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Solothurner Spitäler

In research, Solothurner Spitäler stands highest in Medicine (#6,134 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,406 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,251
of 28,054 · #17,938 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#99
of 220
Research works
400
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Solothurner Spitäler 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 #6,134 of 10,443 9.4%61 #9588
Health SciencesDomain #7,406 of 11,982 10.1%68 #8448

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Solothurner Spitäler 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.98× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Solothurner Spitäler?

Ranked on the composite score, H Bürgi and S Moeschlin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Solothurner Spitäler.

  1. 1 H Bürgi Switzerland · #171,387 worldwide 90 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 S Moeschlin Switzerland · #584,412 worldwide 78 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Solothurner Spitäler

Which keywords describe research at Solothurner Spitäler?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Heart Failure, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.7×41 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 5.0×21 topics
  3. Complications5▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Diagnosis4▲ 5.7×19 topics
  5. Surgical Management4▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 1.74×16 topics
  7. Heart Failure3▲ 7.9×10 topics
  8. Revision Surgery3▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Biomechanics3▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Arthroplasty2▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  13. Public Health2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  16. Guidelines2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  18. Management2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Mortality2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  20. Chronic Pain2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  21. Genetic Variation2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  22. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Outcomes2▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  26. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Surgery2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  28. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Stroke2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Robotic Surgery1▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Cytochrome P4501▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Internal Fixation1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Pain Management1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Pharmacogenetics1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Gait Analysis1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Revascularization1▲ 9.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Solothurner Spitäler publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Health and Medical Studies and Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…1Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksAbdominal vascular conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksEar and Head Tumors: 1 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 1 fractional worksRadiology practices and …1Radiology practices and education: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPharmacologyGeneral Health ProfessionsOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Ear and Head Tumors Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Hernia repair and management Surgery 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Solothurner Spitäler's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% 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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