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Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau

In research, Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,297 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 25.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,883
of 28,054 · #22,238 all time
Rank in Germany
#819
of 1,178
Research works
517
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,297 of 12,888 9.6%83 #13614

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau 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 Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 25.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 26.8 works26×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.25× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.60× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.09× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernd Schuppener, Rainer Lehfeldt and D.A.E. Ehlermann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau.

  1. 1 Bernd Schuppener Germany · #703,374 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Rainer Lehfeldt Germany · #886,791 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 D.A.E. Ehlermann Germany · #892,029 worldwide 34 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Helmut Fleischer Germany · #900,303 worldwide 3 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau

Which keywords describe research at Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Construction, Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Material Properties, Structural Health Monitoring, Bridge Engineering, Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 4.7×20 topics
  2. Construction9▲ 75×3 topics
  3. Sediment Transport8▲ 60×5 topics
  4. Sustainable Development8▲ 5.8×4 topics
  5. Material Properties8▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Structural Health Monitoring8▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Bridge Engineering7▲ 792×1 topic
  8. Civil Engineering7▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Corrosion7▲ 64×3 topics
  10. Chloride-induced5▲ 127×1 topic
  11. Reinforced Concrete5▲ 77×1 topic
  12. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  15. Wave Modeling4▲ 92×2 topics
  16. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 19×4 topics
  17. River Restoration3▲ 95×2 topics
  18. Fluvial Processes3▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Numerical Simulation3▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Riparian Vegetation3▲ 132×1 topic
  21. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Coastal Dynamics3▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Free-Surface Flows3▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Shoreline Change3▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Pipeline3▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact3▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 19×5 topics
  29. Land Use Change3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  30. Ocean Circulation2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Maritime Transportation2▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Two-Phase Flow2▲ 37×2 topics
  33. CFD Simulations2▲ 199×1 topic
  34. Coastal Protection2▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Ship Maneuvering2▲ 199×1 topic
  37. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Data Assimilation2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Mangrove Forests2▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Water Resources2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Concrete Corrosion and Durability, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Civil and Structural Eng…7Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 7 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 3 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEcologyEarth-Surface ProcessesOcean Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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