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BASF (United States)

In research, BASF (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,375 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,592
of 28,054 · #4,263 all time
Rank in United States
#1,009
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is BASF (United States) 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 #4,375 of 12,888 14.1%109 #2889

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BASF (United States) 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: 3.16× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.03× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.80× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.71× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BASF (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugo Kubinyi, Peter Zehner and Bilge Yilmaz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BASF (United States).

  1. 1 Hugo Kubinyi United States · #315,136 worldwide 67 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Peter Zehner United States · #462,470 worldwide 164 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Bilge Yilmaz United States · #505,522 worldwide 161 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jacques Dupuis United States · #730,831 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 P. Thieme United States · #1,125,161 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at BASF (United States)

Which keywords describe research at BASF (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Gut Microbiota, Environmental Impact, Nanoparticles, Food Safety, Feed Additives, Ionic Liquids and Probiotics.

▲ 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. Catalysis12▲ 11×15 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  4. Gut Microbiota7▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.6×13 topics
  7. Food Safety5▲ 9.6×5 topics
  8. Feed Additives5▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Ionic Liquids5▲ 9.3×7 topics
  10. Probiotics5▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Health Effects4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  13. Intestinal Barrier4▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Amino Acids4▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Antibiotic Alternatives4▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Risk Assessment4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Waste Management4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  19. Metal Recovery4▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Recycling4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  21. Environmental Risk Assessment4▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Mesoporous Materials4▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Self-Assembly4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  25. Biotechnology3▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Renewable Resources3▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Hydrogenation3▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Liquid Chromatography3▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Oxidation3▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Circular Economy3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Ceria3▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Gold3▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Membrane Technology3▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Carbon Dioxide3▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Micelles3▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Surfactants3▲ 15×4 topics
  37. DNA Damage2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Hierarchical Zeolites2▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Zeolites2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does BASF (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…4Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…3Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 2 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksGenetically Modified Organisms Research: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyMaterials ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCancer Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BASF (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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