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Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel

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World rank, all time
#33,765
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,570
of 1,603
Research works
129
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel

Which fields of science does Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 114 fractional works · 88.2% of its workMedicine: 103 fractional works · 80.1% of its workSurgery: 45 fractional works · 34.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVitos OrthopedicClinic Kassel129fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences88%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10380.1%
    2. Health Professions64.8%
    3. Dentistry43.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering53.9%
    2. Materials Science00.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    4. Computer Science00.0%
    1. Psychology11.1%
    2. Social Sciences00.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.44× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry13.14×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.44×2 works
  3. Medicine3.13×8 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.67×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.98×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.24×0 works
  7. Psychology0.63×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  9. Engineering0.08×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel?

Ranked on the quality score, Boris Bang-Vojdanovski, D Träger and W. Siebert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel.

  1. 1 Boris Bang-Vojdanovski Germany · #3,204,481 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 D Träger Germany · #4,456,399 worldwide 62 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 W. Siebert Germany · #4,679,011 worldwide 1.4k citations · 149 works
All ranked researchers at Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel

What are the most cited papers from Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel?

The most cited paper from Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel is "A dose-controlled study of 153Sm-Ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonate (EDTMP) in the treatment of patients with painful bone metastase" (Isabelle Resche, J.F. Chatal, Alain Paul Pecking et al., 1997), with 256 citations. Next come "Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial" (243) and "EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS" (214).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A dose-controlled study of 153Sm-Ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonate (EDTMP) in the treatment of patients with painful bone metastase Isabelle Resche, J.F. Chatal, Alain Paul Pecking et al. · European Journal of Cancer Sep 1997 256
2 Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial Michael R. Haake, Mathias Buch, Carsten Schoellner et al. · BMJ Open access 10 Jul 2003 243
3 EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS Michael R. Haake, Inke Regina König, Thomas Decker et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Nov 2002 214
4 Whispering dysphonia (DYT4 dystonia) is caused by a mutation in the TUBB4 gene Katja Lohmann et al. · Annals of Neurology Open access 14 Dec 2012 144
5 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis George H. Theodore, M. Buch, Annunziato Amendola et al. · Foot & Ankle International May 2004 133
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Complications, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Low Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease and Surgical Treatment.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology23▲ 4.5×35 topics
  2. Rehabilitation14▲ 29×6 topics
  3. Complications12▲ 18×9 topics
  4. Revision Surgery12▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement12▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Low Back Pain10▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Surgical Treatment8▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Surgical Management8▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 30×4 topics
  11. Spinal Surgery8▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Shoulder Function8▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears7▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology7▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Arthroplasty7▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Intervertebral Disc7▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Lumbar Disc Degeneration7▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Biomechanics7▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Inflammation7▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Chronic Pain7▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Outcomes6▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Total Knee Replacement6▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Hip Arthroplasty6▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Wear Particles6▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Wound Healing5▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Global Burden5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  28. Pain Management5▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. Periprosthetic Joint Infection4▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Prosthetic Joint Infections4▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Psychological Factors4▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Musculoskeletal Disorders4▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Anterior Cruciate Ligament4▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Injury Risk4▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Patient Care4▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Quality4▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Regeneration4▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Neurological Effects4▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…1Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 0 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures0Hip and Femur Fractures: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationCell BiologyPharmacologyRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  2. 2 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  5. 5 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 0 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 0 works
  9. 9 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 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 available13.6%not open86.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel0.000083% in 20251990200020102020

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