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Deutsches Forschungsnetz

In research, Deutsches Forschungsnetz stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,747 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,090 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,989 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,423
of 28,054 · #9,645 all time
Rank in Germany
#878
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Deutsches Forschungsnetz 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 #5,747 of 21,541 17.8%695
EngineeringField #3,090 of 11,412 19.5%385
Social SciencesDomain #12,989 of 16,945 13.9%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsches Forschungsnetz 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.94× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.18× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsches Forschungsnetz?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Delbrück, Georg Sticker and Joachim Wieland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsches Forschungsnetz.

  1. 1 H. Delbrück Germany · #581,260 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Georg Sticker Germany · #868,327 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Joachim Wieland Germany · #905,103 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 H. Hamacher Germany · #927,930 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Joachim Nitsch Germany · #955,177 worldwide 69 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 H.-J. Pausder Germany · #975,977 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 D. W. Bechert Germany · #1,048,689 worldwide 67 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 W. Peschka Germany · #1,251,354 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Bunk Germany · #1,620,461 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsches Forschungsnetz

Which keywords describe research at Deutsches Forschungsnetz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Sustainable Development, Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Social Inequality, Governance, Digital Transformation 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. Big Data8▲ 7.5×10 topics
  2. Sustainable Development8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  3. Deep Learning6▲ 1.61×31 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  5. Machine Learning6▲ 1.56×27 topics
  6. Human Rights5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  7. Neural Networks5▲ 2.7×16 topics
  8. Digital Transformation4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 1.71×12 topics
  10. Identity4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  11. Social Inequality4▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Governance4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  13. Gender3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  14. E-commerce3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  15. Leadership3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  16. Customer Experience3▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Mobile Health3▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Global Capitalism3▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Imperialism3▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Literature3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Business Models3▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Technology Innovation3▲ 77×1 topic
  23. European Union2▲ 9.4×7 topics
  24. Digitalization2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Elderly Care2▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Healthcare Utilization2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Informed Consent2▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Flexible Automation2▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Constitutional Courts2▲ 112×2 topics
  32. Surveillance2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Data Integration2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  34. Digital Communication2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Language Variation2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Epidemiological Study2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Participation2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Text Linguistics2▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Germany2▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Health Surveys2▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Deutsches Forschungsnetz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic and Social Issues, Digital Innovation in Industries, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Linguistic research and analysis.

Economic and Social Issues3Economic and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…3Digital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksLaw and Political Science2Law and Political Science: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Heal…1Social Policies and Healthcare Reform: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsches Forschungsnetz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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