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Federal Institute of Hydrology

In research, Federal Institute of Hydrology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,523 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,841 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,298
of 28,054 · #10,211 all time
Rank in Germany
#595
of 1,178
Research works
654
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
43.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Federal Institute of Hydrology 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 #9,523 of 12,888 17.7%88 #6528
Environmental ScienceField #2,841 of 3,551 19.7%63 #1323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Institute of Hydrology 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 Federal Institute of Hydrology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 62.7 works12×
← 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: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.59× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.39× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Institute of Hydrology?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas A. Ternes, H. Hellmann and Stephan Dietrich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Institute of Hydrology.

  1. 1 Thomas A. Ternes Germany · #65,364 worldwide 348 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 H. Hellmann Germany · #217,582 worldwide 131 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Stephan Dietrich Germany · #637,631 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 H. Moser Germany · #1,081,652 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Peter Heininger Germany · #1,252,199 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Bastian Klein Germany · #1,279,905 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Helmut Fischer Germany · #1,282,531 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Georg Reifferscheid Germany · #1,463,545 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Stefan Vollmer Germany · #1,524,194 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Georg Dierkes Germany · #1,524,941 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Institute of Hydrology

Which keywords describe research at Federal Institute of Hydrology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sediment Transport, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Waste Management, Land Use Change and Recycling.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 7.8×38 topics
  2. Environmental Impact13▲ 7.3×20 topics
  3. Sediment Transport11▲ 70×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing9▲ 7.3×15 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Waste Management8▲ 20×4 topics
  7. Land Use Change8▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Recycling8▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Pollution8▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Water Quality8▲ 19×11 topics
  11. Water Resources7▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Marine Environment6▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Model Evaluation6▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Global Hydrology6▲ 82×1 topic
  15. Uncertainty Assessment6▲ 82×1 topic
  16. River Restoration5▲ 126×2 topics
  17. Geomorphological Effects5▲ 132×2 topics
  18. Human Health5▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Microbial Communities5▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Microplastics5▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Ecosystems5▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Ecotoxicity5▲ 81×2 topics
  23. Health Effects5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Fluvial Processes5▲ 163×1 topic
  25. Riparian Vegetation5▲ 163×1 topic
  26. Toxicity5▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Environmental Impacts4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Eutrophication4▲ 39×4 topics
  29. Antibiotics4▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Aquatic Environment4▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Global Carbon Budget4▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Invasive Species4▲ 8.9×10 topics
  34. Resistance Genes4▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Bioaccumulation3▲ 35×3 topics
  36. Metal Recovery3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. E-Waste3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Hazardous Substances3▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Water Quality Monitoring3▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Sensor Networks3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Institute of Hydrology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…5Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 5 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…4Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 4 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyPollutionEcologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 5 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 4 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

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 of Hydrology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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