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Bifa Umweltinstitut

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Research works
64
▲ 285% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Bifa Umweltinstitut

Not ranked overall: Bifa Umweltinstitut is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Bifa Umweltinstitut work in?

In all years, 64% of research at Bifa Umweltinstitut is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Environmental Science (21%), Social Sciences (17%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 63.5% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 20.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBifaUmweltinstitut64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Engineering1522.9%
    2. Environmental Science1320.6%
    3. Chemistry711.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.8%
    5. Materials Science12.0%
    6. Energy11.3%
    7. Computer Science10.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1117.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting46.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Psychology00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    1. Medicine12.1%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    3. Nursing00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.64×7 works
  2. Energy3.19×0 works
  3. Environmental Science2.59×2 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.42×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.08×0 works
  6. Engineering1.00×2 works
  7. Materials Science0.86×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.84×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.18×0 works
  11. Medicine0.08×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bifa Umweltinstitut?

Ranked on the quality score, K. Wambach, Jochen Cantner and Hermann O. Nordsieck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bifa Umweltinstitut.

  1. 1 K. Wambach Germany · #2,381,362 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jochen Cantner Germany · #3,787,305 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Hermann O. Nordsieck Germany · #4,448,775 worldwide 242 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ragnar Warnecke Germany · #4,698,176 worldwide 647 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Bifa Umweltinstitut

What are the most cited papers from Bifa Umweltinstitut?

The most cited paper from Bifa Umweltinstitut is "Environmental science and pollution research" (O. Hutzinger, 1993), with 4,517 citations. Next come "Major challenges and opportunities in silicon solar module recycling" (204) and "Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOF) for high resolution metabolomics: biomarker discovery on spleen tissue extracts of obese NZO compared to lean C57BL/6 mice" (166).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Environmental science and pollution research O. Hutzinger · Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung Apr 1993 4,517
2 Major challenges and opportunities in silicon solar module recycling Meng Tao, Vasilis M Fthenakis, Burçak Ebin et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications 22 Jul 2020 204
3 Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOF) for high resolution metabolomics: biomarker discovery on spleen tissue extracts of obese NZO compared to lean C57BL/6 mice Werner Welthagen, Robert A. Shellie, Joachim Spranger et al. · Metabolomics 21 Jan 2005 166
4 Search criteria and rules for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of airborne particulate matter Werner Welthagen, Jürgen Schnelle‐Kreis, Ralf C. Zimmermann · Journal of Chromatography A 14 Oct 2003 156
5 Statistical methods for comparing comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry results: Metabolomic analysis of mouse tissue extracts Robert A. Shellie, Werner Welthagen, Jitka Zrostlı́ková et al. · Journal of Chromatography A 28 Jun 2005 152
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bifa Umweltinstitut?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Recycling, Mass Spectrometry, Health Effects, Renewable Energy, Electrospray, Ionization and Circular Economy.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  2. Recycling5▲ 30×6 topics
  3. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Renewable Energy4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  5. Health Effects4▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  8. Electrospray4▲ 77×1 topic
  9. Ionization4▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Circular Economy4▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Biomass Combustion4▲ 116×2 topics
  12. Renewable Resources4▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Human Microbiome3▲ 710×1 topic
  14. Microbial Metabolites3▲ 125×1 topic
  15. Governance3▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Toxicity3▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Environmental Exposure3▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Global Distribution3▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Liquid Chromatography3▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Brominated Flame Retardants3▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Chiral Separation3▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Gas Chromatography3▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Metal Recovery3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Innovation2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 21×4 topics
  27. Air Quality2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Particulate Matter2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Black Carbon2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Environmental Policy2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Solar Energy2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Urban Planning2▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Information Technology2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Leadership2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  37. Participation2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Social Innovation2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Biochar2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Bifa Umweltinstitut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Administration and Political Analysis, Sociology and Education Studies, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and German legal, social, and political studies.

Public Administration an…2Public Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksGerman legal, social, an…1German legal, social, and political studies: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…1Environmental Science and Technology: 1 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 0 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bifa Umweltinstitut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 285% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Bifa Umweltinstitut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Bifa Umweltinstitut0.00017% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Bifa Umweltinstitut over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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