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Research in Bremerhaven

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Bremerhaven, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Hochschule Bremerhaven and Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems.

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.7k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
25.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bremerhaven?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungResearch facility 7,589 #894
2Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy SystemsResearch facility 685 #13,847
3Hochschule BremerhavenUniversity 682 #11,372
4Klinikum Bremerhaven-ReinkenheideHospital / health system 402 #33,174 all time
5Deutsches SchiffahrtsmuseumArchive 147 #37,930 all time
6Bremerhaven Economic Development (Germany)Company 58 not ranked
7Technology Transfer Center BremerhavenResearch facility 57 not ranked
8Innovative System und Informationstechnologien (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
9Optimare (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
10Biozoon (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
11Betrieb für InformationsTechnologieCompany 11 not ranked
12Bremerhaven Dock (Germany)Company 6 not ranked
13Q Bioanalytic (Germany)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung: 78.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems: 7.1%Hochschule Bremerhaven: 7.0%Klinikum Bremerhaven-Reinkenheide: 4.2%9 others listed: 3.4%78%largest
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung7,589 · 78.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems685 · 7.1%Hochschule Bremerhaven682 · 7.0%Klinikum Bremerhaven-Reinkenheide402 · 4.2%9 others listed325 · 3.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Bremerhaven strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bremerhaven is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences (38.2× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 215.2 works38×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 120.7 works34×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 401.5 works20×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 47.1 works17×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 106.3 works11×
  6. EcologySubfield · 95.8 works9.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bremerhaven?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Ocean Circulation, Hydrology, Global Warming, Holocene and Sea Level.

▲ 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 city'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. Climate Change375▲ 11×77 topics
  2. Remote Sensing121▲ 7.7×25 topics
  3. Arctic101▲ 70×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation97▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Hydrology84▲ 53×4 topics
  6. Global Warming76▲ 15×14 topics
  7. Renewable Energy68▲ 3.7×35 topics
  8. Environmental Impact62▲ 2.9×34 topics
  9. Holocene55▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Sea Level55▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Paleoclimatology54▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Sea Level Rise51▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Decline50▲ 149×1 topic
  14. Sea Ice50▲ 149×1 topic
  15. Glacial Cycles49▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Monsoon Dynamics49▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Glacier45▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Water Availability45▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Permafrost44▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Harmful Algal Blooms43▲ 44×3 topics
  21. Benthic Communities40▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Marine Biodiversity40▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Methane Emissions39▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Microbial Communities38▲ 7.1×10 topics
  25. Eutrophication38▲ 29×4 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification37▲ 40×3 topics
  27. Marine Environment37▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Carbon Feedback37▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Thawing37▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Anaerobic36▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Methane Oxidation36▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Aquaculture35▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Biogeography35▲ 10×9 topics
  34. Nutrient Limitation34▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Dissolved Organic Matter34▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Oceanic Carbon Cycle34▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Data Assimilation34▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle34▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Extreme Events33▲ 30×2 topics
  40. CFD Simulation33▲ 22×2 topics

What research is done in Bremerhaven?

Arctic and Antarctic ice…50Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 50 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…49Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 49 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …45Cryospheric studies and observations: 45 fractional worksClimate change and perma…37Climate change and permafrost: 37 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 36 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 34 fractional worksClimate variability and …28Climate variability and models: 28 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 25 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 21 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 21 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 50 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 49 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 45 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 37 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 36 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 34 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 25 works
  9. 9 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 21 works

Research output over time

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