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Biobase (Germany)

In research, Biobase (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,212 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,248
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,177
of 1,603
Research works
268
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Biobase (Germany)

What is Biobase (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,212 of 17,446 11.0%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biobase (Germany) 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 Biobase (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Biobase (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Engineering (22%), Environmental Science (20%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 55.7% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 21.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 37.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 26.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBiobase (Germany)59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1321.8%
    2. Environmental Science1219.8%
    3. Materials Science57.9%
    4. Chemistry23.8%
    5. Energy11.5%
    6. Computer Science00.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1626.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology610.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine11.6%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5.60× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.99× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.60×16 works
  2. Environmental Science3.99×12 works
  3. Chemistry2.45×2 works
  4. Materials Science2.27×5 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.98×6 works
  6. Energy1.64×1 works
  7. Engineering1.46×13 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.81×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.58×0 works
  11. Nursing0.38×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.11×0 works
  16. Medicine0.08×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biobase (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Susanne Pistor, Mathias Krull and Frank Schacherer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biobase (Germany).

  1. 1 Susanne Pistor Germany · #1,757,093 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Mathias Krull Germany · #2,226,175 worldwide 625 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Frank Schacherer Germany · #2,920,147 worldwide 1.4k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Olga V Kel-Margoulis Germany · #4,573,304 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Nico Voss Germany · #5,047,971 worldwide 403 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Biobase (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Biobase (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Biobase (Germany) is "TRANSFAC(R) and its module TRANSCompel(R): transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes" (Volker Matys, 2005), with 2,250 citations. Next come "TRANSFAC(R): transcriptional regulation, from patterns to profiles" (2,023) and "MATCHTM: a tool for searching transcription factor binding sites in DNA sequences" (1,122).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 TRANSFAC(R) and its module TRANSCompel(R): transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes Volker Matys · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 28 Dec 2005 2,250
2 TRANSFAC(R): transcriptional regulation, from patterns to profiles Volker Matys · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 2003 2,023
3 MATCHTM: a tool for searching transcription factor binding sites in DNA sequences Alexander E Kel · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 25 Jun 2003 1,122
4 New insights into the structure and composition of technical lignins: a comparative characterisation study Sandra Constant, Hans Wienk, Augustinus E. Frissen et al. · Green Chemistry Open access 2016 884
5 Towards industrial products from microalgae Jesús Ruiz, Giuseppe Olivieri, Jeroen H. de Vree et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2016 671
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biobase (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Biomass, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Agriculture, Bioenergy, Lignocellulosic Biomass, Biomedical Applications and Ionic Liquids.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 5.9×18 topics
  2. Biomass6▲ 93×5 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 6.0×18 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 26×6 topics
  5. Bioenergy4▲ 135×3 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications4▲ 6.4×13 topics
  7. Lignocellulosic Biomass4▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Climate Change4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Ionic Liquids4▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Circular Economy4▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impacts4▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Enzymatic Hydrolysis4▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Innovation4▲ 5.7×2 topics
  16. Policy4▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Pretreatment4▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Bioeconomy3▲ 386×1 topic
  19. Transition3▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Bioenergy Crops3▲ 422×1 topic
  21. Genetic Improvement3▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 19×5 topics
  23. Switchgrass3▲ 422×1 topic
  24. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.6×10 topics
  25. Health Effects2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  26. Biochar2▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Biodiversity2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  29. Recycling2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Renewable Resources2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Waste Management2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Food Systems2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Diets2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Cellulose Nanocrystals2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Green Chemistry2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Nanocellulose2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Heterogeneous Catalysts1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Value-Added Products1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Biobase (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biofuel production and bioconversion, Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development, Bioenergy crop production and management and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Biofuel production and bioconversion: 4 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 3 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Co…1Catalysis for Biomass Conversion: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 2 works
  6. 6 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Biobase (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% 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 Biobase (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Biobase (Germany)0.00022% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Biobase (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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