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Research in Dessau

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Dessau, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are German Environment Agency and Städtisches Klinikum Dessau.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.9k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
26.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Dessau

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Dessau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1German Environment AgencyFunder 1,310 #5,729
2Städtisches Klinikum DessauHospital / health system 537 #19,865
3IDT Biologika (Germany)Company 58 not ranked

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

Which fields of science does Dessau work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Dessau is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (39%), Medicine (19%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 190 fractional works · 55.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 135 fractional works · 39.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 48 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 80 fractional works · 23.1% of its workMedicine: 65 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDessau345fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences10%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science13539.1%
    2. Engineering205.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences144.0%
    4. Computer Science72.0%
    5. Chemistry71.9%
    6. Materials Science41.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine6518.8%
    2. Health Professions113.1%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences164.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology154.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.5%
    4. Neuroscience30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    1. Social Sciences175.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting61.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.8%
    5. Psychology20.7%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dessau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dessau is most concentrated in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Science (25.4× the world share in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis).

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 40.1 works25×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 21.2 works18×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 115.0 works7.8×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.80× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.80×115 works
  2. Veterinary3.11×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.23×10 works
  4. Nursing1.60×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×4 works
  7. Health Professions1.29×10 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.17×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.05×15 works
  10. Medicine1.01×58 works
  11. Chemistry0.93×4 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.79×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×12 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×5 works
  15. Neuroscience0.48×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×3 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.44×4 works
  18. Energy0.43×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.42×16 works
  20. Engineering0.41×18 works
  21. Materials Science0.31×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  24. Psychology0.18×2 works
  25. Computer Science0.15×4 works
  26. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Dessau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Impact, Environmental Exposure, Toxicity, Climate Change, Global Distribution, Public Health and Bioaccumulation.

▲ 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 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. Health Effects39▲ 19×17 topics
  2. Environmental Impact30▲ 5.1×28 topics
  3. Climate Change26▲ 2.8×62 topics
  4. Environmental Exposure21▲ 56×3 topics
  5. Toxicity20▲ 14×13 topics
  6. Public Health20▲ 3.9×26 topics
  7. Epidemiology19▲ 1.35×74 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress18▲ 3.2×25 topics
  9. Global Distribution14▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Bioaccumulation14▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Ecotoxicity13▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Wastewater Treatment12▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Waste Management11▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Water Quality11▲ 8.1×10 topics
  15. Microbial Communities11▲ 7.4×6 topics
  16. Recycling11▲ 8.4×4 topics
  17. Risk Assessment11▲ 4.8×12 topics
  18. Mortality11▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Pollution11▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Horizontal Gene Transfer10▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Pharmaceuticals10▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Aquatic Environment10▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Antibiotics10▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Resistance Genes10▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Pesticides10▲ 40×3 topics
  26. Metabolic Disorders9▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons9▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Human Health9▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor9▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Bisphenol A9▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Brominated Flame Retardants9▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals9▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Particulate Matter8▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Water Treatment7▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Air Pollution7▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Exposure Assessment7▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Fine Particulate Air Pollution7▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Bioremediation7▲ 16×6 topics
  40. Microbial Ecology6▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Dessau?

Pharmaceutical and Antib…9Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 9 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…8Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 8 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…8Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 8 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…6Air Quality and Health Impacts: 6 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 5 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…5Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 5 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 4 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…4Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 4 fractional works
PollutionHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEnvironmental Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 9 works
  2. 2 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  3. 3 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  9. 9 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  10. 10 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Dessau22.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 34.3% in 2003.

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