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Amt für Umwelt

In research, Amt für Umwelt stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,166 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,633
of 22,385 · #7,321 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#69
of 186
Research works
1.8k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Amt für Umwelt

What is Amt für Umwelt known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,166 of 9,585 7.1%108 #8694

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amt für Umwelt 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 Umwelt work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Amt für Umwelt is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (15%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 126 fractional works · 54.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 15.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 13.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmt für Umwelt233fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences54%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6628.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities3615.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting125.2%
    4. Psychology72.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Environmental Science3213.5%
    2. Engineering94.0%
    3. Computer Science52.1%
    4. Energy41.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine135.8%
    2. Health Professions135.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology145.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.4%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.72× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.36× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.36×36 works
  2. Environmental Science2.72×32 works
  3. Social Sciences2.22×66 works
  4. Health Professions2.17×13 works
  5. Energy1.72×4 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.61×12 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×14 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×5 works
  9. Psychology0.94×7 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×10 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.49×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.46×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  15. Medicine0.30×14 works
  16. Computer Science0.27×5 works
  17. Engineering0.27×9 works
  18. Chemistry0.23×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amt für Umwelt?

Ranked on the quality score, Franz Kohlhuber, Leonhard Riedel and Gilbert Reisbach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amt für Umwelt.

  1. 1 Franz Kohlhuber Switzerland · #1,811,391 worldwide 2.6k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Leonhard Riedel Switzerland · #2,003,803 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Gilbert Reisbach Switzerland · #3,421,711 worldwide 1.4k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Mathias Wjst Switzerland · #3,421,919 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Heinrich Ritter von Srbik Switzerland · #3,718,916 worldwide 136 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Andreas Wellmann Switzerland · #3,830,757 worldwide 145 citations · 110 works
  7. 7 WILLIAM EARL HIDDEN Switzerland · #4,716,659 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Guido F. Moschig Switzerland · #4,837,943 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Anne Katrin Werenskiold Switzerland · #5,422,665 worldwide 521 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Dietmar Klotz Switzerland · #5,456,692 worldwide 328 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Amt für Umwelt

What are the most cited papers from Amt für Umwelt?

The most cited paper from Amt für Umwelt is "Matlnd and Matlnspector: new fast and versatile tools for detection of consensus matches in nucleotide sequence data" (Kerstin Quandt, Kornelie Frech, Holger Karas et al., 1995), with 2,609 citations. Next come "Genomewide Association Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease" (2,062) and "Respiratory Effects Are Associated With the Number of Ultrafine Particles" (1,278).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Matlnd and Matlnspector: new fast and versatile tools for detection of consensus matches in nucleotide sequence data Kerstin Quandt, Kornelie Frech, Holger Karas et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 1995 2,609
2 Genomewide Association Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease Nilesh J. Samani et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Jul 2007 2,062
3 Respiratory Effects Are Associated With the Number of Ultrafine Particles Annette Peters, H. E. Wichmann, Thomas Tuch et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Apr 1997 1,278
4 KORA - A Research Platform for Population Based Health Research Rolf Holle, Michael Happich, Hannelore Löwel et al. · Das Gesundheitswesen Open access 22 Jul 2005 803
5 Mediation of c-Myc-Induced Apoptosis by p53 Heiko Hermeking, Dirk Eick · Science 30 Sep 1994 752
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amt für Umwelt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Conservation, Human Rights, Landscape Management, Biosphere Reserves, Participatory Governance, Gender and Sepsis.

▲ 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 Development32▲ 8.8×17 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 2.2×40 topics
  3. Human Rights14▲ 5.7×14 topics
  4. Conservation14▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Biosphere Reserves11▲ 383×1 topic
  6. Landscape Management11▲ 267×2 topics
  7. Participatory Governance11▲ 383×1 topic
  8. Gender9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  9. Public Health9▲ 2.6×11 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  11. Sepsis8▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Human Microbiome7▲ 465×1 topic
  13. Microbial Metabolites7▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Cultural Studies7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  15. Leadership7▲ 6.4×4 topics
  16. Neoliberalism7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  17. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Social Inequality7▲ 11×3 topics
  19. European Union7▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Critique6▲ 128×2 topics
  21. Governance6▲ 8.5×2 topics
  22. Global Capitalism6▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Imperialism6▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Legal Methodology6▲ 154×2 topics
  25. Migration Law6▲ 193×2 topics
  26. Digital Governance6▲ 236×1 topic
  27. Party Competition6▲ 236×1 topic
  28. Medical Ethics6▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Socioeconomic Status5▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Digitalization5▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Cultural History5▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Humanities5▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse5▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Environmental Policy4▲ 9.5×8 topics
  35. Genetic Testing4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Medieval Literature4▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Religious Practices4▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Telemedicine4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Germany4▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Health Surveys4▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Amt für Umwelt publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Environmental Science and Technology, Economic and Social Issues and Law and Political Science.

Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Technology: 7 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues6Economic and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksLaw and Political Science6Law and Political Science: 6 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…4Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 4 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 4 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationBiochemistrySociology and Political ScienceLaw6 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  2. 2 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 6 works
  5. 5 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 4 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Amt für Umwelt's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Amt für Umwelt as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Amt für Umwelt0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Amt für Umwelt8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2002.

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