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Vivantes Klinikum

In research, Vivantes Klinikum stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,268 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,124 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Surgery is 6.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,823
of 22,385 · #4,314 all time
Rank in Germany
#230
of 795
Research works
1.8k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Vivantes Klinikum

What is Vivantes Klinikum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,268 of 9,902 8.0%237 #1503
MedicineField #1,124 of 8,541 8.3%220 #1297

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vivantes Klinikum 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vivantes Klinikum work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Vivantes Klinikum is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 263 fractional works · 79.4% of its workMedicine: 244 fractional works · 73.7% of its workSurgery: 47 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVivantes Klinikum331fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24473.7%
    2. Health Professions175.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology216.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology72.2%
    3. Neuroscience51.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    1. Psychology123.6%
    2. Social Sciences82.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering41.3%
    2. Environmental Science10.4%
    3. Computer Science10.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Materials Science00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vivantes Klinikum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 46.8 works6.0×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 30.0 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.83× its world share, 244 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 8 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.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.83×244 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×7 works
  3. Health Professions1.89×16 works
  4. Veterinary1.40×1 works
  5. Psychology1.17×12 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×20 works
  7. Neuroscience0.95×5 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.57×1 works
  10. Nursing0.51×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.25×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.18×8 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×2 works
  15. Engineering0.08×4 works
  16. Environmental Science0.08×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vivantes Klinikum?

Ranked on the quality score, Wolfgang Matthias Johann Reinpold, Ferdinand Köckerling and Herwig Gerlach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vivantes Klinikum.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Matthias Johann Reinpold Germany · #81,571 worldwide 6.2k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Ferdinand Köckerling Germany · #132,798 worldwide 5k citations · 169 works
  3. 3 Herwig Gerlach Germany · #133,414 worldwide 61k citations · 327 works
  4. 4 Maike de Wit Germany · #191,990 worldwide 17k citations · 214 works
  5. 5 Christoph Hertzberg Germany · #246,389 worldwide 5.1k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 B. Stechemesser Germany · #261,119 worldwide 2.6k citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Harald Darius Germany · #361,287 worldwide 34k citations · 345 works
  8. 8 Christine Schug-Paß Germany · #458,860 worldwide 2.7k citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Bettina Schmitz Germany · #460,407 worldwide 8.4k citations · 241 works
  10. 10 Darius G. Nabavi Germany · #514,208 worldwide 5.9k citations · 142 works
All ranked researchers at Vivantes Klinikum

What are the most cited papers from Vivantes Klinikum?

The most cited paper from Vivantes Klinikum is "Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation" (Stuart J. Connolly, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Salim Yusuf et al., 2009), with 11,272 citations. Next come "Surviving Sepsis Campaign" (9,769) and "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012" (7,373).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Stuart J. Connolly, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Salim Yusuf et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Aug 2009 11,272
2 Surviving Sepsis Campaign R. Phillip Dellinger et al. · Critical Care Medicine 26 Jan 2013 9,769
3 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012 Richard P. Dellinger et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 29 Jan 2013 7,373
4 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 Andrew Rhodes et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 18 Jan 2017 6,868
5 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008 R. Phillip Dellinger et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 3 Dec 2007 4,947
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vivantes Klinikum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Neurological Disorders, Weight Loss, Immunotherapy and Diagnosis.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology35▲ 2.7×91 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 2.6×49 topics
  3. Complications15▲ 9.2×17 topics
  4. Treatment14▲ 3.5×32 topics
  5. Quality of Life13▲ 2.8×26 topics
  6. Diagnosis13▲ 4.2×33 topics
  7. Chemotherapy13▲ 5.4×21 topics
  8. Immunotherapy12▲ 5.1×18 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 4.5×14 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders12▲ 6.2×11 topics
  11. Public Health11▲ 2.3×28 topics
  12. Guidelines10▲ 6.6×12 topics
  13. Weight Loss10▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Surgical Management10▲ 7.3×18 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors10▲ 6.8×14 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.0×17 topics
  17. Management9▲ 3.3×22 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  19. Clinical Trials8▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Laparoscopic Repair8▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Obesity7▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 7.0×9 topics
  24. Cancer Risk6▲ 8.8×8 topics
  25. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Catheter Ablation6▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Chronic Pain6▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Ketogenic Diet6▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Hernia Repair6▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Mesh Techniques6▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Epilepsy Treatment5▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Low-Carbohydrate Diet5▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Maternal Mortality5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Genetic Testing5▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Medical Ethics5▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Molecular Characterization5▲ 8.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Vivantes Klinikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hernia repair and management, Diet and metabolism studies, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Health and Medical Studies.

Hernia repair and manage…6Hernia repair and management: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…5Diet and metabolism studies: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…4Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…3Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 3 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…2Medical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional works
SurgeryPhysiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 3 works
  8. 8 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vivantes Klinikum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vivantes Klinikum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Vivantes Klinikum0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vivantes Klinikum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Vivantes Klinikum9.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2019.

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