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St. Vincentius-Kliniken

In research, St. Vincentius-Kliniken stands highest in Medicine (#11,922 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,930 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#28,881
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,345
of 2,077
Research works
453
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

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 #11,922 of 17,978 6.9%354
Health SciencesDomain #14,930 of 20,462 6.9%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does St. Vincentius-Kliniken specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 29.9 works4.2×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 31.0 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Rainer Souchon, H. G. Meerpohl and J. Mezger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Vincentius-Kliniken.

  1. 1 Rainer Souchon Germany · #138,276 worldwide 94 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 H. G. Meerpohl Germany · #608,786 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 J. Mezger Germany · #850,227 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Bernd‐Dieter Gonska Germany · #1,087,899 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 L Cesteleyn Germany · #1,266,684 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at St. Vincentius-Kliniken

Which keywords describe research at St. Vincentius-Kliniken?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 5.1×24 topics
  2. Complications6▲ 30×8 topics
  3. Shoulder Function5▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Rehabilitation5▲ 33×8 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 158×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 158×1 topic
  7. Surgical Management4▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Acromioclavicular Joint4▲ 390×1 topic
  9. Clavicle Fractures4▲ 390×1 topic
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  12. Elbow Injuries2▲ 199×1 topic
  13. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction2▲ 199×1 topic
  14. Brachial Plexus1▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Nerve Transfer1▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Reconstruction1▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Biomechanics1▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Genetics1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Heart Failure1▲ 6.9×7 topics
  20. Revision Surgery1▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 23×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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