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Amt für Städtebau

In research, Amt für Städtebau stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,053 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,345
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#160
of 378
Research works
305
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Amt für Städtebau

What is Amt für Städtebau known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,053 of 14,833 8.0%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amt für Städtebau 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Amt für Städtebau work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Amt für Städtebau is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Arts and Humanities (21%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 36 fractional works · 60.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 10.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 21.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmt für Städtebau59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences61%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1932.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1221.2%
    3. Psychology35.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Engineering712.3%
    2. Environmental Science59.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.5%
    4. Computer Science11.9%
    5. Energy00.4%
    1. Medicine46.6%
    2. Health Professions12.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.35× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.35×12 works
  2. Social Sciences2.53×19 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.25×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.86×5 works
  5. Psychology1.73×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.13×1 works
  8. Engineering0.82×7 works
  9. Health Professions0.76×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  11. Energy0.46×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  13. Medicine0.34×4 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amt für Städtebau?

Ranked on the quality score, Niels K Bleicher, Herm Mohler and Alfred Kienast lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amt für Städtebau.

  1. 1 Niels K Bleicher Switzerland · #729,689 worldwide 1.8k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Herm Mohler Switzerland · #2,790,882 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Alfred Kienast Switzerland · #2,825,103 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 H. Möhler Switzerland · #2,850,735 worldwide 333 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Max Wildi Switzerland · #2,902,939 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Andrea Büchler Switzerland · #3,327,408 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Carl Fingerhuth Switzerland · #3,634,994 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Wettstein Switzerland · #4,047,907 worldwide 21 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Roland Kaufhold Switzerland · #4,614,527 worldwide 36 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Willem F. Daems Switzerland · #5,811,747 worldwide 6 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Amt für Städtebau

What are the most cited papers from Amt für Städtebau?

The most cited paper from Amt für Städtebau is "Old World megadroughts and pluvials during the Common Era" (Edward R. Cook et al., 2015), with 719 citations. Next come "Importance of latent heat release in ascending air streams for atmospheric blocking" (321) and "Characterization of natural organic matter adsorption in granular activated carbon adsorbers" (251).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Old World megadroughts and pluvials during the Common Era Edward R. Cook et al. · Science Advances Open access 6 Nov 2015 719
2 Importance of latent heat release in ascending air streams for atmospheric blocking Stephan Pfahl, Cornelia Schwierz, Mischa Croci‐Maspoli et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 20 Jul 2015 321
3 Characterization of natural organic matter adsorption in granular activated carbon adsorbers Silvana Velten, Detlef R.U. Knappe, Jacqueline Traber et al. · Water Research Open access 7 May 2011 251
4 Development of biomass in a drinking water granular active carbon (GAC) filter Silvana Velten, Markus Boller, Oliver Köster et al. · Water Research 16 Sep 2011 234
5 Eleven-year solar cycles over the last millennium revealed by radiocarbon in tree rings Nicolás Brehm, Alex Bayliss, Marcus Christl et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 2021 219
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amt für Städtebau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Gender, Identity, Conservation, Biosphere Reserves, Landscape Management, Cultural Studies and Literature.

▲ 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 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. Sustainable Development5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 14×5 topics
  3. Identity4▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 567×1 topic
  5. Conservation4▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Landscape Management4▲ 394×1 topic
  7. Cultural Studies3▲ 13×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  9. Literature2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  10. Social History2▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Social Innovation2▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 88×2 topics
  14. Cultural Sociology2▲ 248×2 topics
  15. Governance2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  16. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 172×1 topic
  17. Sexuality2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Digitalization2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Autorschaft2▲ 136×1 topic
  20. Bildung2▲ 86×1 topic
  21. Reformation2▲ 95×2 topics
  22. Ethics2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Migration2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Social Dynamics2▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Archaeology1▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Social Change1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Cultural History1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Religious Education1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Religious Practices1▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Urban Development1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Bildungsungleichheit1▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Cultural Memory1▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Ethnografisches Schreiben1▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Global Capitalism1▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Imperialism1▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Language Learning1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Medieval Literature1▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Narrative Fiction1▲ 190×1 topic
  39. Shrinking Cities1▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Urban Decline1▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does Amt für Städtebau publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, European history and politics, German Literature and Culture Studies and Economic and Social Issues.

Ecology, Conservation, a…4Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksReligion, Theology, Hist…1Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity: 1 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies…1Historical Legal Studies and Society: 1 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…1Urbanization and City Planning: 1 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma,…1Memory, History, Trauma, Identity: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 1 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Amt für Städtebau's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Amt für Städtebau as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Amt für Städtebau0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Amt für Städtebau over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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