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University Children’s Hospital Basel

In research, University Children’s Hospital Basel stands highest in Medicine (#5,999 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,201 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,192
of 28,054 · #10,790 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#71
of 220
Research works
1.8k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University Children’s Hospital Basel 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 #5,999 of 10,443 13.4%172 #4117
Health SciencesDomain #7,201 of 11,982 13.3%187 #5421

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Children’s Hospital Basel 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.02× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 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 University Children’s Hospital Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Urs Frey, Thomas O. Erb and Georg A. Holländer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Children’s Hospital Basel.

  1. 1 Urs Frey Switzerland · #52,610 worldwide 493 citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Thomas O. Erb Switzerland · #121,200 worldwide 175 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Georg A. Holländer Switzerland · #168,563 worldwide 139 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Faruk Hadžiselimović Switzerland · #244,452 worldwide 92 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jan Bonhoeffer Switzerland · #265,019 worldwide 106 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Fritz Hefti Switzerland · #539,897 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 E. Berger Switzerland · #543,470 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jürg Lütschg Switzerland · #611,649 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 L. von Laer Switzerland · #671,904 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Johannes Mayr Switzerland · #693,363 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University Children’s Hospital Basel

Which keywords describe research at University Children’s Hospital Basel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Cerebral Palsy, Inflammation, Genetics, Neurological Disorders and Interventions.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 4.2×85 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 2.9×41 topics
  3. Treatment15▲ 4.8×28 topics
  4. Rehabilitation13▲ 13×11 topics
  5. Genetics10▲ 5.8×17 topics
  6. Cerebral Palsy10▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders9▲ 6.4×10 topics
  8. Complications8▲ 6.0×14 topics
  9. Management8▲ 3.9×16 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 2.1×25 topics
  11. Interventions8▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Gross Motor Function8▲ 71×1 topic
  13. ICF Model8▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Diagnosis7▲ 3.1×23 topics
  15. Biomechanics7▲ 8.8×7 topics
  16. Pain Management7▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Preterm Infants7▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Stroke6▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Adolescents5▲ 5.6×6 topics
  22. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Prevention5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Elderly5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Vaccine5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Respiratory Distress Syndrome5▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Infection Prevention5▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Cognitive Function4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Toxicology4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia4▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Fetal Surgery4▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Psychosocial Outcomes4▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study4▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Hydrocephalus4▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Neurotoxins4▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory4▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Internal Fixation4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University Children’s Hospital Basel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Cerebral Palsy and Movem…8Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 8 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 4 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…4Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…4Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 4 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and P…3Infant Development and Preterm Care: 3 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthNeurologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  2. 2 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 4 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Children’s Hospital Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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