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Biofrontera (Germany)

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Research works
24
▲ 183% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
50.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Biofrontera (Germany)

Not ranked overall: Biofrontera (Germany) 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 Biofrontera (Germany) work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Biofrontera (Germany) is in Life Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32%), Neuroscience (17%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 12 fractional works · 50.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 31.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 17.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 17.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 12.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 40.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 40.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKBiofrontera(Germany)24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences1%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology731.6%
    2. Neuroscience417.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Medicine940.0%
    2. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Chemistry12.8%
    2. Engineering12.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.4%
    4. Environmental Science01.3%
    1. Social Sciences00.7%
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: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 3.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.49×1 works
  2. Medicine3.22×2 works
  3. Dentistry2.09×0 works
  4. Neuroscience2.08×0 works
  5. Environmental Science0.82×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.40×0 works
  8. Engineering0.36×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biofrontera (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Montserrat Foguet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biofrontera (Germany).

  1. 1 Montserrat Foguet Germany · #793,140 worldwide 1.5k citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Biofrontera (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Biofrontera (Germany) is "Genome Scan Meta-Analysis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Part III: Bipolar Disorder" (Ricardo Segurado et al., 2003), with 572 citations. Next come "Distinct claudins and associated PDZ proteins form different autotypic tight junctions in myelinating Schwann cells" (186) and "Photodynamic therapy with BF-200 ALA for the treatment of actinic keratosis: results of a multicentre, randomized, observer-blind phase III study in comparison with a registered methyl-5-aminolaevulinate cream and placebo" (181).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome Scan Meta-Analysis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Part III: Bipolar Disorder Ricardo Segurado et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics ReviewOpen access Jul 2003 572
2 Distinct claudins and associated PDZ proteins form different autotypic tight junctions in myelinating Schwann cells Sebastian Poliak, Sean Matlis, Christoph Ullmer et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 28 Oct 2002 186
3 Photodynamic therapy with BF-200 ALA for the treatment of actinic keratosis: results of a multicentre, randomized, observer-blind phase III study in comparison with a registered methyl-5-aminolaevulinate cream and placebo Thomas Dirschka et al. · British Journal of Dermatology 12 Sep 2011 181
4 Mono- and double-mutant mouse models of Parkinson's disease display severe mitochondrial damage Christine C. Stichel, Xin‐Ran Zhu, Verian Bader et al. · Human Molecular Genetics Open access 5 Apr 2007 179
5 Synaptic multiprotein complexes associated with 5‐HT2C receptors: a proteomic approach Carine Bécamel, Gérard Alonso, Nathalie Galéotti et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 15 May 2002 172
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biofrontera (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, Dopaminergic Neurons, Oxidative Stress, Photodynamic Therapy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, a-Synuclein and Genetic Risk Factors.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration6▲ 80×8 topics
  2. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 74×4 topics
  3. Dopaminergic Neurons4▲ 245×2 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  5. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  7. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Genetic Risk Factors2▲ 191×1 topic
  9. a-Synuclein2▲ 191×1 topic
  10. Apoptosis2▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Metastasis2▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Nanoparticles2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  15. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Neuroinflammation2▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Nuclear Receptors2▲ 36×2 topics
  18. NR4A22▲ 429×1 topic
  19. Nurr12▲ 429×1 topic
  20. Cancer Treatment1▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Innate Immunity1▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Photosensitizers1▲ 223×1 topic
  23. Cancer1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Gene Expression1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  25. Natural Products1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Basal Cell Carcinoma1▲ 117×2 topics
  27. Brain Development1▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Cell Signaling1▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer1▲ 203×1 topic
  30. Skin Cancers1▲ 203×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies, Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Aldose Reductase and Taurine and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments.

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer …1Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Res…0Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 0 fractional worksAldose Reductase and Tau…0Aldose Reductase and Taurine: 0 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 0 fractional worksMigraine and Headache St…0Migraine and Headache Studies: 0 fractional worksPorphyrin Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 0 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCell BiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6 others

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

  1. 1 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Aldose Reductase and Taurine Cell Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  5. 5 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  7. 7 Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Social Media in Health Education Health 0 works
  9. 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 183% higher 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 Biofrontera (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Biofrontera (Germany)0.0000063% in 2025200020102020

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

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