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Research in Göttingen

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Göttingen. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
414
▲ 2388% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
17.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
30.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
2011-2026
16 years on the record
Göttingen

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Which research institutions are in Göttingen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary SciencesUniversity 380 #1,230
2Copernicus.org (Germany)Company 4 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 Göttingen work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Göttingen is in Life Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Medicine (14%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 200 fractional works · 50.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 158 fractional works · 40.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 107 fractional works · 27.1% of its workBiophysics: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStructural Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 31 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 132 fractional works · 33.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 11.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 6.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 14.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGöttingen394fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences1%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15840.0%
    2. Neuroscience317.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology61.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Physics and Astronomy4711.8%
    2. Chemistry246.0%
    3. Materials Science215.4%
    4. Engineering215.3%
    5. Computer Science71.8%
    6. Environmental Science51.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    8. Mathematics20.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    10. Energy10.3%
    1. Medicine5514.0%
    2. Veterinary10.2%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Psychology20.6%
    2. Decision Sciences10.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Göttingen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Göttingen is most concentrated in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (9.6× the world share in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics).

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 25.3 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.

The whole field profile

All 25 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: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.46× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.81× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.82× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.45× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.46×146 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.45×45 works
  3. Neuroscience4.81×29 works
  4. Chemistry3.82×22 works
  5. Veterinary1.67×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×6 works
  7. Materials Science1.55×20 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.86×1 works
  9. Medicine0.72×51 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  12. Engineering0.35×19 works
  13. Mathematics0.35×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.35×1 works
  15. Nursing0.26×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.26×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×4 works
  18. Computer Science0.24×7 works
  19. Environmental Science0.24×4 works
  20. Energy0.22×1 works
  21. Psychology0.20×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  24. Health Professions0.01×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Göttingen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Translation, Oxidative Stress, Ribosome, RNA Structure, Cancer Progression and Neurodegeneration.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress20▲ 3.1×35 topics
  2. Molecular Dynamics18▲ 25×6 topics
  3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging16▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Translation13▲ 20×2 topics
  5. RNA Structure13▲ 63×1 topic
  6. Ribosome13▲ 63×1 topic
  7. Cancer Progression12▲ 17×7 topics
  8. Neurodegeneration12▲ 10×8 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders12▲ 5.4×14 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy12▲ 5.3×17 topics
  11. Alternative Splicing12▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Gene Regulation12▲ 30×4 topics
  13. RNA-Binding Proteins12▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Membrane Proteins11▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Image Processing10▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Super-Resolution Imaging10▲ 85×2 topics
  17. High-Resolution Imaging9▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Gene Expression Regulation9▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Structure Determination9▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Protein9▲ 18×3 topics
  21. RNA methylation9▲ 27×1 topic
  22. m6A-seq9▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Cryo-Electron Microscopy9▲ 129×1 topic
  24. Enzyme Catalysis9▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Fluorescent Proteins9▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Single-Molecule Imaging9▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Single-Particle Analysis9▲ 129×1 topic
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction9▲ 7.5×9 topics
  29. Prediction8▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Structure8▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Force Field8▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Homology Modeling8▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Ion Channels8▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Chromatin8▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Neuronal Circuits8▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Dendritic Spines7▲ 24×2 topics
  38. NMR Spectroscopy7▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Astrocyte Function7▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Transcription Factors7▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in Göttingen?

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 13 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 11 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…9RNA modifications and cancer: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…8Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …7Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 7 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques …6Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyStructural BiologyBiophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 13 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 11 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 9 works
  4. 4 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 6 works

Research output over time

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

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