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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

In research, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,246 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,742
of 28,054 · #5,000 all time
Rank in Germany
#775
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,246 of 10,521 9.8%64 #6284

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 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).

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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.17× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft?

Ranked on the composite score, Otto Eißfeldt, Wolfgang Frühwald and Werner Sundermann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

  1. 1 Otto Eißfeldt Germany · #46,963 worldwide 122 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang Frühwald Germany · #345,297 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Werner Sundermann Germany · #402,545 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Rudolf Fahrig Germany · #577,521 worldwide 88 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Annelies Häcki Buhofer Germany · #608,922 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Helmut Freydank Germany · #621,013 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 W Widow Germany · #890,884 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 GEORG F. MEIER Germany · #965,877 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Heinz-Dietrich Fischer Germany · #1,012,740 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Evelyn Runge Germany · #1,031,252 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Which keywords describe research at Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vibration Analysis, Governance, Sustainability, Risk Assessment, Fluid Dynamics, Engineering, Materials Science and Identity.

▲ 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. Sustainability10▲ 2.7×6 topics
  2. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.5×6 topics
  3. Vibration Analysis6▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.8×10 topics
  5. Risk Assessment6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  6. Identity6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  7. Governance6▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Engineering5▲ 82×1 topic
  9. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Materials Science5▲ 92×1 topic
  11. Gender5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  13. Biomonitoring5▲ 45×2 topics
  14. DNA Damage5▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Comet Assay5▲ 215×1 topic
  16. Genotoxicity Testing5▲ 215×1 topic
  17. Digitalization5▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Health Effects5▲ 5.3×6 topics
  19. Healthcare5▲ 2.8×4 topics
  20. Innovation5▲ 3.1×4 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Leadership4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  23. Participation4▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Policy Change4▲ 207×1 topic
  25. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Occupational Asthma4▲ 297×1 topic
  27. Work-Related Exposure4▲ 297×1 topic
  28. Social Innovation4▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Renewable Resources3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 49×2 topics
  31. International Relations3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  32. Statistical Analysis3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Structural Analysis3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Automotive Engineering3▲ 237×1 topic
  35. Hearing Loss3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Lightweight Materials3▲ 237×1 topic
  37. Urban Planning3▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Autorschaft2▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Bildung2▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Physical Training2▲ 176×1 topic

Which research topics does Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Public Administration and Political Analysis and Occupational exposure and asthma.

Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 5 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 5 fractional worksPublic Administration an…4Public Administration and Political Analysis: 4 fractional worksOccupational exposure an…4Occupational exposure and asthma: 4 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksSports Science and Educa…2Sports Science and Education: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsCancer ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 5 works
  2. 2 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 5 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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