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Birn (Germany)

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Research works
16
▲ 272% vs 2018-21
Citations
55
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
85%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Birn (Germany)

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

In all years, 83% of research at Birn (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Environmental Science (35%), Business, Management and Accounting (5%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 82.7% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 41.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 33.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 17.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 17.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBirn (Germany)16fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences83%Social Sciences17%

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 2 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering741.4%
    2. Environmental Science635.3%
    3. Chemical Engineering03.0%
    4. Materials Science01.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    6. Energy00.5%
    7. Computer Science00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting14.8%
    2. Social Sciences14.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities02.0%
    5. Psychology02.0%
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.

Chemical Engineering: 11.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering11.53×0 works
  2. Environmental Science7.42×4 works
  3. Engineering3.26×6 works
  4. Arts and Humanities0.96×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.86×0 works
  6. Energy0.76×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.56×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Birn (Germany) is "Consistent management and evaluation of building models in the early design stages" (Jimmy Abualdenien, Patricia Schneider-Marin, Ata Zahedi et al., 2020), with 33 citations. Next come "Life cycle-based comparison of office buildings in timber and concrete construction with special consideration of thermal masses using building simulation" (3) and "Comparative cost-benefit analysis of upgrading existing office buildings in European climates" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consistent management and evaluation of building models in the early design stages Jimmy Abualdenien, Patricia Schneider-Marin, Ata Zahedi et al. · Journal of Information Technology in Construction Open access 27 Mar 2020 33
2 Life cycle-based comparison of office buildings in timber and concrete construction with special consideration of thermal masses using building simulation N. Ehlers, Kathrin Theilig, Werner Lang · Building Simulation Conference proceedings Conference paperOpen access 4 Sep 2023 3
3 Comparative cost-benefit analysis of upgrading existing office buildings in European climates Sara A. Sharbaf, Roland Reitberger, Patricia Schneider-Marin · Building Simulation Conference proceedings Conference paperOpen access 4 Sep 2023 2
4 Investigating Urban Heat Island and Vegetation Effects Under the Influence of Climate Change in Early Design Stages Farzan Banihashemi, Roland Reitberger, Werner Lang · Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia Conference paperOpen access 2022 2
5 A comparative study of dynamic building simulation and machine-learning within a two-stage multi-objective stochastic optimization framework Chujun Zong, Roland Reitberger, Fatma Deghim et al. · Building Simulation Conference proceedings Conference paperOpen access 4 Sep 2023 1
All 7 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance.

Sustainable Building Des…2Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…0Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 0 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Policies and Emissions: 0 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 0 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer Processes3 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 1 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Environmental Policies and Emissions Pollution 0 works
  9. 9 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive 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 available85.3%not open14.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 272% higher than in 2018-2021.

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