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SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn

In research, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,709 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,081 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,334
of 22,385 · #8,441 all time
Rank in Germany
#664
of 795
Research works
603
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn

What is SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn 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 #5,709 of 9,902 5.8%66 #2881
MedicineField #5,081 of 8,541 6.0%60 #2621

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn 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 SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 71 fractional works · 77.2% of its workMedicine: 65 fractional works · 70.9% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 16.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 9.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSLK-KlinikenHeilbronn92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences7%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6570.9%
    2. Health Professions56.0%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Psychology33.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    3. Social Sciences10.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering22.1%
    2. Environmental Science11.4%
    3. Computer Science10.9%
    4. Chemistry00.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.69× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.69×65 works
  2. Health Professions2.27×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.02×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×6 works
  5. Psychology1.00×3 works
  6. Nursing0.78×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.76×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.69×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.29×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.28×0 works
  12. Engineering0.14×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn?

Ranked on the quality score, Uwe M. Martens, Jens Jochen Rassweiler and Marcel Hruza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn.

  1. 1 Uwe M. Martens Germany · #111,194 worldwide 13k citations · 233 works
  2. 2 Jens Jochen Rassweiler Germany · #378,096 worldwide 19k citations · 605 works
  3. 3 Marcel Hruza Germany · #1,734,917 worldwide 1.3k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Jan Thorsten Klein Germany · #1,754,362 worldwide 1.4k citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Marcel Fiedler Germany · #2,055,887 worldwide 182 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Jens Rassweiler Germany · #2,106,745 worldwide 2.1k citations · 119 works
  7. 7 Ali Serdar Goezen Germany · #2,141,250 worldwide 683 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Stefan Strobel Germany · #2,358,295 worldwide 3 citations · 118 works
  9. 9 Ali Serdar Gözen Germany · #2,988,990 worldwide 3.1k citations · 186 works
  10. 10 Sylvia Bochum Germany · #3,041,800 worldwide 691 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn

What are the most cited papers from SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn?

The most cited paper from SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn is "Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock" (Hölger Thiele, Uwe Zeymer, Franz–Josef Neumann et al., 2012), with 2,867 citations. Next come "Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial" (2,700) and "Hotspot Mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 Define Distinct Epigenetic and Biological Subgroups of Glioblastoma" (1,881).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock Hölger Thiele, Uwe Zeymer, Franz–Josef Neumann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Aug 2012 2,867
2 Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial Salah‐Eddin Al‐Batran et al. · The Lancet 11 Apr 2019 2,700
3 Hotspot Mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 Define Distinct Epigenetic and Biological Subgroups of Glioblastoma Dominik Sturm et al. · Cancer Cell Open access Oct 2012 1,881
4 Complications of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)—Incidence, Management, and Prevention Jens Jochen Rassweiler, Doğu Teber, Rainer M. Kuntz et al. · European Urology 31 Jan 2006 1,327
5 Retropubic, Laparoscopic, and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Cumulative Analysis of Comparative Studies Vincenzo Ficarra, Giacomo Novara, Walter Artibani et al. · European Urology ReviewOpen access 27 Jan 2009 1,045
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Complications, Surgical Management and Radiotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.2×47 topics
  2. Chemotherapy6▲ 8.6×14 topics
  3. Treatment5▲ 4.6×17 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 2.0×22 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors4▲ 9.8×13 topics
  7. Complications4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.5×14 topics
  11. Surgical Management4▲ 9.6×13 topics
  12. Radiotherapy3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  13. Management3▲ 4.4×14 topics
  14. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Medical Ethics3▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Wound Healing3▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  18. Diabetes3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  20. Metastasis2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  21. Anatomy2▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Angiogenesis2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  23. Molecular Characterization2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  28. Genetic Testing2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Growth Factors2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Macrophages2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Regeneration2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Chronic Wounds2▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Fibroblasts2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Free Flap2▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Survival2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Informed Consent2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Metastatic2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wound Healing and Treatments, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Medical History and Research and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Wound Healing and Treatm…2Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksMedical History and Research: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma tre…1Renal cell carcinoma treatment: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationSurgeryHistoryReproductive Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  2. 2 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Medical History and Research History 2 works
  4. 4 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower 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 SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn 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 2025SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2018.

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