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Deutscher Wetterdienst

In research, Deutscher Wetterdienst stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,132 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,497 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 62.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,428
of 28,054 · #2,738 all time
Rank in Germany
#233
of 1,178
Research works
1.6k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Deutscher Wetterdienst 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,132 of 12,888 21.9%157 #1806
Environmental ScienceField #2,497 of 3,551 22.2%76 #1395

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutscher Wetterdienst 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 Deutscher Wetterdienst specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 62.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 51.2 works63×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 48.4 works35×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 54.2 works19×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 76.3 works8.3×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.74× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.34× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutscher Wetterdienst?

Ranked on the composite score, Axel Seifert, Volker Lehmann and Richard Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutscher Wetterdienst.

  1. 1 Axel Seifert Germany · #107,628 worldwide 240 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Volker Lehmann Germany · #221,025 worldwide 101 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Richard Müller Germany · #276,512 worldwide 243 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Dmitrii Mironov Germany · #300,655 worldwide 119 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Marc Schröder Germany · #324,085 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Dagmar Kubistin Germany · #544,637 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Helmut Frank Germany · #607,805 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Ulrich Blahak Germany · #649,024 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Frank Kaspar Germany · #658,929 worldwide 78 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Rudolf Schulze Germany · #711,981 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Deutscher Wetterdienst

Which keywords describe research at Deutscher Wetterdienst?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle, Boundary Layer, Data Assimilation, Probabilistic Forecasting and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ 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. Climate Change56▲ 11×47 topics
  2. Remote Sensing32▲ 14×18 topics
  3. Global Warming29▲ 39×11 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle28▲ 159×2 topics
  5. Boundary Layer26▲ 113×2 topics
  6. Data Assimilation26▲ 89×4 topics
  7. Probabilistic Forecasting23▲ 64×3 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter23▲ 122×2 topics
  9. Convective Parameterization22▲ 225×1 topic
  10. Mesoscale Modeling22▲ 225×1 topic
  11. Air Quality22▲ 66×6 topics
  12. Satellite Observations22▲ 121×3 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation18▲ 76×3 topics
  14. Extreme Events18▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions17▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Climate Modeling17▲ 127×1 topic
  17. Precipitation Extremes17▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Climate12▲ 73×2 topics
  19. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 26×5 topics
  20. Aerosols11▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Atmospheric Dust11▲ 251×1 topic
  22. Public Health9▲ 3.4×9 topics
  23. Validation8▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Emissions8▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Water Quality8▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Shale Gas8▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Atmospheric8▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Methane8▲ 86×1 topic
  29. Thermal Comfort8▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Vulnerability8▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Atmospheric Aerosols7▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Black Carbon7▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Mortality7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Urban Heat Island7▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Ozone Depletion6▲ 116×1 topic
  37. Stratospheric Water Vapor6▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Precipitation6▲ 73×2 topics
  39. Spatial Interpolation6▲ 85×2 topics
  40. Vegetation6▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Deutscher Wetterdienst publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Meteorological Phenomena…22Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 22 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 17 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…6Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 6 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 6 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 22 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 17 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 6 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  10. 10 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutscher Wetterdienst's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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