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Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

In research, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,658 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,659 of 3,579 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,978 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Food Science — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,917
of 28,054 · #4,601 all time
Rank in Germany
#213
of 1,178
Research works
2k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,658 of 7,800 19.2%211 #2158
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,659 of 3,579 17.0%92 #1242
Physical SciencesDomain #5,978 of 12,888 19.8%138 #7341
Health SciencesDomain #7,022 of 11,982 25.7%121 #7789
MedicineField #6,248 of 10,443 26.9%92 #6903
Environmental ScienceField #2,501 of 3,551 18.2%80 #2038
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,760 of 3,409 21.8%90 #2710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#2,158 #2,658
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,242 #1,659
  3. Physical Sciences#7,341 #5,978
  4. Health Sciences#7,789 #7,022
  5. Medicine#6,903 #6,248
  6. Environmental Science#2,038 #2,501
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,710 #2,760
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Federal Institute for Risk Assessment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 33.9 works13×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 42.4 works11×
← 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: 3.82× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.46× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.87× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.97× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.84× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.26× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 24.25× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 24.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Institute for Risk Assessment?

Ranked on the composite score, Cornelia Weikert, Beatriz Guerra and Lothar Beutin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.

  1. 1 Cornelia Weikert Germany · #153,639 worldwide 192 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Beatriz Guerra Germany · #162,913 worldwide 194 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Lothar Beutin Germany · #243,718 worldwide 132 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Andreas Luch Germany · #299,544 worldwide 238 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Reimar Johne Germany · #306,622 worldwide 114 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Ajay Vikram Singh Germany · #317,322 worldwide 83 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Karsten Nöckler Germany · #440,327 worldwide 83 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Burkhard Malorny Germany · #501,984 worldwide 131 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Peter Laux Germany · #554,129 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Albert Braeuning Germany · #575,972 worldwide 179 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Which keywords describe research at Federal Institute for Risk Assessment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Safety, Health Effects, Epidemiology, Toxicity, Risk Assessment, Public Health, Environmental Exposure and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology57▲ 2.9×53 topics
  2. Food Safety47▲ 33×12 topics
  3. Health Effects43▲ 15×19 topics
  4. Public Health33▲ 4.6×23 topics
  5. Environmental Impact32▲ 3.8×17 topics
  6. Toxicity32▲ 15×17 topics
  7. Risk Assessment30▲ 9.1×11 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress26▲ 3.2×35 topics
  9. Environmental Exposure25▲ 47×3 topics
  10. Pathogenicity22▲ 68×4 topics
  11. Infection21▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Antimicrobial Resistance20▲ 21×8 topics
  13. Pathogenesis18▲ 7.3×15 topics
  14. Global Distribution17▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Foodborne Illness16▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Metabolism16▲ 6.4×19 topics
  17. Metabolic Disorders16▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Vaccine16▲ 7.8×9 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance15▲ 8.1×12 topics
  20. Bisphenol A14▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals14▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Genomics13▲ 9.1×8 topics
  23. Biomonitoring13▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Genome Sequencing12▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Antioxidants12▲ 5.6×10 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. DNA Damage12▲ 31×4 topics
  28. Mass Spectrometry12▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Campylobacter11▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Chronic Diseases11▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment11▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Salmonella11▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Consumer Perception11▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Bioaccumulation11▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Virulence10▲ 33×5 topics
  36. Vaccine Development10▲ 8.1×10 topics
  37. Feed Additives10▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Neurotoxicity10▲ 16×6 topics
  39. Liquid Chromatography10▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Toxicology10▲ 12×10 topics

Which research topics does Federal Institute for Risk Assessment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Effects and risks of end…14Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 14 fractional worksSalmonella and Campyloba…11Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 11 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 10 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 9 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 9 fractional worksAgricultural safety and regulations: 9 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 8 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analys…7Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 7 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 7 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 6 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisFood ScienceCancer ResearchInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
  2. 2 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 11 works
  3. 3 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 10 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 9 works
  5. 5 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  6. 6 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 9 works
  7. 7 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 7 works
  9. 9 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 7 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Institute for Risk Assessment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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