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Sozialstiftung Bamberg

In research, Sozialstiftung Bamberg stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,240 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,257 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,557
of 28,054 · #19,811 all time
Rank in Germany
#882
of 1,178
Research works
731
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Sozialstiftung Bamberg 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,240 of 11,982 8.4%100 #9024
MedicineField #9,257 of 10,443 8.8%91 #7133

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

What does Sozialstiftung Bamberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 27.1 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sozialstiftung Bamberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Volker Schöffl, Christoph Lutter and Michael Sackmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sozialstiftung Bamberg.

  1. 1 Volker Schöffl Germany · #479,444 worldwide 60 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Christoph Lutter Germany · #1,067,212 worldwide 29 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Michael Sackmann Germany · #1,153,102 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sozialstiftung Bamberg

Which keywords describe research at Sozialstiftung Bamberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Inflammation, Herbal Medicine, Arthroplasty and Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 5.0×50 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 3.3×21 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Rehabilitation7▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 4.0×19 topics
  6. Biomechanics6▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Herbal Medicine6▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Arthroplasty5▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Outcomes5▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Alternative Medicine4▲ 109×1 topic
  11. Complementary Medicine4▲ 109×1 topic
  12. Distal Radius Fractures4▲ 56×1 topic
  13. Flexor Tendon Repair4▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Revision Surgery4▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Surgical Management4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  19. Injury Prevention4▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Prevention4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  21. Probiotics4▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Gastrointestinal Disorders4▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Management4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  25. Inflammatory Bowel Disease3▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Microbiota3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Alignment3▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Constipation3▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Enteric Nervous System3▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Intestinal Permeability3▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Irritable Bowel Syndrome3▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Patient Care3▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Internal Fixation3▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Osteoarthritis3▲ 16×6 topics
  36. Gait Analysis3▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  38. Psychological Factors2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  39. Athletic Training2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Muscle Injuries2▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Sozialstiftung Bamberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Complementary and Altern…4Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksGastrointestinal motilit…3Gastrointestinal motility and disorders: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease2Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineSurgeryGastroenterologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 3 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sozialstiftung Bamberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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