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Bavarian Polymer Institute

In research, Bavarian Polymer Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,775 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,916 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,153 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomaterials and Materials Science — Biomaterials is 26.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,210
of 28,054 · #8,057 all time
Rank in Germany
#333
of 1,178
Research works
641
▲ 260% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Bavarian Polymer Institute 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 #4,775 of 12,888 14.7%182 #5064
EngineeringField #4,916 of 6,636 16.2%67 #4558
Materials ScienceField #2,153 of 2,468 12.9%77 #2772

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bavarian Polymer Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,064 #4,775
  2. Engineering#4,558 #4,916
  3. Materials Science#2,772 #2,153
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Bavarian Polymer Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomaterials takes 26.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 22.8 works26×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 77.4 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.17× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.51× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 10.78× its world share, 77 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bavarian Polymer Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Nanoparticles, Regenerative Medicine, Nanofibers 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. Biomedical Applications34▲ 14×27 topics
  2. Nanocomposites33▲ 20×20 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering30▲ 24×12 topics
  4. Drug Delivery20▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Nanoparticles18▲ 7.0×27 topics
  6. Regenerative Medicine17▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Nanofibers15▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Self-Assembly14▲ 21×11 topics
  9. Polymer Composites14▲ 25×6 topics
  10. Hydrogels13▲ 34×5 topics
  11. Biodegradable Polymers12▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Biomaterials12▲ 24×7 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties11▲ 5.6×16 topics
  14. Graphene10▲ 7.3×9 topics
  15. Nanostructures9▲ 11×13 topics
  16. Recycling9▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Cell Culture8▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Catalysis8▲ 5.8×17 topics
  19. Nanomaterials8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  20. Flexible Electronics8▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Conducting Polymers8▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Electrospinning7▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Polymer Nanofibers7▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Energy Harvesting7▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Nanogenerators7▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Wearable7▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Applications7▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Polymerization7▲ 34×6 topics
  30. 3D Printing6▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Polyhydroxyalkanoates6▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Polylactic Acid6▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Bioprinting6▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Materials6▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Microfluidic Devices6▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Waste Management6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Organic Electronics6▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Micelles6▲ 70×2 topics
  39. PEDOT:PSS5▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Polyaniline5▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Bavarian Polymer Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Electrospun Nanofibers i…7Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…7Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…6biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 6 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…63D Printing in Biomedical Research: 6 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…4Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 4 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials and applications: 4 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 4 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interact…4Polymer Surface Interaction Studies: 4 fractional works
BiomaterialsBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 6 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 4 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 4 works
  10. 10 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 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 available57.3%not open42.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bavarian Polymer Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 260% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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