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Research in Leverkusen

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Leverkusen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bayer (Germany) and Klinikum Leverkusen.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
316k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Leverkusen

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 Leverkusen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bayer (Germany)Company 20,075 #919
2Klinikum LeverkusenHospital / health system 1,511 #7,882
3Covestro (Germany)Company 142 #26,266 all time
4Agfa-Gevaert (Germany)Company 116 not ranked
5St. Remigius Krankenhaus OpladenHospital / health system 55 not ranked
6Biofrontera (Germany)Company 24 not ranked
7ClinAssess (Germany)Company 18 not ranked
8KRONOS (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
9Novasep (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.

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.

Bayer (Germany): 91.4%Klinikum Leverkusen: 6.9%Covestro (Germany): 0.6%Agfa-Gevaert (Germany): 0.5%5 others listed: 0.5%91%largest
Bayer (Germany)20k · 91.4%Klinikum Leverkusen1,511 · 6.9%Covestro (Germany)142 · 0.6%Agfa-Gevaert (Germany)116 · 0.5%5 others listed118 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Leverkusen work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Leverkusen is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 583 fractional works · 30.1% of its workEngineering: 173 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 120 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 79 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 52 fractional works · 2.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 531 fractional works · 27.4% of its workMedicine: 446 fractional works · 23.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 47 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 71 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 413 fractional works · 21.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 199 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 83 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 159 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 93 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 412 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 136 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 57 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 113 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 70 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 46 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLeverkusen1,939fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences21%

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. Engineering1738.9%
    2. Environmental Science1206.2%
    3. Computer Science794.1%
    4. Mathematics522.7%
    5. Chemistry412.1%
    6. Materials Science392.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy341.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences261.3%
    9. Energy100.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.4%
    1. Medicine44623.0%
    2. Health Professions713.6%
    3. Nursing70.4%
    4. Veterinary70.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences19910.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1598.2%
    3. Neuroscience191.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology180.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.9%
    1. Social Sciences1367.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1135.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities703.6%
    4. Psychology462.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance271.4%
    6. Decision Sciences191.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Leverkusen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leverkusen is most concentrated in Theoretical Computer Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (85.4× the world share in Theoretical Computer Science).

  1. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 26.4 works85×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 82.5 works9.7×
  3. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 23.9 works7.2×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 30.1 works5.9×
  5. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 26.8 works4.9×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 183 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.53× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 73 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 160 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 404 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.60× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 113 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.60×6 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.53×16 works
  3. Mathematics2.31×49 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.12×183 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.93×113 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×144 works
  7. Health Professions1.41×67 works
  8. Chemistry1.40×40 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.28×67 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.27×8 works
  11. Environmental Science1.25×112 works
  12. Medicine1.16×404 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.04×18 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×18 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×26 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.81×33 works
  17. Nursing0.81×7 works
  18. Psychology0.79×44 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×27 works
  20. Energy0.61×10 works
  21. Engineering0.59×160 works
  22. Social Sciences0.58×132 works
  23. Materials Science0.57×36 works
  24. Neuroscience0.56×16 works
  25. Computer Science0.52×73 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Leverkusen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Digital Transformation, Evolution and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 Change72▲ 1.36×67 topics
  2. Biodiversity66▲ 4.5×25 topics
  3. Sustainable Development65▲ 2.1×29 topics
  4. Invasive Species55▲ 6.7×19 topics
  5. Big Data53▲ 2.9×19 topics
  6. Digital Transformation52▲ 4.9×9 topics
  7. Biogeography48▲ 8.8×20 topics
  8. Phylogeny47▲ 14×17 topics
  9. Taxonomy43▲ 15×14 topics
  10. Evolution40▲ 7.7×14 topics
  11. Cultural Transmission33▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Conservation32▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Teaching Methods32▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Chronic Diseases29▲ 5.8×7 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding28▲ 8.4×9 topics
  16. Molecular Phylogeny28▲ 8.7×12 topics
  17. Mathematics Education27▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Mobile Health27▲ 9.5×3 topics
  19. Historical Sources26▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Mathematical Concepts26▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Genetic Testing26▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Telemedicine26▲ 9.9×5 topics
  23. Customer Experience25▲ 8.0×3 topics
  24. Business Models25▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Informed Consent25▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Interdisciplinary Collaboration24▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Technology Innovation24▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Omni-Channel Strategy24▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Organizational Change24▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Medical Ethics24▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Patient Care24▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Outcome Measurement24▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Psychosocial Aspects24▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Quality24▲ 28×2 topics
  35. End-of-Life Care23▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Patient Rights23▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Bioethics23▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Law23▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Reproductive Medicine23▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Pesticides22▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Leverkusen?

History and Theory of Ma…26History and Theory of Mathematics: 26 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…24Digital Innovation in Industries: 24 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 23 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…23Medical and Health Sciences Research: 23 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies20Health and Medical Studies: 20 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 20 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 18 fractional worksPlant and animal studies17Plant and animal studies: 17 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 13 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 12 fractional works
Theoretical Computer ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 26 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 24 works
  3. 3 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 23 works
  4. 4 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 20 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17 works
  9. 9 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 13 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 12 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Leverkusen7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2012.

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