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Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

In research, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen stands highest in Life Sciences (#767 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#1,193 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,443 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nephrology — Neurology is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,050
of 28,054 · #1,783 all time
Rank in Germany
#105
of 1,178
Research works
12k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
181k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Universitätsmedizin Göttingen 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
Life SciencesDomain #767 of 7,800 20.3%380 #962
MedicineField #1,193 of 10,443 11.6%900 #874
Health SciencesDomain #1,443 of 11,982 12.4%1,006 #1023
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #433 of 3,579 21.2%227 #762
Molecular BiologySubfield #817 of 2,175 22.3%137 #1019
Social SciencesDomain #4,926 of 10,521 12.4%237 #3035
Physical SciencesDomain #6,333 of 12,888 17.2%131 #3113
NeuroscienceField #652 of 1,168 19.7%97 #689
Health ProfessionsField #1,115 of 1,928 17.0%74 #1471
SurgerySubfield #1,171 of 1,816 8.9%114 #833

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitätsmedizin Göttingen 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. Life Sciences#962 #767
  2. Medicine#874 #1,193
  3. Health Sciences#1,023 #1,443
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#762 #433
  5. Molecular Biology#1,019 #817
  6. Social Sciences#3,035 #4,926
  7. Physical Sciences#3,113 #6,333
  8. Neuroscience#689 #652
  9. Health Professions#1,471 #1,115
  10. Surgery#833 #1,171
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 Universitätsmedizin Göttingen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 64.5 works6.4×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 32.5 works6.0×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 22.6 works5.9×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.43× its world share, 227 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.43× its world share, 98 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.33× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 900 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitätsmedizin Göttingen?

Ranked on the composite score, Max Born, Frank Petzke and A. Windaus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.

  1. 1 Max Born Germany · #25,129 worldwide 422 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Frank Petzke Germany · #38,312 worldwide 311 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 A. Windaus Germany · #58,366 worldwide 216 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 A. Weyland Germany · #63,191 worldwide 232 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Tim Friede Germany · #65,523 worldwide 655 citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Michael Knauth Germany · #86,806 worldwide 147 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Frauke Alves Germany · #99,117 worldwide 284 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Félix Klein Germany · #105,558 worldwide 211 citations · 125 works
  9. 9 Michael Ghadimi Germany · #105,640 worldwide 175 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Peter J. Bräunlein Germany · #142,116 worldwide 28 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Which keywords describe research at Universitätsmedizin Göttingen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Neurological Disorders, Chemotherapy, Autoantibodies and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology138▲ 1.98×119 topics
  2. Inflammation82▲ 2.2×75 topics
  3. Treatment62▲ 2.9×45 topics
  4. Quality of Life58▲ 2.3×46 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress55▲ 1.93×50 topics
  6. Cancer51▲ 2.2×49 topics
  7. Immunotherapy50▲ 4.0×19 topics
  8. Chemotherapy46▲ 3.8×25 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders46▲ 4.6×18 topics
  10. Diagnosis45▲ 2.8×37 topics
  11. Management34▲ 2.5×30 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations34▲ 4.5×21 topics
  13. Autoantibodies32▲ 7.9×8 topics
  14. Prognosis32▲ 5.6×9 topics
  15. Biomarkers32▲ 2.7×16 topics
  16. Neurodegeneration32▲ 6.1×11 topics
  17. Heart Failure31▲ 4.1×14 topics
  18. Genetics31▲ 2.5×20 topics
  19. Clinical Trials29▲ 2.5×19 topics
  20. Mortality29▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Neuroinflammation29▲ 5.8×6 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors28▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. Mitochondrial Dysfunction25▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria24▲ 6.3×10 topics
  25. Rehabilitation24▲ 3.4×13 topics
  26. Neuroprotection24▲ 3.9×15 topics
  27. Medical Ethics23▲ 9.8×4 topics
  28. Innate Immunity22▲ 4.0×11 topics
  29. Cognitive Impairment22▲ 4.9×10 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging21▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Neuroimaging21▲ 4.5×11 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines21▲ 4.2×9 topics
  33. Genetic Testing20▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Informed Consent20▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Rituximab20▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Parkinson's Disease20▲ 4.7×8 topics
  37. Telemedicine19▲ 8.5×6 topics
  38. Healthcare Utilization17▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Epidemiological Study16▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Physician Liability16▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitätsmedizin Göttingen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Studies, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Vasculitis and related conditions.

Health and Medical Studies15Health and Medical Studies: 15 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…14Medical and Health Sciences Research: 14 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 10 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 10 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…9Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 9 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 9 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 9 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…8Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 8 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 8 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 8 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 15 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  4. 4 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 9 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 9 works
  7. 7 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 9 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 8 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 8 works
  10. 10 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 8 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitätsmedizin Göttingen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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