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Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum

In research, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum stands highest in Medicine (#4,858 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,164 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,087
of 28,054 · #15,530 all time
Rank in Germany
#478
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum 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 #4,858 of 10,443 18.9%105 #3812
Health SciencesDomain #6,164 of 11,982 18.5%112 #5188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum 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).

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.72× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe Schlegel, Werner Weber and Sebastian Fischer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum.

  1. 1 Uwe Schlegel Germany · #218,624 worldwide 170 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Werner Weber Germany · #357,875 worldwide 83 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Sebastian Fischer Germany · #421,469 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Walter Gehlen Germany · #465,291 worldwide 56 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Wolff Schmiegel Germany · #522,420 worldwide 438 citations · 300 works
  6. 6 R. Michaelis Germany · #604,476 worldwide 38 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 L. Heuser Germany · #750,458 worldwide 40 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 K Hupe Germany · #806,345 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Christian Pox Germany · #886,265 worldwide 132 citations · 247 works
  10. 10 Martin Kunkel Germany · #908,401 worldwide 22 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum

Which keywords describe research at Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Insulin Resistance, Hepatic Steatosis, Inflammation, Epidemiology, NAFLD and NASH.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.5×51 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 3.9×34 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 9.5×9 topics
  4. Hepatocellular Carcinoma9▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance9▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Hepatic Steatosis9▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Management8▲ 6.6×16 topics
  8. NAFLD7▲ 41×1 topic
  9. NASH7▲ 41×1 topic
  10. Immunotherapy6▲ 6.0×13 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.5×21 topics
  12. Biomarkers6▲ 5.7×12 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders5▲ 6.2×13 topics
  14. Diagnosis5▲ 3.5×17 topics
  15. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.6×13 topics
  16. Radiotherapy4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  17. Anxiety4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  18. Surgery4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  19. Coagulopathy4▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.2×11 topics
  21. Hepatic Encephalopathy4▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Liver Cirrhosis4▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Classification4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  24. Infection4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  26. Liver Transplantation4▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Antiepileptic Drugs3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Epilepsy3▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Critical Care3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Neurobiology3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  32. Sepsis3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Drug Resistance3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Interoception3▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Seizures3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Somatic Symptoms3▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Septic Shock3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Therapy3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Prognostic Models3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Cognitive Function3▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …7Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…4Liver Disease and Transplantation: 4 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders …3Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Disease: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 4 works
  3. 3 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  4. 4 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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