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Witten/Herdecke University

In research, Witten/Herdecke University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,341 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,360 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,427 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rehabilitation, Complementary and alternative medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (Rehabilitation is 24.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,299
of 22,385 · #2,553 all time
Rank in Germany
#100
of 795
Research works
9.3k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
142k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Witten/Herdecke University 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 #1,341 of 9,902 10.4%1,050 #1221
MedicineField #1,360 of 8,541 10.2%804 #1200
Social SciencesDomain #2,427 of 9,585 13.0%562 #2925
Health ProfessionsField #496 of 1,895 11.3%211 #815
SurgerySubfield #619 of 1,532 12.1%129 #862
Social SciencesField #2,816 of 5,988 12.9%183 #3398
PsychologyField #1,019 of 2,121 9.9%168 #1488
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #462 of 944 10.9%155 #754
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,514 of 2,581 17.5%107 #1539
Life SciencesDomain #3,808 of 6,403 11.0%165 #3960

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Witten/Herdecke University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,221 #1,341
  2. Medicine#1,200 #1,360
  3. Social Sciences#2,925 #2,427
  4. Health Professions#815 #496
  5. Surgery#862 #619
  6. Social Sciences#3,398 #2,816
  7. Psychology#1,488 #1,019
  8. General Health Professions#754 #462
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,539 #1,514
  10. Life Sciences#3,960 #3,808
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Witten/Herdecke University work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Witten/Herdecke University is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Health Professions (10%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,708 fractional works · 62.5% of its workMedicine: 1,386 fractional works · 50.7% of its workSurgery: 158 fractional works · 5.8% of its workRehabilitation: 137 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysiology: 133 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 114 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 106 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 97 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 93 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 78 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 275 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 186 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 640 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 212 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 107 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 198 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 87 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 115 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 55 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 268 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWitten/HerdeckeUniversity2,733fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences23%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,70862.5%
    1. Medicine1,38650.7%
    2. Health Professions27510.0%
    3. Dentistry301.1%
    4. Nursing160.6%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences2127.7%
    2. Psychology1987.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1154.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities552.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance431.6%
    6. Decision Sciences170.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1656.0%
    2. Neuroscience592.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology230.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences160.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
    1. Environmental Science341.2%
    2. Computer Science321.2%
    3. Engineering311.1%
    4. Mathematics80.3%
    5. Materials Science40.1%
    6. Chemistry30.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    8. Energy10.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Witten/Herdecke University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rehabilitation takes 24.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RehabilitationSubfield · 136.5 works24×
  2. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 96.6 works12×
  3. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 25.1 works6.2×
  4. PhysiologySubfield · 133.0 works5.6×
  5. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 27.4 works5.5×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 165 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.29× its world share, 30 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.81× its world share, 274 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 1,386 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 198 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.81×274 works
  2. Medicine2.64×1,386 works
  3. Psychology2.38×198 works
  4. Dentistry2.29×30 works
  5. Neuroscience1.33×59 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.30×115 works
  7. Nursing1.18×16 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×165 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×23 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×43 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.70×55 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.66×17 works
  13. Social Sciences0.61×212 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×5 works
  15. Veterinary0.53×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.25×34 works
  17. Mathematics0.24×8 works
  18. Computer Science0.15×32 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×16 works
  20. Engineering0.08×31 works
  21. Chemistry0.06×3 works
  22. Energy0.04×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×4 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Witten/Herdecke University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin M. Rostasy, Marc Maegele and Tobias Esch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Witten/Herdecke University.

  1. 1 Kevin M. Rostasy Germany · #92,280 worldwide 23k citations · 396 works
  2. 2 Marc Maegele Germany · #93,896 worldwide 25k citations · 471 works
  3. 3 Tobias Esch Germany · #160,712 worldwide 19k citations · 405 works
  4. 4 Nadine Schäfer Germany · #188,307 worldwide 6.6k citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Thomas Clauß Germany · #283,225 worldwide 7.2k citations · 142 works
  6. 6 Jan Philipp Röer Germany · #335,658 worldwide 3.5k citations · 186 works
  7. 7 Marcel Hülsbeck Germany · #337,086 worldwide 1.1k citations · 83 works
  8. 8 Thomas Reinehr Germany · #344,435 worldwide 23k citations · 486 works
  9. 9 Anna Füting Germany · #395,856 worldwide 2.3k citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Nils‐Christian Bormann Germany · #439,352 worldwide 2k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Witten/Herdecke University

What are the most cited papers from Witten/Herdecke University?

The most cited paper from Witten/Herdecke University is "A clinical approach to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis" (Francesc Graus et al., 2016), with 4,550 citations. Next come "Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index" (2,999) and "Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research" (2,659).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A clinical approach to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis Francesc Graus et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 20 Feb 2016 4,550
2 Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index MAGIC et al. · Nature Genetics Open access376 authors 10 Oct 2010 2,999
3 Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research Andrew I.R. Maas et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access335 authors 6 Nov 2017 2,659
4 Perzentile für den Body-mass-Index für das Kindes- und Jugendalter unter Heranziehung verschiedener deutscher Stichproben Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild et al. · Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde Open access Aug 2001 2,200
5 Empathy Decline and Its Reasons: A Systematic Review of Studies With Medical Students and Residents Melanie Neumann, Friedrich Edelhäuser, Diethard Tauschel et al. · Academic Medicine Review 11 Jun 2011 1,689
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Witten/Herdecke University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Reactive Oxygen Species, Muscle Damage, Immune Function, Chronic Diseases, Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress, Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6 and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology199▲ 1.83×122 topics
  2. Public Health184▲ 4.6×51 topics
  3. Mental Health141▲ 3.6×35 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease139▲ 4.5×38 topics
  5. Reactive Oxygen Species130▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life126▲ 3.2×52 topics
  7. Muscle Damage125▲ 105×2 topics
  8. Immune Function124▲ 60×3 topics
  9. Chronic Diseases123▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress122▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6122▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Physical Activity110▲ 8.3×12 topics
  13. Inflammation102▲ 1.75×81 topics
  14. Exercise93▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Heart Failure92▲ 7.6×14 topics
  16. High-Intensity Interval Training79▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Vascular Function78▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Cardiorespiratory Fitness76▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Exercise Capacity76▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Health Benefits75▲ 8.3×8 topics
  21. Physical Fitness72▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Intervention Strategies71▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Sedentary Behavior71▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Genetic Mutations65▲ 5.5×22 topics
  25. Healthcare Utilization60▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Atrial Fibrillation57▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Social Capital55▲ 3.9×13 topics
  28. Epidemiological Study51▲ 27×4 topics
  29. Cardiac Remodeling50▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Sudden Death50▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy50▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Athletes50▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Well-being50▲ 4.7×10 topics
  34. Data Collection49▲ 64×3 topics
  35. Socioeconomic Status49▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Germany48▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Health Surveys48▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Primary Care48▲ 4.7×14 topics
  39. Rehabilitation48▲ 4.4×12 topics
  40. Elderly Care39▲ 9.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Witten/Herdecke University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Exercise and Physiological Responses, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Physical Activity and Health and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise.

  1. 1 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 122 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 76 works
  3. 3 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 71 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 50 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 48 works
  6. 6 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 27 works
  7. 7 Genetics and Physical Performance Genetics 21 works
  8. 8 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 17 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 17 works
  10. 10 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 17 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Witten/Herdecke University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Witten/Herdecke University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0089% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Witten/Herdecke University0.0083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Witten/Herdecke University 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 2025Witten/Herdecke University9.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2013.

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