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Fischer (Germany)

In research, Fischer (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,265 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 26.9× its share of world research).

fischer.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#5,831
of 22,385 · #2,412 all time
Rank in Germany
#203
of 795
Research works
1.1k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Fischer (Germany)

What is Fischer (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 #3,265 of 10,670 6.4%83 #1831

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fischer (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 Fischer (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Fischer (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 48.4% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 28.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFischer (Germany)178fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences14%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2916.6%
    2. Environmental Science137.3%
    3. Chemistry105.5%
    4. Materials Science84.5%
    5. Energy63.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences63.3%
    7. Computer Science52.7%
    8. Mathematics52.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering21.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3217.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology179.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Social Sciences95.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities73.9%
    3. Psychology31.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine158.5%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fischer (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 26.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 22.5 works27×
← 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: 3.73× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.52× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.49× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.82× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.82×6 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.73×32 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.52×2 works
  4. Chemistry3.49×10 works
  5. Mathematics2.20×5 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.11×6 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.76×17 works
  8. Environmental Science1.46×13 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.36×7 works
  10. Materials Science1.28×8 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.24×1 works
  12. Veterinary1.16×0 works
  13. Engineering1.10×30 works
  14. Psychology0.61×3 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.57×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×2 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×3 works
  18. Medicine0.44×15 works
  19. Social Sciences0.42×9 works
  20. Computer Science0.35×5 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  23. Health Professions0.25×1 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fischer (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, H.C. Teitler, Werner Hodek and Hans Güde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fischer (Germany).

  1. 1 H.C. Teitler Germany · #1,234,906 worldwide 970 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Werner Hodek Germany · #1,758,433 worldwide 517 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Hans Güde Germany · #1,828,101 worldwide 1.9k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Christian Schmid‐Egger Germany · #1,860,288 worldwide 730 citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Klaus Jürgen Fischer Germany · #2,073,003 worldwide 21 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Hermann Th. Wagner Germany · #2,079,303 worldwide 21 citations · 71 works
  7. 6 Joachim-Dietrich von Frommann Germany · #2,079,303 worldwide 21 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Jürgen Hartmann Germany · #2,628,555 worldwide 406 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Bernhard Kübler Germany · #2,978,817 worldwide 27 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Albert Seemann Germany · #3,107,161 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fischer (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Fischer (Germany) is "EURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change projections for European impact research" (Daniela Jacob et al., 2013), with 2,868 citations. Next come "Transformation of Carbon Dioxide with Homogeneous Transition‐Metal Catalysts: A Molecular Solution to a Global Challenge?" (1,629) and "Defect‐Engineered Metal–Organic Frameworks" (1,268).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change projections for European impact research Daniela Jacob et al. · Regional Environmental Change Open access 22 Jul 2013 2,868
2 Transformation of Carbon Dioxide with Homogeneous Transition‐Metal Catalysts: A Molecular Solution to a Global Challenge? Mirza Cokoja, Christian Bruckmeier, Bernhard Rieger et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 29 Aug 2011 1,629
3 Defect‐Engineered Metal–Organic Frameworks Zhenlan Fang, Bart Bueken, Dirk E De Vos et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 3 Jun 2015 1,268
4 Competing waves of oligodendrocytes in the forebrain and postnatal elimination of an embryonic lineage Nicoletta Kessaris, Matthew Fogarty, Palma Iannarelli et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 25 Dec 2005 1,229
5 Inferring causation from time series in Earth system sciences Jakob Runge et al. · Nature Communications Open access 14 Jun 2019 1,012
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fischer (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Biogeography, Evolution, DNA Barcoding and Morphology.

▲ 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. Phylogeny16▲ 53×17 topics
  2. Biodiversity16▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Invasive Species14▲ 18×17 topics
  4. Taxonomy13▲ 51×14 topics
  5. Biogeography13▲ 25×18 topics
  6. Evolution12▲ 26×11 topics
  7. Climate Change10▲ 2.2×34 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding9▲ 30×8 topics
  9. Morphology9▲ 27×7 topics
  10. Coleoptera6▲ 133×2 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 21×9 topics
  12. Catalysis6▲ 4.7×15 topics
  13. Speciation6▲ 70×2 topics
  14. Diversification5▲ 64×2 topics
  15. beetles5▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Fuel Cells4▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Global Change4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Catalysts4▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Ecology4▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  23. Cathode Materials4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Conservation4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  25. Water Splitting4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  26. Phylogenetics4▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Sustainable Energy3▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Amber Fossils3▲ 175×1 topic
  29. Cretaceous3▲ 76×2 topics
  30. Energy Conversion3▲ 8.8×1 topic
  31. Insect Evolution3▲ 175×1 topic
  32. Oxygen Reduction3▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Biological Control3▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Cryptic Species3▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Pollinator Decline3▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Genetic Analysis3▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Construction3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Nanoscale Imaging3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Systematics3▲ 79×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Fossil Insects in Amber and Plant and animal studies.

Coleoptera Taxonomy and …5Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…3Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber3Fossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies3Plant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 3 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…3Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…2Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …2Families in Therapy and Culture: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…2Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPaleontologyElectrochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  3. 3 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 3 works
  6. 6 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% 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 Fischer (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Fischer (Germany)0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fischer (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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fischer (Germany)3.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2017.

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