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Vivantes Klinikum

In research, Vivantes Klinikum stands highest in Medicine (#4,676 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,252 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Surgery is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,405
of 28,054 · #13,910 all time
Rank in Germany
#555
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Vivantes Klinikum 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 #4,676 of 10,443 12.6%220 #3738
Health SciencesDomain #6,252 of 11,982 12.0%237 #4898

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Vivantes Klinikum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 43.5 works6.2×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 27.9 works6.1×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.83× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 7 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 Vivantes Klinikum?

Ranked on the composite score, Herwig Gerlach, Maike de Wit and Harald Darius lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vivantes Klinikum.

  1. 1 Herwig Gerlach Germany · #24,918 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Maike de Wit Germany · #53,298 worldwide 400 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Harald Darius Germany · #77,556 worldwide 291 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 K. Vetter Germany · #237,720 worldwide 214 citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Jörg Wissel Germany · #344,414 worldwide 110 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Christoph Hertzberg Germany · #440,607 worldwide 98 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Stephan Eggeling Germany · #442,894 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Darius G. Nabavi Germany · #537,452 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Dietmar Schlembach Germany · #546,313 worldwide 67 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Christian W. Scholz Germany · #658,640 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Vivantes Klinikum

Which keywords describe research at Vivantes Klinikum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Weight Loss, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Neurological Disorders and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.6×90 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.6×48 topics
  3. Complications15▲ 9.8×17 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 2.9×26 topics
  5. Treatment12▲ 3.3×32 topics
  6. Chemotherapy12▲ 5.6×21 topics
  7. Diagnosis12▲ 4.2×33 topics
  8. Immunotherapy11▲ 5.4×18 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 4.5×14 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders10▲ 6.2×11 topics
  11. Weight Loss10▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Public Health10▲ 2.3×28 topics
  13. Guidelines9▲ 6.8×12 topics
  14. Surgical Management9▲ 7.7×17 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors9▲ 7.1×14 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations8▲ 6.0×17 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.7×13 topics
  18. Clinical Trials7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  19. Laparoscopic Repair7▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Management7▲ 3.0×22 topics
  21. Obesity7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy7▲ 4.0×8 topics
  23. Mortality6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Chronic Pain6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  26. Ketogenic Diet6▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Cancer Risk6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  28. Hernia Repair6▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Mesh Techniques6▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  31. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Epilepsy Treatment5▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Low-Carbohydrate Diet5▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Catheter Ablation5▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Medical Ethics5▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Genetic Testing4▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Prostate Cancer4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Vivantes Klinikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Diet and metabolism studies, Health and Medical Studies and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Hernia repair and management: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 5 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 3 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 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
SurgeryPhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 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 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vivantes Klinikum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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