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Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment

In research, Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment stands highest in Medicine (#15,424 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,707 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,193
of 28,054 · #37,948 all time
Rank in Austria
#156
of 168
Research works
244
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment 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 #15,424 of 17,978 9.8%186
Health SciencesDomain #17,707 of 20,462 10.1%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment 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 Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 44.8 works3.8×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 46.0 works3.3×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 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 Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment?

Ranked on the composite score, Heinz Drexel, Peter Fraunberger and Philipp Rein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment.

  1. 1 Heinz Drexel Austria · #99,860 worldwide 593 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Peter Fraunberger Austria · #1,380,972 worldwide 15 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Philipp Rein Austria · #1,460,567 worldwide 14 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment

Which keywords describe research at Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease and Vascular Function.

▲ 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. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 24×19 topics
  2. Obesity13▲ 28×11 topics
  3. Atherosclerosis11▲ 63×9 topics
  4. Insulin Resistance10▲ 35×7 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 6.8×23 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 16×11 topics
  7. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Vascular Function6▲ 95×3 topics
  9. Endothelial Function6▲ 103×2 topics
  10. Heart Failure6▲ 21×5 topics
  11. Epicardial Fat5▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Perivascular Adipose Tissue5▲ 196×1 topic
  13. Risk Factors5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  14. Diabetes5▲ 17×8 topics
  15. Epidemiology5▲ 2.1×20 topics
  16. C-Reactive Protein5▲ 108×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials5▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Statins4▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention4▲ 79×2 topics
  20. Cholesterol4▲ 48×3 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Hypertension4▲ 23×6 topics
  23. Cholesterol-lowering4▲ 149×1 topic
  24. Genetic Variants4▲ 39×2 topics
  25. LDL Cholesterol4▲ 194×1 topic
  26. Global Burden4▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Cancer4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  28. Glucose Metabolism4▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Global Prevalence3▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Lifestyle Intervention3▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Blood Pressure3▲ 82×2 topics
  34. Apoptosis3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Chamber Quantification3▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Echocardiography3▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Hepatic Steatosis3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Antihypertensive Drugs3▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Renal Denervation3▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 5 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 4 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…3Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …3Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksSphingolipid Metabolism …2Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.5%domestic only56.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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