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Clariant (Germany)

In research, Clariant (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,145 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,204
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,218
of 1,603
Research works
202
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Clariant (Germany)

What is Clariant (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,145 of 17,446 10.0%164

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clariant (Germany) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Clariant (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Clariant (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Materials Science (14%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 81.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 26.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 13.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKClariant(Germany)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering626.5%
    2. Materials Science313.8%
    3. Environmental Science313.4%
    4. Chemical Engineering312.4%
    5. Chemistry29.7%
    6. Computer Science01.8%
    7. Mathematics01.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    9. Energy00.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine13.8%
    2. Veterinary00.6%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences02.1%
    2. Social Sciences00.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 35.52× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.96× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 35.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering35.52×3 works
  2. Chemistry6.17×2 works
  3. Veterinary4.34×0 works
  4. Materials Science3.96×3 works
  5. Environmental Science2.69×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.10×0 works
  7. Engineering1.77×6 works
  8. Mathematics1.16×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×1 works
  11. Energy0.74×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.43×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.23×0 works
  17. Medicine0.20×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.13×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Clariant (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Reinhard Kreiling, Nirupam Purkayastha and René Eckert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clariant (Germany).

  1. 1 Reinhard Kreiling Germany · #689,311 worldwide 2.6k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Nirupam Purkayastha Germany · #1,361,922 worldwide 597 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 René Eckert Germany · #1,432,339 worldwide 391 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Nikolas Jacobsen Germany · #1,468,594 worldwide 1.2k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Andreas S. J. L. Bachmeier Germany · #1,596,145 worldwide 393 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Olaf Wachsen Germany · #2,105,037 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Susann Fayyaz Germany · #2,620,139 worldwide 434 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Adrian Beard Germany · #3,196,210 worldwide 133 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Adrian Beard Germany · #3,304,014 worldwide 454 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ulrich Sohling Germany · #3,826,189 worldwide 795 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Clariant (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Clariant (Germany) is "Alternative (non-animal) methods for cosmetics testing: current status and future prospects—2010" (Sarah Adler et al., 2011), with 585 citations. Next come "A test of crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules" (445) and "Crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules: a second blind test" (397).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Alternative (non-animal) methods for cosmetics testing: current status and future prospects—2010 Sarah Adler et al. · Archives of Toxicology Open access 30 Apr 2011 585
2 A test of crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules Jos P. M. Lommerse, WILLIAM D. S. MOTHERWELL, Herman L. Ammon et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Aug 2000 445
3 Crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules: a second blind test WILLIAM D. S. MOTHERWELL, Herman L. Ammon, Jack David Dunitz et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Open access 30 Jul 2002 397
4 Hydrogen Transfer Pathways during Zeolite Catalyzed Methanol Conversion to Hydrocarbons Sebastian A. Müller, Yue Liu, Felix M. Kirchberger et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 16 Nov 2016 383
5 Dermal sensitization quantitative risk assessment (QRA) for fragrance ingredients A.M. Api, David Arthur Basketter, Peter A. Cadby et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 27 Nov 2007 334
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Which keywords describe research at Clariant (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Ceria, Oxidation, Risk Assessment, Environmental Impact, Catalytic and Hydrogenation.

▲ 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-now 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis5▲ 32×7 topics
  2. Nanoparticles2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  3. Ceria2▲ 67×1 topic
  4. Oxidation2▲ 51×1 topic
  5. Risk Assessment2▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  7. Catalytic1▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Hydrogen Storage1▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Hydrogenation1▲ 29×5 topics
  10. Optimization1▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Ammonia Synthesis1▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Electrocatalysts1▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Environmental Exposure1▲ 41×3 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  16. Toxicity1▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Dehydrogenation1▲ 66×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies.

Catalytic Processes in M…2Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …1Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesul…1Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxi…1Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional worksHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCatalysisMechanical EngineeringEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 1 works
  3. 3 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 1 works
  4. 4 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower 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 Clariant (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Clariant (Germany)0.000086% in 202519801990200020102020

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