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Westpfalz Klinikum

In research, Westpfalz Klinikum stands highest in Medicine (#6,427 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,312 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,210
of 28,054 · #26,339 all time
Rank in Germany
#915
of 1,178
Research works
456
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Westpfalz Klinikum 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 #6,427 of 17,978 10.0%350
Health SciencesDomain #8,312 of 20,462 9.9%377

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

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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.42× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Westpfalz Klinikum?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Madler, N. Stasche and Dieter Schöffel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westpfalz Klinikum.

  1. 1 C. Madler Germany · #893,692 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 N. Stasche Germany · #915,037 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Dieter Schöffel Germany · #1,144,120 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Westpfalz Klinikum

Which keywords describe research at Westpfalz Klinikum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Echocardiography, Management, Genetic Mutations, Complications and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.6×33 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 7.3×17 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 5.5×16 topics
  4. Management3▲ 6.9×15 topics
  5. Echocardiography3▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.7×14 topics
  8. Complications3▲ 9.2×12 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations3▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 9.5×10 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.2×10 topics
  12. Endovascular Repair2▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Surgery2▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Heart Failure2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors2▲ 7.8×11 topics
  17. Arrhythmias2▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Catheter Ablation2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Surgical Management2▲ 7.2×13 topics
  20. Genetic Testing2▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  23. Biomechanics2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  24. Embolization2▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Prognosis2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  26. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Genetic Susceptibility2▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Dilated Cardiomyopathy1▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Electroanatomic Mapping1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Resuscitation1▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Telemedicine1▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Ventricular Tachycardia1▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Endovascular Treatment1▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Pain Management1▲ 9.4×5 topics
  38. Surgical Repair1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Survival Analysis1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Ventricular Reconstruction1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Westpfalz Klinikum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…1Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…1Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi1Cardiac tumors and thrombi: 1 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Westpfalz Klinikum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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