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BASF (Germany)

In research, BASF (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,875 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,299 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,682
of 28,054 · #2,166 all time
Rank in Germany
#241
of 1,178
Research works
3.7k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is BASF (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,875 of 12,888 16.9%189 #1498
Life SciencesDomain #5,299 of 7,800 18.9%71 #5475

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.03× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.80× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.90× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.92× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.63× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 5.40× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.38× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BASF (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Bennard van Ravenzwaay, H. Weidinger and Ulrich Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BASF (Germany).

  1. 1 Bennard van Ravenzwaay Germany · #168,078 worldwide 123 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 H. Weidinger Germany · #406,188 worldwide 45 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ulrich Müller Germany · #434,889 worldwide 148 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 G. Wilhelm Germany · #451,247 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Horst Weiß Germany · #462,866 worldwide 94 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Hugo García Germany · #516,544 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 R. Kaiser Germany · #520,918 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Hennicke Kamp Germany · #530,123 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Erich Hädicke Germany · #561,441 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Dieter Neubauer Germany · #580,708 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at BASF (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at BASF (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Environmental Impact, Pharmacokinetics, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Health Effects and Self-Assembly.

▲ 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. Catalysis22▲ 11×22 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 4.3×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.0×19 topics
  4. Machine Learning14▲ 1.39×21 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.3×17 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications12▲ 3.1×20 topics
  7. Risk Assessment10▲ 5.0×10 topics
  8. Biomarkers10▲ 4.8×11 topics
  9. Health Effects10▲ 5.5×9 topics
  10. Nanocomposites10▲ 4.0×15 topics
  11. Pharmacokinetics10▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Gut Microbiota9▲ 8.7×6 topics
  13. Probiotics9▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Self-Assembly9▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Feed Additives8▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Toxicity8▲ 6.1×11 topics
  17. Recycling8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  18. Biodegradable Polymers8▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Antioxidant8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Intestinal Barrier7▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Amino Acids7▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Poultry Production7▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Waste Management7▲ 5.2×4 topics
  26. Hydrogenation7▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Cathode Materials6▲ 5.3×3 topics
  28. Environmental Exposure6▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Micelles6▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Cancer Prevention6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  32. Renewable Resources6▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Chemical Synthesis6▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Immune Function6▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Polymerization5▲ 18×5 topics
  37. Pollution5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Bisphenol A5▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Neurotoxicity5▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Sepsis5▲ 9.8×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…7Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…5Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 5 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 5 fractional worksAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress: 5 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…4Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 4 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 4 fractional worksVitamin C and Antioxidants Research: 4 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBiomaterialsBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 5 works
  4. 4 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Biochemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  10. 10 Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Nutrition and Dietetics 4 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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