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St. Vincentius-Kliniken

In research, St. Vincentius-Kliniken stands highest in Medicine (#3,377 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,940 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#15,799
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#793
of 1,603
Research works
453
▼ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
St. Vincentius-Kliniken

What is St. Vincentius-Kliniken known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,377 of 14,558 4.8%354
Health SciencesDomain #3,940 of 16,688 4.9%371

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at St. Vincentius-Kliniken is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (79%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 34 fractional works · 84.9% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 79.4% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 12.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSt.Vincentius-Kliniken40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences5%

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. Medicine3279.4%
    2. Health Professions24.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
    2. Neuroscience01.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Social Sciences12.4%
    2. Psychology01.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering12.9%
    2. Environmental Science00.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does St. Vincentius-Kliniken specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 31.8 works4.1×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 34.0 works3.7×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.13× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.13×32 works
  2. Health Professions1.87×2 works
  3. Neuroscience0.74×0 works
  4. Nursing0.68×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.54×0 works
  8. Psychology0.36×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.25×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  11. Engineering0.19×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.19×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Vincentius-Kliniken?

Ranked on the quality score, Wulf Haase, H.G. Meerpohl and Jörg Michael Mezger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Vincentius-Kliniken.

  1. 1 Wulf Haase Germany · #924,633 worldwide 2.9k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 H.G. Meerpohl Germany · #1,417,193 worldwide 1.5k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Jörg Michael Mezger Germany · #1,424,757 worldwide 4.9k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Brigitte Metz Germany · #1,617,634 worldwide 397 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Rainer Souchon Germany · #1,989,287 worldwide 7.2k citations · 210 works
  6. 6 Alexander Würth Germany · #2,005,607 worldwide 352 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Sigrid Olbricht Germany · #2,071,638 worldwide 1.4k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 O. Tomé Germany · #2,972,933 worldwide 308 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 A. Stähle Germany · #3,803,915 worldwide 363 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Joerg Mezger Germany · #3,852,467 worldwide 745 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at St. Vincentius-Kliniken

What are the most cited papers from St. Vincentius-Kliniken?

The most cited paper from St. Vincentius-Kliniken is "A Phase 3 Trial of Bevacizumab in Ovarian Cancer" (Timothy John Perren et al., 2011), with 2,183 citations. Next come "ESPEN practical and partially revised guideline: Clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit" (742) and "Overall survival with cisplatin–gemcitabine and bevacizumab or placebo as first-line therapy for nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer: results from a randomised phase III trial (AVAiL)" (649).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Phase 3 Trial of Bevacizumab in Ovarian Cancer Timothy John Perren et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Dec 2011 2,183
2 ESPEN practical and partially revised guideline: Clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit Pierre Singer, Annika Reintam Blaser, Mette M. Berger et al. · Clinical Nutrition Open access 14 Jul 2023 742
3 Overall survival with cisplatin–gemcitabine and bevacizumab or placebo as first-line therapy for nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer: results from a randomised phase III trial (AVAiL) Martin Reck, Joachim von Pawel, Petr Zatloukal et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 12 Feb 2010 649
4 European Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Germ Cell Cancer: A Report of the Second Meeting of the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus group (EGCCCG): Part I S. Krege et al. · European Urology 14 Jan 2008 618
5 Physical training in patients with stable chronic heart failure: Effects on cardiorespiratory fitness and ultrastructural abnormalities of leg muscles Rainer Hambrecht, Josef Niebauer, Eduard Fiehn et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access May 1995 583
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Vincentius-Kliniken?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Shoulder Function, Rehabilitation, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology, Surgical Management and Acromioclavicular Joint.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 4.8×26 topics
  2. Complications6▲ 29×8 topics
  3. Shoulder Function5▲ 155×2 topics
  4. Rehabilitation5▲ 32×8 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 156×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Surgical Management4▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Acromioclavicular Joint4▲ 374×1 topic
  9. Clavicle Fractures4▲ 374×1 topic
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  12. Elbow Injuries2▲ 182×1 topic
  13. Reconstruction2▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction2▲ 182×1 topic
  15. Brachial Plexus1▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Nerve Transfer1▲ 153×1 topic
  17. Revision Surgery1▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Biomechanics1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Treatment1▲ 2.4×10 topics
  22. Genetics1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Heart Failure1▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  25. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.5×10 topics

Which research topics does St. Vincentius-Kliniken publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…4Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 0 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 0 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 0 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationPhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 2 works
  4. 4 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Vincentius-Kliniken's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Vincentius-Kliniken as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%St. Vincentius-Kliniken0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Vincentius-Kliniken over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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