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Beilstein-Institut

In research, Beilstein-Institut stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,634 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,704 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,673
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#833
of 1,603
Research works
415
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Beilstein-Institut

What is Beilstein-Institut known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,634 of 14,833 7.7%134
Physical SciencesDomain #15,704 of 17,446 3.4%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beilstein-Institut 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 Beilstein-Institut work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Beilstein-Institut is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 43.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 11.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 22.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 13.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKBeilstein-Institut56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences43%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences916.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities611.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting46.4%
    4. Psychology36.0%
    5. Decision Sciences11.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Medicine1222.2%
    2. Health Professions34.8%
    1. Engineering813.7%
    2. Computer Science22.8%
    3. Environmental Science11.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    5. Materials Science11.4%
    6. Chemistry11.1%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
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: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.96× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.96×6 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.01×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.98×4 works
  4. Psychology1.98×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.84×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.69×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.32×9 works
  8. Medicine1.15×12 works
  9. Engineering0.91×8 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.71×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×2 works
  14. Energy0.49×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.40×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.38×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.36×2 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Beilstein-Institut?

Ranked on the quality score, Carsten Kettner, Clemens J. Jochum and Frank Oellien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beilstein-Institut.

  1. 1 Carsten Kettner Germany · #667,012 worldwide 2k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Clemens J. Jochum Germany · #1,754,193 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Frank Oellien Germany · #2,632,213 worldwide 564 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Martin G. Hicks Germany · #3,574,634 worldwide 512 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Hans Richard Barthel Germany · #3,782,164 worldwide 653 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Alexander J. Lawson Germany · #5,470,357 worldwide 381 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 A. D. DUNN Germany · #6,174,881 worldwide 336 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Beilstein-Institut

What are the most cited papers from Beilstein-Institut?

The most cited paper from Beilstein-Institut is "Promoting coherent minimum reporting guidelines for biological and biomedical investigations: the MIBBI project" (Chris F. Taylor et al., 2008), with 570 citations. Next come "PocketPicker: analysis of ligand binding-sites with shape descriptors" (346) and "Reliability of measures of impairments associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome" (263).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Promoting coherent minimum reporting guidelines for biological and biomedical investigations: the MIBBI project Chris F. Taylor et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Aug 2008 570
2 PocketPicker: analysis of ligand binding-sites with shape descriptors Martin Weisel, Ewgenij Proschak, Gisbert Schneider · Chemistry Central Journal Open access 13 Mar 2007 346
3 Reliability of measures of impairments associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome Sara Regina Piva, Kelley Fitzgerald, James J. Irrgang et al. · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Open access 31 Mar 2006 263
4 Value of Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification for Risk Prediction of Coronary and Cardiovascular Events Nils Lehmann et al. · Circulation Open access 15 Nov 2017 216
5 The pathogenesis of strokes from internal carotid artery occlusion. Diagnostic and therapeutical implications. Erich Bernd Ringelstein, H. Zeumer, D Angelou · Stroke Open access Nov 1983 215
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Beilstein-Institut?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Sexuality, Cultural Studies, Occupation, Forced Laborers, Nazi Propaganda, Telemedicine and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Gender5▲ 18×6 topics
  2. Sexuality4▲ 100×2 topics
  3. Cultural Studies4▲ 19×2 topics
  4. Occupation4▲ 116×2 topics
  5. Forced Laborers4▲ 359×1 topic
  6. Nazi Propaganda4▲ 359×1 topic
  7. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×4 topics
  8. Epidemiology3◆ 1.15×13 topics
  9. Machine Learning2▲ 1.28×11 topics
  10. Identity2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.8×2 topics
  12. Healthcare2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  13. Telemedicine2▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Thermal Management2▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Engineering2▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Rehabilitation2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  18. International Relations2▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Medical Ethics2▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Ethics2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  21. Informed Consent2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Physician Liability2▲ 76×2 topics
  23. Patient Rights2▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 204×1 topic
  25. Information Technology1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  26. Value Chains1▲ 145×1 topic
  27. Anaesthesia1▲ 280×1 topic
  28. Cold War1▲ 39×3 topics
  29. Flexible Automation1▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Medical Gases1▲ 280×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Thermodynamics1▲ 69×2 topics
  33. Cultural Sociology1▲ 158×2 topics
  34. Patient Care1▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Psychoanalysis1▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Quality1▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Caterpillar Envenoming1▲ 241×1 topic
  38. Interreligious Relations1▲ 206×1 topic
  39. Processionary Moth1▲ 241×1 topic
  40. Religious Education1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Beilstein-Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European history and politics, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Corporate Governance and Management.

European history and pol…4European history and politics: 4 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Re…1Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsComputational MechanicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Beilstein-Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower 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 Beilstein-Institut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Beilstein-Institut over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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