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University Hospital of Basel

In research, University Hospital of Basel stands highest in Medicine (#276 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#396 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#494 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Ophthalmology and Rheumatology — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,144
of 28,054 · #1,224 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#14
of 220
Research works
13k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
402k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University Hospital of 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 #276 of 10,443 19.1%1,399 #259
Health SciencesDomain #396 of 11,982 19.2%1,483 #322
Life SciencesDomain #494 of 7,800 23.3%274 #532
SurgerySubfield #283 of 1,816 18.9%215 #236
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #132 of 738 16.7%174 #143
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,210 of 3,579 21.5%146 #908
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #426 of 1,144 16.3%124 #356
Physical SciencesDomain #4,898 of 12,888 25.0%98 #6383
EpidemiologySubfield #374 of 976 21.2%93 #302
OncologySubfield #354 of 772 23.0%77 #267

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital of 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).

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. Medicine#259 #276
  2. Health Sciences#322 #396
  3. Life Sciences#532 #494
  4. Surgery#236 #283
  5. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#143 #132
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#908 #1,210
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#356 #426
  8. Physical Sciences#6,383 #4,898
  9. Epidemiology#302 #374
  10. Oncology#267 #354
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 University Hospital of Basel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 174.0 works8.5×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 27.3 works5.3×
  3. RheumatologySubfield · 45.7 works5.2×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 55.7 works5.0×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.77× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 1,399 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital of Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Mueller, Fritz R. Bühler and Christian Sticherling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital of Basel.

  1. 1 Christian Mueller Switzerland · #2,439 worldwide 1.6k citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Fritz R. Bühler Switzerland · #5,493 worldwide 853 citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Christian Sticherling Switzerland · #5,641 worldwide 834 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Jens Kühle Switzerland · #8,709 worldwide 867 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Mira Katan Switzerland · #9,277 worldwide 1.3k citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Tobias Reichlin Switzerland · #10,568 worldwide 836 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Matthias Pfisterer Switzerland · #11,101 worldwide 720 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Ludwig Kappos Switzerland · #11,153 worldwide 1.3k citations · 204 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Kiowski Switzerland · #18,305 worldwide 654 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 David Leppert Switzerland · #21,161 worldwide 557 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital of Basel

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital of Basel?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology196▲ 2.5×121 topics
  2. Inflammation98▲ 2.4×77 topics
  3. Treatment86▲ 3.6×45 topics
  4. Guidelines80▲ 8.8×13 topics
  5. Diagnosis76▲ 4.2×38 topics
  6. Risk Factors73▲ 3.4×35 topics
  7. Quality of Life62▲ 2.2×49 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease61▲ 2.8×34 topics
  9. Immunotherapy56▲ 4.1×19 topics
  10. Management53▲ 3.5×30 topics
  11. Catheter Ablation50▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Complications50▲ 5.1×17 topics
  13. Heart Failure50▲ 5.9×13 topics
  14. Global Burden46▲ 4.4×12 topics
  15. Chemotherapy45▲ 3.3×23 topics
  16. Magnetic Resonance Imaging42▲ 8.5×7 topics
  17. Clinical Trials41▲ 3.2×18 topics
  18. Stroke Prevention41▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Anticoagulant Therapy41▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Surgical Management41▲ 5.1×20 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines40▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors38▲ 4.5×14 topics
  23. Mortality37▲ 3.3×13 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations36▲ 4.3×23 topics
  25. Rehabilitation35▲ 4.6×12 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines35▲ 6.2×9 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders33▲ 3.0×20 topics
  28. Echocardiography33▲ 6.3×8 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction33▲ 7.2×7 topics
  30. Atrial Fibrillation33▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Radiotherapy32▲ 4.3×13 topics
  32. Neuroprotection31▲ 4.5×14 topics
  33. Risk Stratification30▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Thromboembolism30▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Arrhythmias29▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Clinical Outcomes29▲ 7.0×6 topics
  37. Surgery27▲ 4.0×11 topics
  38. Radiofrequency Ablation24▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Revascularization22▲ 7.4×4 topics
  40. Cardiomyopathy21▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does University Hospital of Basel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 30 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 20 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 16 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 15 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 14 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 12 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…12Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 12 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 12 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 11 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…11Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 11 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 30 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 20 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 16 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 15 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  6. 6 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  10. 10 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital of Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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