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Research in Halle

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Halle, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and University Hospital in Halle.

Research institutions
28
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
65k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Halle?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergUniversity 47,530 #990
2Max Planck Institute for Social AnthropologyResearch facility 3,143 #15,277
3Max Planck Institute of Microstructure PhysicsResearch facility 2,485 #1,657
4Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Medizin-, Bio- und UmwelttechnologienNonprofit 2,279 #7,709 all time
5University Hospital in HalleHospital / health system 2,076 #9,044
6Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryResearch facility 1,919 #9,650
7Schweißtechnische Lehr- und VersuchsanstaltResearch facility 918 #26,708
8Halle Institute for Economic ResearchResearch facility 839 #23,440
9Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition EconomiesResearch facility 717 #13,937
10Francke FoundationsArchive 648 #19,713 all time
11BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost HalleHospital / health system 516 #19,782
12Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and SystemsResearch facility 343 #15,100
13Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. BarbaraHospital / health system 320 #39,114 all time
14Institut für Nachhaltige Landbewirtschaftung (Germany)Company 243 #17,760
15Fraunhofer Center for Silicon PhotovoltaicsResearch facility 223 #25,153
16Max Planck Research Unit for Enzymology of Protein FoldingResearch facility 204 #19,087 all time
17Halle ZooArchive 129 #36,427 all time
18Probiodrug (Germany)Company 100 not ranked
19German National Academy of Sciences LeopoldinaInstitution 97 not ranked
20Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-AnhaltArchive 75 not ranked
21BioSolutions Halle (Germany)Company 45 not ranked
22Krüger (Germany)Company 41 not ranked
23Nomad Bioscience (Germany)Company 29 not ranked
24Bundesverband Freier RadiosInstitution 28 not ranked
25Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design HalleUniversity 20 not ranked
26Forschungszentrum UltraschallResearch facility 8 not ranked
27Zur Rose Pharma (Germany)Company 1 not ranked
28Institut für Bioanalytik, Umwelt-Toxikologie und Biotechnologie HalleResearch facility 0 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.

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg: 73.2%Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology: 4.8%Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics: 3.8%Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Medizin-, Bio- und Umwelttechnologien: 3.5%23 others listed: 14.7%73%largest
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg48k · 73.2%Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology3,143 · 4.8%Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics2,485 · 3.8%Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Medizin-, Bio- und Umwelttechnologien2,279 · 3.5%23 others listed9,539 · 14.7%

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What is Halle strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Halle is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Museology (4.7× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 39.6 works4.7×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 86.6 works3.6×
  3. MuseologySubfield · 22.2 works3.3×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 48.1 works3.1×
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Which keywords describe research in Halle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Ethics, Gender and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology198◆ 0.90×125 topics
  2. Globalization158▲ 1.45×96 topics
  3. Climate Change151◆ 1.02×93 topics
  4. Identity135▲ 3.4×52 topics
  5. Governance119▲ 6.5×17 topics
  6. Sustainability116▼ 0.86×83 topics
  7. Inflammation115◆ 1.00×80 topics
  8. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse106▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Ethics104▲ 3.9×36 topics
  10. Gender104▲ 3.5×39 topics
  11. History101▲ 2.6×44 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress95◆ 1.05×55 topics
  13. Nanoparticles93▲ 1.34×37 topics
  14. Human Rights92▲ 1.62×56 topics
  15. Cancer90▲ 1.21×53 topics
  16. Education88◆ 0.92×62 topics
  17. Bildungsungleichheit82▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Ethnografisches Schreiben82▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Philosophy72▲ 3.0×27 topics
  20. Nationalism71▲ 2.8×27 topics
  21. Biodiversity66▲ 1.60×29 topics
  22. Religion64▲ 2.5×32 topics
  23. Neoliberalism64▲ 3.2×20 topics
  24. Bildung62▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Literature57▲ 1.89×35 topics
  26. Colonialism56▲ 2.1×38 topics
  27. Migration49▲ 2.7×21 topics
  28. Spintronics44▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Autorschaft44▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Literaturkritik44▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Sociology43▲ 5.7×14 topics
  32. Social Innovation39▲ 4.5×9 topics
  33. Social History32▲ 7.0×7 topics
  34. Curriculum30▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Social Theory29▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Human Dignity29▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Metaphysics29▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Healthcare Utilization28▲ 6.5×2 topics
  39. Socioeconomic Status28▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Agency26▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Halle?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 82 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 44 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 25 works
  4. 4 Education Methods and Technologies Education 24 works
  5. 5 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 24 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 23 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 19 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  9. 9 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 19 works
  10. 10 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 18 works

Research output over time

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