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Federal Office for Radiation Protection

In research, Federal Office for Radiation Protection stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,202 of 21,541 worldwide), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (#981 of 1,574 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,845 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,453
of 28,054 · #14,656 all time
Rank in Germany
#558
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Federal Office for Radiation Protection 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 #9,202 of 21,541 14.0%453
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #981 of 1,574 17.7%182
Health SciencesDomain #13,845 of 20,462 19.7%381
MedicineField #13,280 of 17,978 18.7%266
Environmental ScienceField #4,882 of 6,208 16.0%134
EngineeringField #9,692 of 11,412 13.3%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Office for Radiation Protection 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.86× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.22× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.80× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Office for Radiation Protection?

Ranked on the composite score, Gunnar Brix, Gerald Kirchner and Peter Bossew lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Office for Radiation Protection.

  1. 1 Gunnar Brix Germany · #163,385 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Gerald Kirchner Germany · #633,955 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Peter Bossew Germany · #702,478 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Michaela Kreuzer Germany · #737,102 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 H. P. Berg Germany · #1,154,061 worldwide 41 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 A. Giussani Germany · #1,519,968 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Office for Radiation Protection

Which keywords describe research at Federal Office for Radiation Protection?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionizing Radiation, Health Effects, Radionuclides, Cancer Risk, Lung Cancer, Environmental Impact, Toxicity and Depleted Uranium.

▲ 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. Ionizing Radiation22▲ 340×2 topics
  2. Health Effects21▲ 38×6 topics
  3. Radionuclides18▲ 536×2 topics
  4. Cancer Risk12▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Lung Cancer12▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact12▲ 7.5×6 topics
  7. Toxicity11▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Depleted Uranium11▲ 530×1 topic
  9. Radon11▲ 530×1 topic
  10. Computed Tomography11▲ 263×1 topic
  11. Radiation Exposure11▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Fukushima Daiichi7▲ 545×1 topic
  13. nuclear accident7▲ 545×1 topic
  14. Oxidative Stress6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Radiotherapy5▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Apoptosis4▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Genomic Instability4▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Bystander Effects4▲ 261×1 topic
  19. Radiation4▲ 261×1 topic
  20. Medical Imaging3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  21. Public Health3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  22. Crystal Growth3▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Inorganic Scintillators3▲ 98×1 topic
  24. Scintillation Detectors3▲ 98×1 topic
  25. DNA Damage3▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Food Safety3▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Particle Therapy3▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Proton Therapy3▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Biomarkers2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  30. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  31. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 145×1 topic
  32. Radiation Protection2▲ 145×1 topic
  33. Particulate Matter2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Digital Mammography2▲ 154×1 topic
  35. Mammographic Density2▲ 154×1 topic
  36. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Dosimetry2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Nuclear Graphite2▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Food Irradiation1▲ 290×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Office for Radiation Protection publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Radioactive contamination and transfer and Effects of Radiation Exposure.

Radioactivity and Radon …11Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 11 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging11Radiation Dose and Imaging: 11 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 7 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…4Effects of Radiation Exposure: 4 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …3Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 3 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…3Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 3 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Radiography and Breast Imaging: 2 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional worksRadiation Effects and Dosimetry: 1 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGlobal and Planetary ChangeRadiation4 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 11 works
  2. 2 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  3. 3 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 3 works
  6. 6 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Radiation Effects and Dosimetry Food Science 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Office for Radiation Protection's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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