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Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

In research, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#20 of 1,209 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#508 of 12,888 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#17 of 301 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 57.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#894
of 28,054 · #788 all time
Rank in Germany
#42
of 1,178
Research works
7.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
334k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #20 of 1,209 30.6%371 #53
Physical SciencesDomain #508 of 12,888 29.4%718 #555
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #17 of 301 31.3%208 #47
Environmental ScienceField #445 of 3,551 30.4%276 #274
OceanographySubfield #20 of 156 32.8%111 #14
EcologySubfield #193 of 578 32.2%84 #127
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #199 of 535 31.5%88 #135
Life SciencesDomain #4,186 of 7,800 33.5%61 #2942

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences#53 #20
  2. Physical Sciences#555 #508
  3. Atmospheric Science#47 #17
  4. Environmental Science#274 #445
  5. Oceanography#14 #20
  6. Ecology#127 #193
  7. Global and Planetary Change#135 #199
  8. Life Sciences#2,942 #4,186
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 57.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 208.0 works58×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 110.8 works48×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 370.7 works29×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 45.6 works26×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 87.7 works14×
  6. EcologySubfield · 84.1 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.89× its world share, 371 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.80× its world share, 276 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaus Dethloff, Hans‐Otto Pörtner and Christine Siegert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung.

  1. 1 Klaus Dethloff Germany · #20,412 worldwide 897 citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Otto Pörtner Germany · #24,777 worldwide 1.2k citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Christine Siegert Germany · #32,873 worldwide 423 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Annette Rinke Germany · #33,229 worldwide 807 citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Boris K. Biskaborn Germany · #63,436 worldwide 301 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Frank Niessen Germany · #70,413 worldwide 421 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Pier Luigi Buttigieg Germany · #92,942 worldwide 241 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Gunnar Gerdts Germany · #107,529 worldwide 422 citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Rainer Knust Germany · #122,338 worldwide 258 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Jelle Bijma Germany · #130,025 worldwide 366 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Which keywords describe research at Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Ocean Circulation, Hydrology, Global Warming, Paleoclimatology and Holocene.

▲ 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 institution'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 Change338▲ 15×66 topics
  2. Remote Sensing116▲ 11×24 topics
  3. Arctic100▲ 108×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation94▲ 88×3 topics
  5. Hydrology84▲ 81×4 topics
  6. Global Warming70▲ 21×12 topics
  7. Holocene52▲ 55×3 topics
  8. Paleoclimatology52▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Sea Level52▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Sea Level Rise50▲ 48×3 topics
  11. Decline49▲ 228×1 topic
  12. Sea Ice49▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Glacial Cycles48▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Monsoon Dynamics48▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Glacier45▲ 127×1 topic
  16. Water Availability45▲ 127×1 topic
  17. Permafrost43▲ 123×2 topics
  18. Harmful Algal Blooms41▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Methane Emissions38▲ 90×2 topics
  20. Microbial Communities37▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Benthic Communities37▲ 77×2 topics
  22. Marine Biodiversity37▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Carbon Feedback36▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Thawing36▲ 131×1 topic
  25. Eutrophication36▲ 42×4 topics
  26. Anaerobic35▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Methane Oxidation35▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Ocean Acidification33▲ 55×3 topics
  29. Nutrient Limitation32▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Dissolved Organic Matter32▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Oceanic Carbon Cycle32▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Hydrological Cycle32▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Biogeography31▲ 15×9 topics
  34. Extreme Events31▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Marine Environment31▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Data Assimilation28▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Ecosystem Functioning27▲ 18×7 topics
  38. Greenhouse Gas Emissions27▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Water Quality27▲ 8.2×11 topics
  40. Aquaculture26▲ 12×7 topics

Which research topics does Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations and Climate change and permafrost.

Arctic and Antarctic ice…49Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 49 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…48Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 48 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …45Cryospheric studies and observations: 45 fractional worksClimate change and perma…36Climate change and permafrost: 36 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 35 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 32 fractional worksClimate variability and …26Climate variability and models: 26 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 23 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 18 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 16 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 49 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 48 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 45 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 36 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 35 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 32 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 26 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 23 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 18 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 16 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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