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Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit

In research, Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit stands highest in Health Sciences (#18,091 of 20,462 worldwide) and Health Professions (#3,713 of 3,776 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 21.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,094
of 28,054 · #37,646 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,008
of 1,178
Research works
322
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit 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
Health SciencesDomain #18,091 of 20,462 10.5%194
Health ProfessionsField #3,713 of 3,776 9.2%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit 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 Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 21.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.4 works22×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 22.7 works13×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 12.60× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.27× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Lehmann and Ursula von Rüden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit.

  1. 1 H. Lehmann Germany · #1,110,659 worldwide 24 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Ursula von Rüden Germany · #1,526,535 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit

Which keywords describe research at Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Chronic Diseases, Healthcare Utilization, Germany, Health Surveys, Mental Health, Governance and Depression.

▲ 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. Public Health15▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Chronic Diseases10▲ 55×3 topics
  3. Healthcare Utilization9▲ 170×3 topics
  4. Germany9▲ 673×1 topic
  5. Health Surveys9▲ 673×1 topic
  6. Mental Health6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  8. COVID-194▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Depression4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  10. Governance4▲ 16×2 topics
  11. COVID-19 Vaccine4▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Pandemic3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  13. Health Behavior3▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Vaccine Hesitancy3▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Adolescent Health3▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Digital Transformation3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  17. Elderly Care3▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Primary Care3▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Health Equity3▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Psychological Impact3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Leadership3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  22. Public Health Interventions3▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Bildungsungleichheit3▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Adolescents2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Social Determinants2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Anxiety2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  29. Community Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Psychological Distress2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Advocacy2▲ 117×1 topic
  32. Aging and Health Policy2▲ 842×1 topic
  33. Digital Technologies in Nursing Care2▲ 842×1 topic
  34. Pediatrics2▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Workers2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Social Isolation2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Quarantine2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. HIV Prevention2▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Sexual Behavior2▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Sociology and Education Studies and Child and Adolescent Health.

Health and Medical Studies9Health and Medical Studies: 9 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…3Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 3 fractional worksSociology and Education …3Sociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Healthcare Reform: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and well-being: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealthSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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