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Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

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Research works
55
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
723
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

Not ranked overall: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt work in?

In all years, 47% of research at Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (29%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 47.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKDeutscheBundesstiftung…55fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1629.1%
    2. Engineering610.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
    4. Computer Science11.9%
    5. Materials Science11.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences813.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting58.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities24.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences58.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine35.9%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
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: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.08×1 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.25×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.95×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.56×1 works
  5. Social Sciences2.34×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.80×1 works
  7. Energy1.11×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×0 works
  9. Engineering0.28×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  11. Medicine0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt?

Ranked on the quality score, Maximilian Hempel and Markus Große Ophoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.

  1. 1 Maximilian Hempel Germany · #2,442,556 worldwide 685 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Markus Große Ophoff Germany · #2,968,538 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

What are the most cited papers from Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt?

The most cited paper from Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt is "Fifty years of change in Central European grassland vegetation: Large losses in species richness and animal-pollinated plants" (Karsten Wesche, Benjamin Krause, Heike Culmsee et al., 2012), with 289 citations. Next come "Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests" (199) and "Pharmaceuticals in the environment – A short review on options to minimize the exposure of humans, animals and ecosystems" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fifty years of change in Central European grassland vegetation: Large losses in species richness and animal-pollinated plants Karsten Wesche, Benjamin Krause, Heike Culmsee et al. · Biological Conservation 28 Apr 2012 289
2 Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests Ferry J.W. Slik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access187 authors 5 Feb 2018 199
3 Pharmaceuticals in the environment – A short review on options to minimize the exposure of humans, animals and ecosystems Stephanie Klatte, Hans‐Christian Schaefer, Maximilian Hempel · Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 22 Jul 2016 177
4 The global abundance of tree palms Robert Muscarella et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access223 authors 8 Jul 2020 130
5 More losses than gains during one century of plant biodiversity change in Germany Ute Jandt et al. · Nature Open access 19 Oct 2022 124
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Conservation, Catalysis, Circular Economy, Solvent Selection, Sustainable Chemistry and Climate Change.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainable Development6▲ 9.3×11 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 3.5×18 topics
  4. Conservation4▲ 17×5 topics
  5. Catalysis4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  6. Circular Economy4▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Solvent Selection4▲ 322×1 topic
  8. Sustainable Chemistry4▲ 322×1 topic
  9. Sustainability4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  10. Invasive Species3▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  12. Globalization3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  13. Environmental Policy3▲ 30×5 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Urban Planning2▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  18. Innovation2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  19. Global Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Resilient Cities2▲ 187×2 topics
  21. Species Richness2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Human Microbiome2▲ 393×1 topic
  24. Information Technology2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  25. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Value Chains2▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Business Ethics2▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Gender2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Social Innovation2▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Biosphere Reserves1▲ 217×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Functional Diversity1▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Landscape Management1▲ 160×1 topic
  34. Water Quality1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Biogeography1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  36. Ecosystem Services1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Digital Transformation1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Ecotoxicity1▲ 45×2 topics
  40. Interdisciplinarity1▲ 154×2 topics

Which research topics does Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Science and Technology, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Sustainability in Higher Education and Conferences and Exhibitions Management.

Environmental Science an…1Environmental Science and Technology: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksConferences and Exhibitions Management: 0 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 0 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 0 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 0 fractional works
BiochemistryOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  4. 4 Conferences and Exhibitions Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 0 works
  9. 9 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% 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 Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt0.000044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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