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BASF (Germany)

In research, BASF (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,154 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,138 of 6,403 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,682 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering is 11.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,096
of 22,385 · #1,687 all time
Rank in Germany
#93
of 795
Research works
6.5k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
170k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%

What is BASF (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,154 of 10,670 10.7%305 #1128
Life SciencesDomain #1,138 of 6,403 12.3%123 #1528
EngineeringField #1,682 of 5,901 8.4%101 #1112
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,041 of 3,157 12.4%63 #1382
Materials ScienceField #1,119 of 2,276 12.1%63 #715

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BASF (Germany) 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#1,128 #1,154
  2. Life Sciences#1,528 #1,138
  3. Engineering#1,112 #1,682
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,382 #1,041
  5. Materials Science#715 #1,119
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does BASF (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at BASF (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Materials Science (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 351 fractional works · 60.2% of its workEngineering: 118 fractional works · 20.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 24 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 71 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 9.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 51 fractional works · 8.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCatalysis: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 137 fractional works · 23.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 67 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBASF (Germany)582fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences6%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11820.3%
    2. Materials Science7112.1%
    3. Environmental Science539.2%
    4. Chemistry518.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering234.0%
    6. Computer Science203.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy71.2%
    8. Energy50.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    10. Mathematics10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6711.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology549.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics71.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology61.0%
    5. Neuroscience30.6%
    1. Medicine366.1%
    2. Nursing101.7%
    3. Veterinary71.2%
    4. Health Professions50.9%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences111.8%
    2. Psychology101.8%
    3. Decision Sciences71.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting50.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does BASF (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemical Engineering takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Chemical EngineeringField · 23.3 works11×
← 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: 2.43× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.39× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.43× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.54× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.47× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 3.44× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.00× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering11.43×23 works
  2. Veterinary9.00×7 works
  3. Chemistry5.54×51 works
  4. Materials Science3.47×71 works
  5. Nursing3.44×10 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.39×7 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.43×67 works
  8. Environmental Science1.84×53 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.73×54 works
  10. Engineering1.35×118 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.26×7 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×6 works
  13. Energy0.95×5 works
  14. Psychology0.59×10 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.53×7 works
  16. Computer Science0.44×20 works
  17. Neuroscience0.36×3 works
  18. Health Professions0.33×5 works
  19. Medicine0.32×36 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×5 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×2 works
  23. Social Sciences0.15×11 works
  24. Dentistry0.13×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.09×1 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at BASF (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Arnd Garsuch, Hartwig Schröder and Christian Lennartz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BASF (Germany).

  1. 1 Arnd Garsuch Germany · #32,030 worldwide 15k citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Hartwig Schröder Germany · #174,031 worldwide 4.4k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Christian Lennartz Germany · #199,102 worldwide 5.4k citations · 123 works
  4. 4 Ulrich Müller Germany · #227,668 worldwide 9.2k citations · 113 works
  5. 5 Wendel Wohlleben Germany · #277,418 worldwide 15k citations · 333 works
  6. 6 Hans Martin Laun Germany · #290,346 worldwide 4.7k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Sandip De Germany · #294,576 worldwide 5.1k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Xiaohan Wu Germany · #363,999 worldwide 2.9k citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Kerstin Schierle‐Arndt Germany · #384,292 worldwide 3.8k citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Karl‐Heinz Illers Germany · #400,054 worldwide 2.7k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at BASF (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from BASF (Germany)?

The most cited paper from BASF (Germany) is "LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales" (Aidan P. Thompson, Hasan Metin Aktulga, Richard A. Berger et al., 2021), with 12,569 citations. Next come "CP2K: An electronic structure and molecular dynamics software package - Quickstep: Efficient and accurate electronic structure calculations" (4,461) and "A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors" (3,014).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales Aidan P. Thompson, Hasan Metin Aktulga, Richard A. Berger et al. · Computer Physics Communications Open access 22 Sep 2021 12,569
2 CP2K: An electronic structure and molecular dynamics software package - Quickstep: Efficient and accurate electronic structure calculations Thomas D. Kühne et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics Open access 19 May 2020 4,461
3 A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors He Yan, Zhihua Chen, Yan Qiong Zheng et al. · Nature 21 Jan 2009 3,014
4 Industrial biocatalysis today and tomorrow Andreas B. Schmid, Jonathan S. Dordick, Bernhard Hauer et al. · Nature 11 Jan 2001 2,407
5 Industrial applications of metal–organic frameworks Alexander U. Czaja, Natalia N. Trukhan, Ulrich Müller · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2009 2,346
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BASF (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Environmental Impact, Nanoparticles, Gut Microbiota, Health Effects, Feed Additives, Probiotics and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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. Catalysis39▲ 10×23 topics
  2. Environmental Impact33▲ 3.3×27 topics
  3. Nanoparticles29▲ 3.9×28 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications22▲ 3.2×23 topics
  5. Health Effects18▲ 5.2×12 topics
  6. Nanocomposites18▲ 4.0×16 topics
  7. Gut Microbiota18▲ 8.8×6 topics
  8. Risk Assessment18▲ 4.6×10 topics
  9. Recycling15▲ 6.6×5 topics
  10. Feed Additives15▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Probiotics15▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Biodegradable Polymers14▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Biomarkers14▲ 3.4×11 topics
  14. Self-Assembly14▲ 7.2×10 topics
  15. Waste Management13▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Toxicity13▲ 5.2×14 topics
  17. Hydrogenation13▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Intestinal Barrier13▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Amino Acids12▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Antibiotic Alternatives12▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Poultry Production12▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Ionic Liquids12▲ 7.4×10 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Chemical Synthesis11▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Pharmacokinetics11▲ 7.1×3 topics
  26. Cathode Materials11▲ 4.8×3 topics
  27. Carbon Dioxide11▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Food Safety11▲ 6.4×6 topics
  29. Renewable Resources11▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Medicinal Chemistry10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Pollution10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Circular Economy10▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Environmental Exposure10▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Micelles10▲ 44×2 topics
  35. DNA Damage9▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Mass Spectrometry9▲ 9.8×6 topics
  37. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Oxidation9▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Surfactants9▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Selective Oxidation9▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does BASF (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 12 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 8 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 7 works
  6. 6 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 7 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 6 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 6 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BASF (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 BASF (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%BASF (Germany)0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BASF (Germany) 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025BASF (Germany)7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2013.

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