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Research in Duisburg

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Duisburg, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are BG Klinikum Duisburg.

Research institutions
20
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.8k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
9.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Duisburg

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 Duisburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1BG Klinikum DuisburgHospital / health system 1,411 #13,231
2Mannesmann Demag (Germany)Company 672 #9,660 all time
3Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und TransportsystemeResearch facility 648 #13,178 all time
4Sana Kliniken DuisburgHospital / health system 265 #25,197 all time
5Klöckner (Germany)Company 158 #29,453 all time
6Evangelisches Krankenhaus BethesdaHospital / health system 129 #33,750 all time
7Malteser Krankenhaus St. AnnaHospital / health system 122 #32,536 all time
8Stryker (Germany)Company 43 not ranked
9DK Recycling und Roheisen (Germany)Company 37 not ranked
10Stadtwerke Duisburg (Germany)Company 33 not ranked
11Rhine-Ruhr Institute for Applied SysteminnovationNonprofit 32 not ranked
12Institut für Baustoff-ForschungNonprofit 21 not ranked
13Network on Urban Research in the European UnionNonprofit 9 not ranked
14Society for Biomedical Diabetes ResearchHospital / health system 8 not ranked
15Lehmbruck MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
16Landesarchiv Nordrhein-WestfalenArchive 5 not ranked
17MicroTEC (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
18Novitas BKK (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
19Kemira (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
20Bundesverband der Deutschen BinnenschiffahrtInstitution 1 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.

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.

BG Klinikum Duisburg: 39.1%Mannesmann Demag (Germany): 18.6%Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und Transportsysteme: 18.0%Sana Kliniken Duisburg: 7.3%16 others listed: 17.0%39%largest
BG Klinikum Duisburg1,411 · 39.1%Mannesmann Demag (Germany)672 · 18.6%Entwicklungszentrum für Schiffstechnik und Transportsysteme648 · 18.0%Sana Kliniken Duisburg265 · 7.3%16 others listed614 · 17.0%

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

Which fields of science does Duisburg work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Duisburg is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Engineering (27%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 241 fractional works · 45.9% of its workEngineering: 142 fractional works · 27.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 188 fractional works · 35.9% of its workMedicine: 178 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 9.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 68 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDuisburg525fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering14227.0%
    2. Environmental Science264.9%
    3. Materials Science244.7%
    4. Computer Science173.3%
    5. Chemistry91.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy81.5%
    7. Energy81.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering51.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine17834.0%
    2. Health Professions91.7%
    3. Dentistry10.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences305.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting142.6%
    3. Psychology112.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities101.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology152.9%
    2. Neuroscience61.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Duisburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Duisburg is most concentrated in Surgery (3.9× the world share in Surgery).

  1. SurgerySubfield · 42.8 works3.9×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.67× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.34× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 157 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.67×4 works
  2. Engineering1.79×126 works
  3. Medicine1.73×157 works
  4. Materials Science1.34×22 works
  5. Energy1.33×6 works
  6. Chemistry1.12×8 works
  7. Environmental Science1.00×23 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×13 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.74×8 works
  10. Neuroscience0.70×5 works
  11. Psychology0.70×10 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.69×9 works
  13. Health Professions0.63×8 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×14 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.48×29 works
  17. Computer Science0.41×15 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.41×2 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×2 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×2 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×3 works
  24. Veterinary0.10×0 works
  25. Nursing0.03×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Duisburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Outcomes, Complications, Arthroplasty, Maritime Transportation and Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 1.48×74 topics
  2. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.69×25 topics
  3. Nanomaterials12▲ 2.2×14 topics
  4. Revision Surgery12▲ 18×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement12▲ 18×2 topics
  6. Complications12▲ 4.4×14 topics
  7. Renewable Energy12▲ 1.52×25 topics
  8. Mortality10▲ 3.5×12 topics
  9. Outcomes10▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency9▲ 1.91×16 topics
  11. Management9▲ 2.1×23 topics
  12. Rehabilitation8▲ 3.9×9 topics
  13. Biomechanics8▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Governance8▲ 4.7×2 topics
  15. Arthroplasty8▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Maritime Transportation8▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Surgical Management8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  18. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 6.1×6 topics
  19. Biosensors7▲ 2.8×8 topics
  20. Echocardiography7▲ 4.8×8 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  24. Alignment6▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Total Knee Replacement6▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Fuel Consumption6▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Bildungsungleichheit6▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Ethnografisches Schreiben6▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Hip Arthroplasty6▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Wear Particles6▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes6▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Proton Exchange Membranes6▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Catheter Ablation5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Chemistry5▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Fluid-Structure Interaction5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Logistics5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  37. Stroke Prevention5▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. Anterior Cruciate Ligament4▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Injury Risk4▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Photon Counting4▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Duisburg?

Sociology and Education …6Sociology and Education Studies: 6 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…6Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 6 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …6Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 6 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…5Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 5 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 4 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…4Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 4 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSurgeryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 6 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%Duisburg10.3% 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 19.2% in 2000.

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