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Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft

In research, Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,630 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,009 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,521 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,088
of 28,054 · #16,999 all time
Rank in Austria
#148
of 168
Research works
944
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,630 of 6,208 10.1%333
Physical SciencesDomain #13,009 of 21,541 8.4%629
Life SciencesDomain #10,521 of 14,347 14.2%158
EngineeringField #10,373 of 11,412 6.3%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 38.1 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.75× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.23× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Wuhrmann, Walter Jurecka and Klaus Haberer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft.

  1. 1 K. Wuhrmann Austria · #246,087 worldwide 143 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Walter Jurecka Austria · #914,932 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Klaus Haberer Austria · #1,396,507 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft

Which keywords describe research at Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Land Use Change, Hydrological Modeling, Water Resources, Model Evaluation, Global Hydrology and Uncertainty Assessment.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change19▲ 7.7×41 topics
  2. Sediment Transport15▲ 102×6 topics
  3. Land Use Change11▲ 40×4 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 43×3 topics
  5. Water Resources8▲ 36×6 topics
  6. Model Evaluation8▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Global Hydrology8▲ 122×1 topic
  8. Uncertainty Assessment8▲ 122×1 topic
  9. Sustainability7▲ 2.9×27 topics
  10. Sustainable Development6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  11. Geomorphological Effects6▲ 180×2 topics
  12. River Restoration6▲ 155×2 topics
  13. Fluvial Processes6▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Riparian Vegetation6▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  16. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  17. Global Carbon Budget4▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Invasive Species4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  19. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Environmental Policy3▲ 16×8 topics
  21. Human Microbiome3▲ 474×1 topic
  22. Microbial Metabolites3▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Soil Erosion3▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Turbulence3▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Two-Phase Flow3▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Climate Change Impact3▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Conservation3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Free-Surface Flows3▲ 65×2 topics
  29. Water Quality3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  31. Hydraulic Engineering2▲ 180×1 topic
  32. Scale Effects2▲ 191×1 topic
  33. Water Resources Management2▲ 187×2 topics
  34. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Biosphere Reserves2▲ 180×1 topic
  36. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Landscape Management2▲ 131×1 topic
  38. ADHD2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Soil erosion and sediment transport and Environmental Science and Technology.

Hydrology and Watershed …8Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 8 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 6 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Technology: 3 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 2 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…2Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 2 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEcologySoil ScienceBiochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 8 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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