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TUM Klinikum

In research, TUM Klinikum stands highest in Medicine (#690 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#803 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#262 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,178
of 28,054 · #1,775 all time
Rank in Germany
#113
of 1,178
Research works
11k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
229k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is TUM Klinikum 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 #690 of 10,443 17.2%980 #420
Health SciencesDomain #803 of 11,982 17.2%1,032 #543
SurgerySubfield #262 of 1,816 16.1%212 #171
Life SciencesDomain #1,352 of 7,800 20.8%224 #985
Physical SciencesDomain #4,701 of 12,888 23.8%129 #3991
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #209 of 569 22.7%87 #205
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #455 of 1,144 19.8%97 #289
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,926 of 3,579 21.4%124 #1608
Social SciencesDomain #7,388 of 10,521 23.4%67 #6238
NeuroscienceField #833 of 1,168 18.7%61 #992

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#420 #690
  2. Health Sciences#543 #803
  3. Surgery#171 #262
  4. Life Sciences#985 #1,352
  5. Physical Sciences#3,991 #4,701
  6. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging#205 #209
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#289 #455
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,608 #1,926
  9. Social Sciences#6,238 #7,388
  10. Neuroscience#992 #833
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does TUM Klinikum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 87.5 works6.7×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 212.5 works6.2×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.8 works5.6×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 124 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.57× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 980 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at TUM Klinikum?

Ranked on the composite score, Sigmund Silber, Klaus‐Peter Janssen and Bernhard Holzmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TUM Klinikum.

  1. 1 Sigmund Silber Germany · #2,534 worldwide 1.6k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Klaus‐Peter Janssen Germany · #18,217 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Holzmann Germany · #60,743 worldwide 263 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Roland M. Schmid Germany · #64,423 worldwide 401 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Achim Berthele Germany · #66,503 worldwide 213 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Gjin Ndrepepa Germany · #71,287 worldwide 654 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Gabriele Multhoff Germany · #86,193 worldwide 349 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Helmut Frieß Germany · #107,369 worldwide 489 citations · 134 works
  9. 9 Sibylle Ziegler Germany · #116,770 worldwide 149 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Karl‐Ludwig Laugwitz Germany · #117,663 worldwide 231 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at TUM Klinikum

Which keywords describe research at TUM Klinikum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Complications, Radiotherapy, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology136▲ 2.4×116 topics
  2. Inflammation79▲ 2.6×77 topics
  3. Immunotherapy62▲ 6.0×17 topics
  4. Cancer54▲ 2.8×44 topics
  5. Chemotherapy52▲ 5.1×23 topics
  6. Complications51▲ 7.1×17 topics
  7. Radiotherapy46▲ 8.2×13 topics
  8. Quality of Life45▲ 2.1×46 topics
  9. Surgical Management43▲ 7.3×19 topics
  10. Risk Factors40▲ 2.5×30 topics
  11. Treatment39▲ 2.2×43 topics
  12. Rehabilitation38▲ 6.6×12 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors35▲ 5.6×13 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment35▲ 5.5×8 topics
  15. Medical Imaging34▲ 4.6×8 topics
  16. Biomechanics34▲ 7.7×9 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines33▲ 4.2×14 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations33▲ 5.2×22 topics
  19. Precision Medicine33▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders32▲ 3.9×19 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 2.5×22 topics
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging29▲ 7.7×8 topics
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy29▲ 8.4×5 topics
  24. Mortality28▲ 3.4×12 topics
  25. Biomarkers28▲ 2.8×16 topics
  26. Revision Surgery25▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Total Hip Replacement25▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Guidelines24▲ 3.6×13 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life24▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction23▲ 5.0×8 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines21▲ 5.0×9 topics
  32. Arthroplasty21▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Reconstruction20▲ 8.0×5 topics
  34. Texture Analysis19▲ 5.6×3 topics
  35. Targeted Therapy18▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. Outcomes18▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Shoulder Function18▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Alignment17▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Total Knee Replacement17▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Molecular Classification17▲ 7.6×4 topics

Which research topics does TUM Klinikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …17Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 17 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…16Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 16 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 15 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…14Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 14 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…14Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 14 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 11 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 11 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…10Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 10 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 10 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 9 fractional works
SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 17 works
  2. 2 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 15 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 14 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 11 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  10. 10 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 9 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has TUM Klinikum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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