
Research works
838
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Schmerzklinik Kiel

What is Schmerzklinik Kiel 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 #3,774 of 9,902 2.2%88 #4317
MedicineField #3,582 of 8,541 2.0%83 #3876

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Schmerzklinik Kiel work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Schmerzklinik Kiel is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 99 fractional works · 82.9% of its workMedicine: 93 fractional works · 77.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKSchmerzklinikKiel120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences6%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9377.4%
    2. Health Professions65.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.8%
    2. Neuroscience32.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology22.0%
    2. Social Sciences21.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Environmental Science10.7%
    2. Engineering10.6%
    3. Materials Science10.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.02× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.02×93 works
  2. Health Professions1.96×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.91×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.62×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×4 works
  6. Psychology0.67×2 works
  7. Nursing0.43×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.37×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.29×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.14×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Engineering0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Schmerzklinik Kiel?

Ranked on the quality score, Axel Heinze, Hartmut Göbel and Walter Stockinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schmerzklinik Kiel.

  1. 1 Axel Heinze Germany · #696,795 worldwide 2.8k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Hartmut Göbel Germany · #955,053 worldwide 12k citations · 548 works
  3. 3 Walter Stockinger Germany · #1,599,554 worldwide 2.8k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 August Bier Germany · #2,476,264 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Fritz Schellong Germany · #2,554,840 worldwide 619 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Bernhard Stuber Germany · #2,622,932 worldwide 135 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Max Kappis Germany · #2,750,034 worldwide 421 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Robert Herrlinger Germany · #2,774,691 worldwide 165 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Friedrich Chrometzka Germany · #2,840,527 worldwide 110 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Wilhelm Löhr Germany · #2,866,846 worldwide 281 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Schmerzklinik Kiel

What are the most cited papers from Schmerzklinik Kiel?

The most cited paper from Schmerzklinik Kiel is "Mucosal flora in inflammatory bowel disease" (Alexander V. Swidsinski, Axel Ladhoff, Annelie Pernthaler et al., 2002), with 1,357 citations. Next come "Safety and activity of blinatumomab for adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 study" (1,277) and "Short-term antiviral efficacy of BILN 2061, a hepatitis C virus serine protease inhibitor, in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients" (331).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mucosal flora in inflammatory bowel disease Alexander V. Swidsinski, Axel Ladhoff, Annelie Pernthaler et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 2002 1,357
2 Safety and activity of blinatumomab for adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 study Max S. Topp et al. · The Lancet Oncology 15 Dec 2014 1,277
3 Short-term antiviral efficacy of BILN 2061, a hepatitis C virus serine protease inhibitor, in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients Holger M. Hinrichsen, Yves Benhamou, Heiner H. Wedemeyer et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Nov 2004 331
4 ACTIVATION (PercutAneous Coronary inTervention prIor to transcatheter aortic VAlve implantaTION) Tiffany Patterson et al. · JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Open access Sep 2021 254
5 Randomized comparison of prophylactic and minimal residual disease-triggered imatinib after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for BCR–ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia Roman Pfeifer et al. · Leukemia 5 Dec 2012 233
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Schmerzklinik Kiel?

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

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders16▲ 24×11 topics
  2. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide14▲ 277×2 topics
  3. Headache Disorders14▲ 477×1 topic
  4. Migraine14▲ 277×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology13▲ 2.7×52 topics
  6. Treatment12▲ 8.5×21 topics
  7. Quality of Life8▲ 4.6×21 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 5.9×20 topics
  9. Pathophysiology5▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Surgical Management5▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Epidemiological Study5▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Inflammation5▲ 1.86×22 topics
  13. Neuropathic Pain5▲ 55×2 topics
  14. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Microvascular Decompression4▲ 253×1 topic
  16. Radiosurgery4▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Trigeminal Neuralgia4▲ 253×1 topic
  18. Rehabilitation4▲ 7.9×9 topics
  19. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Axillary Hyperhidrosis3▲ 294×1 topic
  21. Hyperhidrosis3▲ 294×1 topic
  22. Autoimmunity3▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Angiogenesis3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Graves' Ophthalmopathy3▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Spinal Fusion3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy3▲ 136×1 topic
  27. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks3▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Encephalopathy3▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Intracranial Hypotension3▲ 159×1 topic
  30. Stroke3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment3▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Neurological Complications3▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Low Back Pain3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Hypertension2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. Imaging2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Reversible2▲ 146×1 topic
  37. Syndrome2▲ 146×1 topic
  38. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Schmerzklinik Kiel publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 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 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Schmerzklinik Kiel's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Schmerzklinik Kiel as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Schmerzklinik Kiel0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Schmerzklinik Kiel 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 2025Schmerzklinik Kiel1.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.0% in 1998.

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