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SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn

In research, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn stands highest in Medicine (#9,556 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,014 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,881
of 28,054 · #24,814 all time
Rank in Germany
#894
of 1,178
Research works
603
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn 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 #9,556 of 10,443 7.3%60 #8425
Health SciencesDomain #11,014 of 11,982 7.0%66 #10880

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 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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.

Who are the top researchers at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe M. Martens, Jens Rassweiler and Ali Serdar Gözen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn.

  1. 1 Uwe M. Martens Germany · #114,409 worldwide 217 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jens Rassweiler Germany · #199,283 worldwide 61 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ali Serdar Gözen Germany · #277,728 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Rainer Blank Germany · #1,080,418 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Thomas Uhl Germany · #1,303,041 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Thomas Karl Germany · #1,321,723 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Stefan Strobel Germany · #1,325,418 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Dieter Karch Germany · #1,442,170 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn

Which keywords describe research at SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Epidemiology, Complications, Surgical Management and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.1×43 topics
  2. Chemotherapy5▲ 8.8×14 topics
  3. Treatment5▲ 4.5×16 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 8.2×10 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors4▲ 9.9×13 topics
  6. Complications4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 1.95×22 topics
  9. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.6×13 topics
  11. Surgical Management3▲ 9.5×12 topics
  12. Medical Ethics3▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Radiotherapy3▲ 9.1×8 topics
  14. Management3▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Metastasis2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  19. Molecular Characterization2▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.4×8 topics
  21. Anatomy2▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Anxiety2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Genetic Testing2▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Wound Healing2▲ 9.1×7 topics
  27. Free Flap2▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Prognosis2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  30. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  31. Informed Consent2▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Survival2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Eugenics2▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Nazi Era2▲ 334×1 topic
  37. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Metastatic2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Survival Analysis2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  40. Telemedicine2▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Medical History and Research, Health and Medical Studies and Wound Healing and Treatments.

Reconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksMedical History and Rese…2Medical History and Research: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma treatment: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional works
SurgeryHistoryGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Medical History and Research History 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher 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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