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Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes

In research, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes stands highest in Medicine (#3,734 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,098 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Neurology is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,778
of 28,054 · #4,875 all time
Rank in Germany
#565
of 1,178
Research works
5.8k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes 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 #3,734 of 10,443 5.8%327 #1229
Health SciencesDomain #5,098 of 11,982 5.9%349 #1546

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes 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 Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 21.3 works8.9×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 30.5 works7.0×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 327 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 7 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.

Who are the top researchers at Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Böhm, Christian Ukena and Heinrike Wilkens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes.

  1. 1 Michael Böhm Germany · #1,515 worldwide 3.3k citations · 246 works
  2. 2 Christian Ukena Germany · #68,720 worldwide 203 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Heinrike Wilkens Germany · #79,859 worldwide 214 citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Ingrid Kindermann Germany · #83,018 worldwide 205 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Michael Rösler Germany · #184,443 worldwide 78 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Sebastian Ewen Germany · #233,456 worldwide 122 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 H. P. Wolff Germany · #283,466 worldwide 101 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Joachim Schwarz Germany · #345,829 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Tilgen Germany · #361,538 worldwide 183 citations · 75 works
  10. 10 S. Kleinschmidt Germany · #398,070 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes

Which keywords describe research at Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Guidelines, Heart Failure and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology60▲ 3.6×94 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 5.5×28 topics
  3. Treatment25▲ 5.0×39 topics
  4. Diagnosis23▲ 6.0×36 topics
  5. Risk Factors18▲ 4.0×21 topics
  6. Surgical Management18▲ 10×18 topics
  7. Guidelines16▲ 8.3×11 topics
  8. Inflammation15▲ 1.75×48 topics
  9. Heart Failure14▲ 7.9×13 topics
  10. Mortality14▲ 5.9×13 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations13▲ 7.2×20 topics
  12. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.3×18 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors12▲ 6.7×13 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis12▲ 4.8×8 topics
  15. Management11▲ 3.4×22 topics
  16. Immunotherapy11▲ 3.6×15 topics
  17. Pathogenesis11▲ 5.0×20 topics
  18. Prognosis11▲ 7.8×9 topics
  19. Radiotherapy10▲ 6.5×10 topics
  20. Global Burden10▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Hypertension10▲ 8.3×9 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  23. Complications10▲ 4.6×14 topics
  24. Rehabilitation9▲ 5.6×10 topics
  25. Immune System8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  26. Intraocular Pressure8▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Renal Function8▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Squamous Cell Carcinoma8▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Events7▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Clinical Practice Guideline7▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Endovascular Treatment7▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Corneal Biomechanics7▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Diabetes Mellitus7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  34. Keratoconus7▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Medical Ethics7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Endoscopic Surgery6▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Genetic Testing6▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Stroke Prevention6▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks6▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Stem Cell Therapy6▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corneal surgery and disorders, Vitamin D Research Studies, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Corneal Surgery and Treatments.

Corneal surgery and diso…7Corneal surgery and disorders: 7 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies6Vitamin D Research Studies: 6 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 6 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 5 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 5 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 5 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…5Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 5 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 5 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 5 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  2. 2 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  4. 4 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 5 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 5 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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