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Research in Weimar

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Weimar, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Research institutions
12
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
64k
15.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Weimar

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 Weimar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bauhaus-Universität WeimarUniversity 3,851 #2,508
2Sophien-und Hufeland KlinikumHospital / health system 150 #32,287 all time
3Klassik Stiftung WeimarInstitution 96 not ranked
4University of Music FRANZ LISZT WeimarUniversity 90 not ranked
5IFF WeimarResearch facility 34 not ranked
6Institut für Angewandte Bauforschung WeimarNonprofit 21 not ranked
7Duchess Anna Amalia LibraryArchive 17 not ranked
8Thüringer Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und ArchäologieGovernment institution 9 not ranked
9Institute of Biogas, Waste Management and Energy (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
10Thüringisches Hauptstaatsarchiv WeimarArchive 2 not ranked
11Institut für Wasserwirtschaft Siedlungswasserbau und ÖkologieResearch facility 1 not ranked
12Max Zöllner StiftungNonprofit 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.

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: 90.1%Sophien-und Hufeland Klinikum: 3.5%Klassik Stiftung Weimar: 2.2%University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: 2.1%8 others listed: 2.1%90%largest
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar3,851 · 90.1%Sophien-und Hufeland Klinikum150 · 3.5%Klassik Stiftung Weimar96 · 2.2%University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar90 · 2.1%8 others listed88 · 2.1%

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

Which fields of science does Weimar work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Weimar is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Social Sciences (15%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 642 fractional works · 56.4% of its workEngineering: 383 fractional works · 33.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 141 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 30 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 115 fractional works · 10.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 64 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 393 fractional works · 34.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 168 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 68 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 28 fractional works · 2.5% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 133 fractional works · 11.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMuseology: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWeimar1,137fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences35%

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. Engineering38333.7%
    2. Computer Science11510.1%
    3. Environmental Science645.7%
    4. Materials Science302.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences232.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy111.0%
    7. Energy70.6%
    8. Mathematics60.5%
    9. Chemistry20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences16814.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities13311.7%
    3. Psychology343.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting262.3%
    5. Decision Sciences191.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.2%
    1. Medicine454.0%
    2. Health Professions110.9%
    3. Dentistry90.8%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology161.4%
    2. Neuroscience100.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences80.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Weimar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Weimar is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction (10.6× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 126.8 works11×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 20.5 works9.8×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 345 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.95× its world share, 116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 148 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.95×116 works
  2. Engineering2.26×345 works
  3. Dentistry1.82×9 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.73×17 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×23 works
  6. Computer Science1.27×100 works
  7. Environmental Science1.16×59 works
  8. Social Sciences1.15×148 works
  9. Psychology0.96×30 works
  10. Materials Science0.77×27 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×24 works
  12. Energy0.61×6 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×12 works
  14. Neuroscience0.47×8 works
  15. Mathematics0.43×5 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.39×9 works
  17. Health Professions0.32×8 works
  18. Veterinary0.32×0 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.30×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×15 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
  22. Medicine0.22×43 works
  23. Chemistry0.15×2 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×7 works
  25. Nursing0.14×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Weimar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Identity, History, Sustainable Development, Geopolymer, Sustainability, Narrative and Construction.

▲ 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. Sustainability57▲ 2.1×48 topics
  2. Sustainable Development51▲ 2.9×24 topics
  3. Identity41▲ 5.0×23 topics
  4. History40▲ 5.1×18 topics
  5. Literature38▲ 6.1×17 topics
  6. Environmental Impact35▲ 1.78×20 topics
  7. Gender33▲ 5.4×16 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties33▲ 2.9×27 topics
  9. Renewable Energy32▲ 1.94×21 topics
  10. Ethics30▲ 5.2×24 topics
  11. Geopolymer29▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Narrative28▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Construction28▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Virtual Reality28▲ 5.1×7 topics
  15. Art28▲ 27×7 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks26▲ 4.9×7 topics
  17. Vibration Analysis24▲ 7.8×8 topics
  18. Philosophy23▲ 4.6×15 topics
  19. Aesthetics23▲ 26×8 topics
  20. Materiality23▲ 53×2 topics
  21. CO2 Sequestration22▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing21▲ 6.0×6 topics
  23. Nanotechnology21▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Nonlinear Dynamics20▲ 8.0×6 topics
  25. Cementitious Materials20▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Fly Ash20▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Fluid Dynamics20▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Civil Engineering19▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Neoliberalism19▲ 4.6×12 topics
  30. Exhibition18▲ 138×1 topic
  31. Museum18▲ 138×1 topic
  32. Fracture18▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Historical Analysis18▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Material Properties18▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Embodiment18▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Photography16▲ 37×4 topics
  37. Structural Health Monitoring16▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Radial Basis Functions15▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Vibration-based Damage Identification15▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Wireless Sensors15▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Weimar?

Concrete and Cement Mate…18Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 18 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…16Libraries and Information Services: 16 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 14 fractional worksCivil and Structural Eng…14Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 14 fractional worksNumerical methods in eng…13Numerical methods in engineering: 13 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 12 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 12 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…11Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 11 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 11 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 10 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMuseologyMechanics of MaterialsNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Libraries and Information Services Museology 16 works
  3. 3 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Numerical methods in engineering Mechanics of Materials 13 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  7. 7 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 12 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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%Weimar19.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 34.4% in 2011.

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