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Research in Rostock

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Rostock, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Rostock.

Research institutions
15
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
705k
19.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Rostock

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 Rostock?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of RostockUniversity 29,660 #792
2Immungenetics (Germany)Company 581 #25,749 all time
3Klinikum Südstadt RostockHospital / health system 371 #21,883 all time
4Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock (Germany)Company 211 #26,878 all time
5Institute for ImplantTechnology and BiomaterialsResearch facility 142 #32,399 all time
6Centogene (Germany)Company 99 not ranked
7Rostock University of Music and TheatreUniversity 71 not ranked
8Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und FischereiResearch facility 52 not ranked
9Hanseatic University RostockUniversity 41 not ranked
10DOT (Germany)Company 24 not ranked
11Maritime Wirtschafts- und Schiffbauforschung (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
12NeuroProof (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
13Advanced Simulation & Design (Germany)Company 14 not ranked
14Hanseatic Institute of TechnologyResearch facility 2 not ranked
15Institut für Sicherheitstechnik / SchiffssicherheitNonprofit 2 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.

University of Rostock: 94.8%Immungenetics (Germany): 1.9%Klinikum Südstadt Rostock: 1.2%Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock (Germany): 0.7%11 others listed: 1.5%95%largest
University of Rostock30k · 94.8%Immungenetics (Germany)581 · 1.9%Klinikum Südstadt Rostock371 · 1.2%Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock (Germany)211 · 0.7%11 others listed480 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does Rostock work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Rostock is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (8%).

Physical Sciences: 2,543 fractional works · 44.7% of its workEngineering: 830 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 171 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 136 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 115 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 394 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 247 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 81 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 302 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 286 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 222 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 138 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 178 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 112 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCatalysis: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 103 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,385 fractional works · 24.3% of its workMedicine: 1,209 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSurgery: 224 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 126 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,052 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 464 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 191 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 237 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 145 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 101 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 710 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 327 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 180 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 165 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 142 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRostock5,690fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering83014.6%
    2. Chemistry3946.9%
    3. Computer Science3025.3%
    4. Environmental Science2865.0%
    5. Materials Science2223.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1783.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering1122.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1031.8%
    9. Energy661.2%
    10. Mathematics500.9%
  2. Health Sciences1,38524.3%
    1. Medicine1,20921.3%
    2. Health Professions1262.2%
    3. Dentistry230.4%
    4. Nursing140.2%
    5. Veterinary130.2%
  3. Social Sciences1,05218.5%
    1. Social Sciences4648.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities2374.2%
    3. Psychology1452.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1011.8%
    5. Decision Sciences551.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance510.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3275.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1652.9%
    3. Neuroscience1422.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology490.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rostock strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rostock is most concentrated in Process Chemistry and Technology, Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry (13.9× the world share in Process Chemistry and Technology).

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 28.7 works14×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 58.2 works7.8×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 75.3 works6.0×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 103.6 works5.8×
  5. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 222.9 works5.8×
  6. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 22.6 works5.6×
  7. ChemistryField · 359.6 works4.5×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 144 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 285 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 126 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.85× its world share, 104 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.52× its world share, 360 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 263 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 750 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 258 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 201 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 160 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 1,063 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 212 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 83 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 422 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.85×104 works
  2. Chemistry4.52×360 works
  3. Neuroscience1.54×126 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.45×212 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.42×160 works
  6. Veterinary1.42×10 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×25 works
  8. Energy1.32×61 works
  9. Materials Science1.13×201 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×89 works
  11. Medicine1.09×1,063 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×285 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.05×51 works
  14. Environmental Science1.03×258 works
  15. Engineering0.99×750 works
  16. Dentistry0.85×21 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×42 works
  18. Health Professions0.81×108 works
  19. Psychology0.81×125 works
  20. Mathematics0.73×44 works
  21. Computer Science0.67×263 works
  22. Social Sciences0.66×422 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×144 works
  24. Nursing0.53×13 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×83 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×48 works

Which keywords describe research in Rostock?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Hydrogenation, Epidemiology, Transition Metal Complexes, Carbon Dioxide, Transition Metal Catalysis, Dehydrogenation and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology221◆ 0.97×127 topics
  2. Catalysis206▲ 5.4×29 topics
  3. Climate Change161◆ 1.04×85 topics
  4. Hydrogenation123▲ 13×5 topics
  5. Sustainability122◆ 0.88×65 topics
  6. Inflammation113◆ 0.94×79 topics
  7. Renewable Energy100▲ 1.21×41 topics
  8. Nanoparticles97▲ 1.35×41 topics
  9. Carbon Dioxide66▲ 7.2×4 topics
  10. Transition Metal Complexes65▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Transition Metal Catalysis61▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Dehydrogenation61▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry60▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Green Chemistry58▲ 5.8×10 topics
  15. Ionic Liquids55▲ 3.4×11 topics
  16. Health-related Quality of Life51▲ 3.8×6 topics
  17. Organic Synthesis49▲ 7.4×11 topics
  18. Catalytic48▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Oxidation46▲ 5.4×3 topics
  20. Enantioselective Reactions46▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Asymmetric Catalysis45▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions44▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Renewable Resources43▲ 4.2×6 topics
  24. Heterocycles43▲ 8.2×9 topics
  25. Selective Oxidation41▲ 5.6×2 topics
  26. Chiral Ligands41▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Homogeneous Catalysts40▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Alcohol Activation40▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Amine Synthesis40▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Revision Surgery39▲ 5.4×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement39▲ 5.4×2 topics
  32. Renewable Fuels38▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Organometallic Chemistry36▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysts35▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Chemical Synthesis34▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Oxidative Coupling34▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Enantioselective Synthesis34▲ 9.7×7 topics
  38. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation33▲ 13×1 topic
  39. C–H Activation33▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse32▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Rostock?

Asymmetric Hydrogenation…38Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 38 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…30Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 30 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…29Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 29 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…29Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 29 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 24 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 22 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …20Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 20 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 18 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 18 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex S…17Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 17 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryOrganic ChemistryProcess Chemistry and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 38 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 30 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 29 works
  4. 4 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 29 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 22 works
  7. 7 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 20 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 18 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 18 works
  10. 10 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 17 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%Rostock14.6% 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 25.1% in 2016.

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