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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science

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Research works
50
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
379
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 6.54× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 14.98× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang Hofkirchner and Felix Tretter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Hofkirchner Austria · #567,345 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Felix Tretter Austria · #1,285,597 worldwide 10 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science

Which keywords describe research at Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Modeling, Decision Making, Soft Systems Methodology, System Dynamics, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Technology and Ontology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Modeling8▲ 58×3 topics
  2. Decision Making7▲ 59×2 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  4. Soft Systems Methodology6▲ 361×1 topic
  5. System Dynamics6▲ 182×1 topic
  6. Sustainable Development3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  9. Technology2▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Ontology2▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Social Systems2▲ 136×2 topics
  12. Critical Realism2▲ 220×2 topics
  13. Astrobiology2▲ 116×2 topics
  14. Affordances2▲ 166×2 topics
  15. Evolutionary Synthesis2▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Innovation2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  17. Mechanistic Explanation2▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Social Media2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  19. Open Innovation2▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Prebiotic Chemistry2▲ 263×1 topic
  21. RNA World2▲ 263×1 topic
  22. User-Centric Design2▲ 195×1 topic
  23. Germany2▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Health Surveys2▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Organizational Change2▲ 37×3 topics
  26. Network Analysis2▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystem1▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Knowledge Management1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Philosophy1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Quadruple Helix1▲ 239×1 topic
  32. Socio-Technical Systems1▲ 127×2 topics
  33. Agency1▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Mental Disorders1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Political Communication1▲ 61×2 topics
  36. Psychopathology1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Social Structure1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Adaptation1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Complex Adaptive Systems1▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Emergence1▲ 90×2 topics

Which research topics does Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Complex Systems and Decision Making, Community Development and Social Impact, Public Policy and Administration Research and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Complex Systems and Deci…2Complex Systems and Decision Making: 2 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and …0Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry: 0 fractional worksInformation Systems Theo…0Information Systems Theories and Implementation: 0 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 0 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchFinancePublic AdministrationModeling and Simulation5 others

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

  1. 1 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  2. 2 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Information Systems Theories and Implementation Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 0 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher 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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