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Research in Kiel

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Kiel, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel and Clinical Research Center Kiel.

Research institutions
20
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
67k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
25.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kiel

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 Kiel?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielUniversity 53,158 #307
2Clinical Research Center KielResearch facility 3,886 #3,081
3Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften KielUniversity 2,228 #2,535
4Schmerzklinik KielHospital / health system 838 #17,724
5GEOMAR Technologie GmbH - GTGCompany 303 #31,604 all time
6Institute for Therapy and Health ResearchNonprofit 252 #20,344 all time
7Independent Centre for Privacy ProtectionResearch facility 218 #23,608 all time
8Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel (Germany)Company 64 not ranked
9German Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Study GroupInstitution 52 not ranked
10Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Germany)Company 33 not ranked
11Hamburg Commercial BankInstitution 29 not ranked
12Muthesius University of Fine Arts and DesignUniversity 18 not ranked
13ConarisResearch facility 18 not ranked
14Kompetenznetz DarmerkrankungenInstitution 10 not ranked
15Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft und Unternehmensoptimierung (Germany)Company 10 not ranked
16Familie Mehdorn StiftungNonprofit 9 not ranked
17Finanzministerium des Landes Schleswig-HolsteinGovernment institution 5 not ranked
18GALENpharma (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
19New Insights for TourismResearch facility 1 not ranked
20Deutsche Vereinigung für VerbrennungsforschungInstitution 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.

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: 87.0%Clinical Research Center Kiel: 6.4%Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel: 3.6%Schmerzklinik Kiel: 1.4%16 others listed: 1.7%87%largest
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel53k · 87.0%Clinical Research Center Kiel3,886 · 6.4%Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel2,228 · 3.6%Schmerzklinik Kiel838 · 1.4%16 others listed1,025 · 1.7%

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

Which fields of science does Kiel work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Kiel is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (11%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 3,592 fractional works · 37.4% of its workEngineering: 930 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 308 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 690 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOceanography: 215 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 145 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 134 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 667 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology: 177 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 153 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 416 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 145 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 265 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 256 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 143 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 170 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,432 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,070 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 381 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 252 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 153 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 464 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 294 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 98 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 273 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 222 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 109 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,205 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMedicine: 1,904 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSurgery: 212 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 152 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 138 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 133 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 127 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 117 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 184 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 181 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,372 fractional works · 14.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 617 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 307 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 139 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 432 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 143 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 168 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 133 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKiel9,600fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering9309.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6907.2%
    3. Environmental Science6676.9%
    4. Computer Science4164.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2652.8%
    6. Materials Science2562.7%
    7. Chemistry1701.8%
    8. Mathematics961.0%
    9. Energy730.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,43225.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,07011.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities4644.8%
    3. Psychology2943.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2732.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2222.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1091.1%
  3. Health Sciences2,20523.0%
    1. Medicine1,90419.8%
    2. Health Professions1811.9%
    3. Dentistry700.7%
    4. Nursing340.4%
    5. Veterinary160.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,37214.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6176.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4324.5%
    3. Neuroscience1681.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1331.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kiel strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kiel is most concentrated in Oceanography, Paleontology and Classics (7.5× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 176.0 works7.5×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 63.7 works6.3×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 25.9 works5.2×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 561.2 works4.3×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 113.4 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: 0.93× its world share, 369 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 535 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 116 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 145 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 152 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 359 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 561 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 841 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 569 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 225 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 232 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 60 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 162 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 1,655 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 413 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 241 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 207 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 249 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 952 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.28×561 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.71×413 works
  3. Dentistry1.47×60 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.37×116 works
  5. Environmental Science1.37×569 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.24×232 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×535 works
  8. Veterinary1.18×13 works
  9. Chemistry1.16×152 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×207 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.12×91 works
  12. Neuroscience1.07×145 works
  13. Medicine1.03×1,655 works
  14. Psychology0.98×249 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×369 works
  16. Social Sciences0.90×952 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×241 works
  18. Mathematics0.87×86 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.82×24 works
  20. Energy0.80×61 works
  21. Materials Science0.77×225 works
  22. Health Professions0.74×162 works
  23. Nursing0.72×30 works
  24. Engineering0.67×841 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×18 works
  26. Computer Science0.55×359 works

Which keywords describe research in Kiel?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Holocene, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Sea Level and Governance.

▲ 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. Climate Change545▲ 2.1×97 topics
  2. Epidemiology318▼ 0.83×131 topics
  3. Inflammation203◆ 1.00×82 topics
  4. Sustainability188▼ 0.80×83 topics
  5. Global Warming133▲ 3.2×15 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders112▲ 2.0×19 topics
  7. Identity109▲ 1.57×51 topics
  8. Microbial Communities105▲ 2.5×10 topics
  9. Governance104▲ 3.3×13 topics
  10. Digital Transformation104▲ 2.0×16 topics
  11. Leadership94▲ 2.0×20 topics
  12. Gender92▲ 1.78×34 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation87▲ 6.6×3 topics
  14. Holocene80▲ 7.5×3 topics
  15. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse77▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Power Electronics76▲ 2.5×8 topics
  17. Biogeography76▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. Plate Tectonics75▲ 5.2×3 topics
  19. Sea Level75▲ 8.4×2 topics
  20. Eutrophication72▲ 6.8×5 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning72▲ 3.6×7 topics
  22. Nutrient Limitation71▲ 6.6×2 topics
  23. Tectonics68▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Paleoclimatology66▲ 8.3×2 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification65▲ 8.9×3 topics
  26. Glacial Cycles64▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Monsoon Dynamics64▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms63▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Data Assimilation63▲ 4.0×4 topics
  30. Dissolved Organic Matter54▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Oceanic Carbon Cycle54▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Solar Wind53▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Organizational Change49▲ 6.5×6 topics
  34. Bildungsungleichheit47▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Ethnografisches Schreiben47▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Benthic Communities46▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Marine Biodiversity46▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Epidemiological Study46▲ 6.9×3 topics
  39. Oceanic Modeling43▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Tidal Analysis43▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Kiel?

Geology and Paleoclimato…55Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 55 fractional worksSociology and Education …44Sociology and Education Studies: 44 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 44 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 38 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 32 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 32 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 32 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …31Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 31 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 29 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 28 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceSociology and Political ScienceOceanographyEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 55 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 44 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 38 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 32 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 32 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 32 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 31 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 29 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 28 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Kiel17.7% 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 30.8% in 2016.

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