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Research in Greifswald

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Greifswald, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universität Greifswald.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
564k
21.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Greifswald

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 Greifswald?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universität GreifswaldUniversity 20,368 #778
2Institute of Marine BiotechnologyResearch facility 251 #21,766 all time
3Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the EarthNonprofit 69 not ranked
4MicromunResearch facility 32 not ranked
5Riemser Pharma (Germany)Company 28 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.

Universität Greifswald: 98.2%Institute of Marine Biotechnology: 1.2%Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth: 0.3%Micromun: 0.2%1 other listed: 0.1%98%largest
Universität Greifswald20k · 98.2%Institute of Marine Biotechnology251 · 1.2%Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth69 · 0.3%Micromun32 · 0.2%1 other listed28 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Greifswald work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Greifswald is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,604 fractional works · 37.1% of its workMedicine: 1,343 fractional works · 31.1% of its workSurgery: 164 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 118 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 118 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 115 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 100 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 69 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 162 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 101 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPeriodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,099 fractional works · 25.4% of its workEngineering: 248 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 232 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 96 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 206 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 77 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 93 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 88 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 86 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 989 fractional works · 22.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 452 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 256 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGenetics: 85 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 268 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 84 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 125 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 119 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 632 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 244 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 75 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 63 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 162 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 114 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGreifswald4,324fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences15%

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. Health Sciences1,60437.1%
    1. Medicine1,34331.1%
    2. Health Professions1623.7%
    3. Dentistry651.5%
    4. Veterinary220.5%
    5. Nursing120.3%
    1. Engineering2485.7%
    2. Environmental Science2325.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy2064.8%
    4. Materials Science932.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences882.0%
    6. Computer Science862.0%
    7. Chemistry781.8%
    8. Mathematics441.0%
    9. Energy160.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45210.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2686.2%
    3. Neuroscience1252.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1192.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.6%
    1. Social Sciences2445.6%
    2. Psychology1623.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities1142.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance451.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting431.0%
    6. Decision Sciences240.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Greifswald strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Greifswald is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Microbiology and Periodontics (5.8× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 69.0 works5.8×
  2. MicrobiologySubfield · 21.0 works5.3×
  3. PeriodonticsSubfield · 23.3 works4.5×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 40.5 works4.5×
  5. Small AnimalsSubfield · 20.2 works4.3×
  6. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 74.3 works4.2×
← 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: 1.30× its world share, 235 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 399 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 107 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 224 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 182 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.12× its world share, 57 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 139 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 1,185 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.02× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 103 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.02×21 works
  2. Dentistry3.12×57 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×105 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.16×182 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×399 works
  6. Neuroscience1.73×107 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.68×22 works
  8. Medicine1.62×1,185 works
  9. Health Professions1.38×139 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.30×235 works
  11. Psychology1.23×143 works
  12. Chemistry1.21×72 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×67 works
  14. Environmental Science1.05×198 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.94×103 works
  16. Mathematics0.74×33 works
  17. Materials Science0.62×82 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.59×8 works
  19. Nursing0.55×10 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×43 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.51×19 works
  22. Social Sciences0.46×222 works
  23. Energy0.41×14 works
  24. Engineering0.39×224 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×39 works
  26. Computer Science0.24×71 works

Which keywords describe research in Greifswald?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Climate Change, Vaccine, Public Health, Inflammation, Genetic Characterization and Diagnostics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology435▲ 2.5×129 topics
  2. Climate Change191▲ 1.62×79 topics
  3. Inflammation158▲ 1.71×82 topics
  4. Pathogenesis151▲ 6.8×24 topics
  5. Public Health138▲ 2.2×54 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications109▲ 2.1×30 topics
  7. Quality of Life104▲ 1.66×50 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy90▲ 3.7×20 topics
  9. Vaccine89▲ 5.2×10 topics
  10. Immune Response87▲ 3.6×21 topics
  11. Diagnosis80▲ 1.98×38 topics
  12. Treatment78▲ 1.48×47 topics
  13. Genetic Characterization65▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Diagnostics65▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Turbulence61▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Tokamak59▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Transport59▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas58▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Plasma Medicine58▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Neurological Disorders56▲ 2.3×19 topics
  21. Viral Pathogenesis56▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Vaccine Development54▲ 4.9×11 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance54▲ 3.1×15 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity52▲ 2.8×14 topics
  25. Vaccines45▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Thrombosis43▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance40▲ 4.6×9 topics
  28. Solar Wind38▲ 9.8×2 topics
  29. African Swine Fever36▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Foot-and-Mouth Disease36▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Virulence Factors34▲ 5.4×8 topics
  32. Europe32▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Zoonotic Infections32▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Utilization32▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Bunyavirus32▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers32▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Virus30▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Bluetongue Virus29▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Culicoides Biting Midges29▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Epidemiological Study28▲ 9.6×3 topics

What research is done in Greifswald?

Magnetic confinement fusion research: 52 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 52 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…34Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 34 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…30Viral Infections and Vectors: 30 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 26 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 25 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…24Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 24 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 21 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 15 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 15 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAgronomy and Crop ScienceInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 52 works
  2. 2 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 52 works
  3. 3 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 34 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 30 works
  5. 5 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 26 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 25 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  8. 8 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  9. 9 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 15 works
  10. 10 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 15 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Greifswald19.5% 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 27.9% in 2016.

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