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University Children’s Hospital Bern

In research, University Children’s Hospital Bern stands highest in Medicine (#9,456 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,390 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,215 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,512
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#195
of 429
Research works
668
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University Children’s Hospital Bern known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #9,456 of 17,978 17.0%447
Life SciencesDomain #8,390 of 14,347 18.8%153
Health SciencesDomain #12,215 of 20,462 16.5%482

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Children’s Hospital Bern 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.29× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Children’s Hospital Bern?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Plaschkes, Theddy Slongo and Primus E. Mullis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Children’s Hospital Bern.

  1. 1 J. Plaschkes Switzerland · #309,476 worldwide 70 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Theddy Slongo Switzerland · #498,679 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Primus E. Mullis Switzerland · #708,537 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Maja Steinlin Switzerland · #1,208,062 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University Children’s Hospital Bern

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Genetics, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Mutation Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.4×50 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 4.7×35 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 8.3×15 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 4.1×18 topics
  5. Genetics2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.1×16 topics
  7. Cancer2▲ 2.7×19 topics
  8. Diabetes2▲ 7.1×8 topics
  9. Asthma2▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×14 topics
  11. Immunology2▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Management2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  13. Mutation Analysis2▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.97×15 topics
  15. Quality of Life2▲ 2.2×15 topics
  16. Allergic Diseases2▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Cystic Fibrosis2▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Eosinophils2▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Microbiota2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Pulmonary Infections2▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Bronchiectasis2▲ 99×1 topic
  22. CFTR2▲ 99×1 topic
  23. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  24. Genetic Variants2▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Global Burden2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Preterm Infants1▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Biomarkers1▲ 3.6×7 topics
  29. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  31. Hormone Therapy1▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Testosterone1▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Mortality1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  34. Muscle Strength1▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 12×6 topics
  36. Nuclear Receptors1▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Aging Men1▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Androgen Deficiency1▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Genetic Variation1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Infertility1▲ 14×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism and Hormonal and reproductive studies.

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…1Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 1 fractional worksHormonal and reproductiv…1Hormonal and reproductive studies: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and …1Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 1 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 1 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Disorders: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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