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Evonik (Germany)

In research, Evonik (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,180 of 10,670 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,599 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology (Animal Science and Zoology is 72.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,013
of 22,385 · #2,131 all time
Rank in Germany
#235
of 795
Research works
1.2k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Evonik (Germany)

What is Evonik (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,180 of 10,670 7.1%117 #1354
Life SciencesDomain #2,599 of 6,403 6.1%78 #1467

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Evonik (Germany) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Evonik (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Engineering (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 128 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 21.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 84 fractional works · 33.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 56 fractional works · 22.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 40 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEvonik (Germany)251fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5421.6%
    2. Materials Science218.5%
    3. Chemistry208.0%
    4. Environmental Science156.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering52.0%
    6. Energy51.8%
    7. Computer Science41.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5622.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology239.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
    1. Medicine187.1%
    2. Veterinary51.9%
    3. Nursing31.1%
    4. Health Professions10.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting52.2%
    2. Social Sciences41.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    5. Psychology10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Evonik (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 72.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 39.9 works72×
← 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: 4.71× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.65× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.12× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.43× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.88× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.88×5 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.65×5 works
  3. Chemistry5.12×20 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.71×56 works
  5. Materials Science2.43×21 works
  6. Nursing2.32×3 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.16×2 works
  8. Energy2.01×5 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.69×23 works
  10. Engineering1.44×54 works
  11. Environmental Science1.22×15 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×3 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×6 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.38×2 works
  15. Medicine0.37×18 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.23×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.15×1 works
  22. Health Professions0.13×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.12×4 works
  24. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  25. Psychology0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Evonik (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Katrin M. Dyballa, Daniel Esken and C. Parys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Evonik (Germany).

  1. 1 Katrin M. Dyballa Germany · #357,497 worldwide 1.9k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Daniel Esken Germany · #536,059 worldwide 2.3k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 C. Parys Germany · #536,345 worldwide 2.1k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Joachim Venzmer Germany · #624,653 worldwide 3.9k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Monika Maier Germany · #812,279 worldwide 3.3k citations · 19 works
  6. 6 A. Lemme Germany · #991,903 worldwide 3.6k citations · 136 works
  7. 7 Jan Pfeffer Germany · #1,005,609 worldwide 1.3k citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Robert Franke Germany · #1,057,740 worldwide 2.9k citations · 145 works
  9. 9 Mike Farwick Germany · #1,195,192 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Jürgen Lang Germany · #1,375,388 worldwide 1.6k citations · 100 works
All ranked researchers at Evonik (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Evonik (Germany) is "Data-driven Soft Sensors in the process industry" (Petr Kadlec, Bogdan Gabryś, Sibylle Strandt, 2009), with 1,817 citations. Next come "Applied Hydroformylation" (1,676) and "Organic Semiconductors for Solution‐Processable Field‐Effect Transistors (OFETs)" (1,214).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Data-driven Soft Sensors in the process industry Petr Kadlec, Bogdan Gabryś, Sibylle Strandt · Computers & Chemical Engineering 21 Jan 2009 1,817
2 Applied Hydroformylation Robert Franke, Detlef Selent, Armin Börner · Chemical Reviews Review 31 Aug 2012 1,676
3 Organic Semiconductors for Solution‐Processable Field‐Effect Transistors (OFETs) Sybille Allard, Michael Förster, Benjamin Souharce et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 20 Mar 2008 1,214
4 Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation Thomas Haas, Ralf Karl Krause, Rainer Weber et al. · Nature Catalysis 2 Jan 2018 656
5 Photoelectrochemical water splitting in separate oxygen and hydrogen cells Avigail Landman, Hen Dotan, Gennady E. Shter et al. · Nature Materials Open access 13 Mar 2017 574
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Evonik (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Heat Stress, Probiotics, Amino Acids, Feed Additives, Intestinal Barrier, Antibiotic Alternatives and Poultry Production.

▲ 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. Gut Microbiota31▲ 35×7 topics
  2. Heat Stress30▲ 147×2 topics
  3. Probiotics29▲ 49×4 topics
  4. Amino Acids29▲ 122×2 topics
  5. Feed Additives27▲ 191×2 topics
  6. Intestinal Barrier27▲ 136×2 topics
  7. Antibiotic Alternatives27▲ 197×1 topic
  8. Poultry Production27▲ 197×1 topic
  9. Catalysis15▲ 9.0×20 topics
  10. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.7×16 topics
  11. Nanoparticles11▲ 3.5×22 topics
  12. Nanocomposites11▲ 5.4×17 topics
  13. Nutrition9▲ 8.2×5 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. Aquaculture6▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Cathode Materials6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  18. Animal Welfare6▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Circular Economy6▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Antioxidants6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Energy Storage6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  22. Hydrogenation6▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Ionic Liquids5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  24. Meat Quality5▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Polymerization5▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Surfactants5▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  29. Omega-3 Fatty Acids5▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Livestock Production4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Fatty Acids4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Fish Feed4▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Lipid Oxidation4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Consumer Perception4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Modified Atmosphere Packaging4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Dairy Cattle4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Protein Oxidation4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Spoilage Microbiota4▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Solvent Selection3▲ 69×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…27Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 27 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 4 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 3 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 3 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 2 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyAquatic ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 27 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 works
  3. 3 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  4. 4 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Evonik (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00094% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Evonik (Germany)0.00069% in 20251990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Evonik (Germany)6.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.4% in 2013.

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