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Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau

In research, Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#199 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,323 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,021
of 28,054 · #7,243 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#45
of 220
Research works
533
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #199 of 3,409 43.1%81 #280
Life SciencesDomain #2,323 of 7,800 41.3%92 #3044

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau 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: 11.62× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.40× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 23.24× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 23.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Mäder, Else K. Bünemann and Florian Leiber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau.

  1. 1 Paul Mäder Switzerland · #21,146 worldwide 975 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Else K. Bünemann Switzerland · #52,669 worldwide 589 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Florian Leiber Switzerland · #117,486 worldwide 278 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Matthias Stolze Switzerland · #132,492 worldwide 206 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Peter Klocke Switzerland · #266,132 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Christian Schader Switzerland · #334,233 worldwide 161 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Laura Armengot Switzerland · #426,465 worldwide 72 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Robert Home Switzerland · #564,817 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Helga Willer Switzerland · #715,811 worldwide 79 citations · 119 works
  10. 10 Andreas Fließbach Switzerland · #786,925 worldwide 109 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau

Which keywords describe research at Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Fertility, Biodiversity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Livestock 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 2022–2025 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 Change28▲ 7.2×40 topics
  2. Environmental Impact20▲ 7.9×20 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 5.0×27 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 28×11 topics
  5. Soil Fertility12▲ 36×7 topics
  6. Biodiversity10▲ 9.3×15 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Livestock Production9▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 26×5 topics
  10. Soil Carbon Sequestration8▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services8▲ 14×9 topics
  13. Health Effects8▲ 8.7×3 topics
  14. Food Systems8▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Sustainable Diets8▲ 113×1 topic
  16. Microbial Communities7▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 13×11 topics
  18. Biochar Application7▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Nitrogen Cycle7▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Food Security6▲ 7.8×14 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  22. Nitrogen Fixation6▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Rural Development5▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Livestock Farming5▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Microbial Community5▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Social Networks5▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Adaptation5▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Genetic Improvement5▲ 34×4 topics
  29. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Technology Adoption4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Agroforestry4▲ 45×3 topics
  33. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Milk Composition4▲ 69×2 topics
  35. Multifunctionality4▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Consumer Perception4▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Symbiosis4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Drought Tolerance4▲ 18×8 topics
  39. Animal Welfare4▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Food Quality4▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Organic Food and Agriculture.

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 4 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…3Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologySoil ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 7 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  4. 4 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  7. 7 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.4%domestic only43.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

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