Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Company · Leverkusen · Germany

Covestro (Germany)

covestro.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#26,266
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,279
of 1,603
Research works
142
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Covestro (Germany)

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Covestro (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Materials Science (14%), Chemistry (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 84.8% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 33.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCovestro(Germany)57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1933.5%
    2. Materials Science813.6%
    3. Chemistry58.4%
    4. Chemical Engineering47.7%
    5. Computer Science47.4%
    6. Environmental Science46.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy35.3%
    8. Energy11.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting23.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.8%
    3. Decision Sciences11.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Medicine22.9%
    2. Veterinary11.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 22.08× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.37× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.90× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.38× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 22.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering22.08×4 works
  2. Veterinary9.63×1 works
  3. Chemistry5.37×5 works
  4. Materials Science3.90×8 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.38×3 works
  6. Engineering2.24×19 works
  7. Energy1.71×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.32×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.20×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.12×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.95×4 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  16. Medicine0.15×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Covestro (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Lena Pitzer, Andreas Bulan and Enrico Orselli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Covestro (Germany).

  1. 1 Lena Pitzer Germany · #700,905 worldwide 2.9k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Andreas Bulan Germany · #1,345,455 worldwide 742 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Enrico Orselli Germany · #1,425,469 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Friedrich‐Karl Bruder Germany · #1,864,442 worldwide 1.7k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Christian Rewitz Germany · #2,161,736 worldwide 526 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Rolf Bachmann Germany · #2,196,636 worldwide 628 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Vinh Trieu Germany · #2,814,579 worldwide 471 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Christoph F. Gürtler Germany · #2,913,086 worldwide 960 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Rolf W. Albach Germany · #3,123,313 worldwide 1.8k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Christel Manecke Germany · #4,446,509 worldwide 184 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Covestro (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Covestro (Germany) is "Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation" (Thomas Haas, Ralf Karl Krause, Rainer Weber et al., 2018), with 656 citations. Next come "Electrochemical Methods for Lithium Recovery: A Comprehensive and Critical Review" (502) and "Polyurethanes for coatings and adhesives – chemistry and applications" (217).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation Thomas Haas, Ralf Karl Krause, Rainer Weber et al. · Nature Catalysis 2 Jan 2018 656
2 Electrochemical Methods for Lithium Recovery: A Comprehensive and Critical Review Alberto Battistel, Maria Sofia Palagonia, Doriano Brogioli et al. · Advanced Materials Open access 19 Apr 2020 502
3 Polyurethanes for coatings and adhesives – chemistry and applications Florian E. Golling, Raul Pires, Andreas Hecking et al. · Polymer International 25 Jun 2018 217
4 Urethanases for the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Low Molecular Weight Carbamates and the Recycling of Polyurethanes Yannick Branson, Simone Söltl, Carolin Buchmann et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 2 Jan 2023 163
5 Avoiding local minima in variational quantum eigensolvers with the natural gradient optimizer David Wierichs, Christian Gogolin, Michael Kastoryano · Physical Review Research Open access 17 Nov 2020 155
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Covestro (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Carbon Dioxide, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanoparticles, Hydrogenation, Recycling, Mechanical Properties and Chemical Synthesis.

▲ 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 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. Catalysis4▲ 10×9 topics
  2. Nanoparticles4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  3. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 36×3 topics
  4. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 39×3 topics
  5. Hydrogenation3▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  7. Recycling3▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Machine Learning3▲ 1.59×8 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  10. Nanocomposites3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  11. Chemical Synthesis2▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.3×8 topics
  13. Cyclic Carbonates2▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Formic Acid2▲ 106×1 topic
  15. Polymer Composites2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Optical Modulators2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Rheology2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Entanglement2▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Polyhydroxyalkanoates2▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Polylactic Acid2▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Polymer Blends2▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Polymer Crystallization2▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Quantum2▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Health Effects2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  25. Optimization2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  26. Fault Detection2▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Process Monitoring2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Renewable Fuels2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Renewable Resources2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Polymerization1▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Block Copolymers1▲ 84×2 topics
  33. Click Chemistry1▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Computation1▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Cryptography1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Mechanical Behavior1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Photonic Crystals1▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Self-Healing1▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Shape Memory Polymers1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Quantum Computation1▲ 38×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, Polymer crystallization and properties, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Fault Detection and Control Systems.

Carbon dioxide utilizati…2Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 2 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …2Polymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksPhotorefractive and Nonl…1Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 1 fractional works
Process Chemistry and TechnologyPolymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  4. 4 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Covestro (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Covestro (Germany)0.00013% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Covestro (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in Leverkusen

All research institutions in Leverkusen

Share Covestro (Germany)'s ranking

Covestro (Germany) on Science Explorer

A card with Covestro (Germany)'s standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Covestro (Germany). Posts are plain text and can be reported.