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Francke Foundations

In research, Francke Foundations stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,422 of 17,446 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,329 of 16,688 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,543 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,376
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#304
of 1,603
Research works
648
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Francke Foundations

What is Francke Foundations 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 #5,422 of 17,446 7.6%185
Health SciencesDomain #5,329 of 16,688 3.4%173
Social SciencesDomain #10,543 of 14,833 4.4%210

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Francke Foundations 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 Francke Foundations work in?

In all years, 32% of research at Francke Foundations is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Psychology (13%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 210 fractional works · 32.4% of its workPsychology: 86 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 84 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 72 fractional works · 11.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 30 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 185 fractional works · 28.6% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 173 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 101 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSurgery: 38 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 68 fractional works · 10.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 80 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFranckeFoundations648fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology8613.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities7211.0%
    3. Social Sciences355.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting81.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Mathematics436.6%
    2. Chemistry385.9%
    3. Engineering385.8%
    4. Materials Science162.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy142.1%
    6. Environmental Science142.1%
    7. Computer Science121.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.0%
    9. Energy30.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    1. Medicine10115.7%
    2. Health Professions6810.5%
    3. Nursing30.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences416.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology335.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.6%
    4. Neuroscience20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.84× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 2.78× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 6.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.67×0 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.66×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology4.87×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.84×2 works
  5. Environmental Science3.13×2 works
  6. Chemistry2.78×0 works
  7. Psychology2.15×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×1 works
  9. Medicine0.86×2 works
  10. Engineering0.18×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Francke Foundations?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Bernstein, Otto Eißfeldt and Edmund O. von Lippmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Francke Foundations.

  1. 1 J. Bernstein Germany · #208,464 worldwide 8.6k citations · 275 works
  2. 2 Otto Eißfeldt Germany · #548,056 worldwide 1.4k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Edmund O. von Lippmann Germany · #1,561,523 worldwide 560 citations · 267 works
  4. 4 Schräder Germany · #1,670,037 worldwide 156 citations · 460 works
  5. 5 Rudolf Koch Germany · #1,834,349 worldwide 760 citations · 153 works
  6. 6 Walcher Germany · #1,893,944 worldwide 177 citations · 288 works
  7. 7 Neureiter Germany · #1,900,200 worldwide 64 citations · 284 works
  8. 8 Breitenecker Germany · #2,028,783 worldwide 13 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Erich Harnack Germany · #2,034,504 worldwide 462 citations · 79 works
  10. 10 Klauer Germany · #2,073,003 worldwide 1 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Francke Foundations

What are the most cited papers from Francke Foundations?

The most cited paper from Francke Foundations is "O. D. Kellogg, Foundations of Potential Theory. (Die Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften in Einzeldarstellungen, Band 31). X + 384 S. m. 30 Fig. Berlin/Heidelberg/New York 1967. Springer‐Verlag. Preis geb. DM 32,–" (Hans J. Schubert, 1969), with 445 citations. Next come "Green chemistry and the plastic pollution challenge: towards a circular economy" (379) and "First-line therapy with fludarabine compared with chlorambucil does not result in a major benefit for elderly patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia" (334).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 O. D. Kellogg, Foundations of Potential Theory. (Die Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften in Einzeldarstellungen, Band 31). X + 384 S. m. 30 Fig. Berlin/Heidelberg/New York 1967. Springer‐Verlag. Preis geb. DM 32,– Hans J. Schubert · ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik 1969 445
2 Green chemistry and the plastic pollution challenge: towards a circular economy Roger A. Sheldon, Michael Norton · Green Chemistry Open access 2020 379
3 First-line therapy with fludarabine compared with chlorambucil does not result in a major benefit for elderly patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia Barbara F. Eichhorst et al. · Blood 15 Jul 2009 334
4 Beliefs in a Just World as a Buffer Against Anger Claudia Dalbert · Social Justice Research Jun 2002 189
5 Flüssige Kristalle in Tabellen: Von D. Demus, H. Demus und H. Zaschke; VEB Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, Leipzig 1974; etwa 400 Seiten; Format 16,5 × 23 cm; Plasteinband etwa 180, — M. Bestell‐Nr. 5409213 H. Sackmann · Zeitschrift für Chemie Jul 1974 166
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Which keywords describe research at Francke Foundations?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Professional Development, Coaching, Psychodrama, Epidemiological Study, Socioeconomic Status, Chronic Diseases, Germany and Health Surveys.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Professional Development85▲ 82×3 topics
  2. Coaching84▲ 677×1 topic
  3. Psychodrama84▲ 692×1 topic
  4. Public Health62▲ 7.0×6 topics
  5. Epidemiological Study61▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Socioeconomic Status61▲ 128×2 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases60▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Germany60▲ 305×1 topic
  9. Health Surveys60▲ 305×1 topic
  10. Healthcare30▲ 6.6×4 topics
  11. Climate Change29▲ 1.66×26 topics
  12. Thermodynamics29▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Education28▲ 3.4×8 topics
  14. Research28▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Anaesthesia27▲ 216×1 topic
  16. Chemistry27▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Medical Gases27▲ 216×1 topic
  18. Statistical Analysis27▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Physical Training26▲ 365×1 topic
  20. Psychological Testing26▲ 195×1 topic
  21. Spectroscopy19▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Relativity17▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Geometry16▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Hyperbolic16▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Catalysis15▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Green Chemistry14▲ 7.2×4 topics
  27. Engineering12▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Thermal Management11▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Fluid Dynamics10▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Materials Science10▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Environmental Health10▲ 17×2 topics
  32. NMR Spectroscopy10▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Sustainable Development Goals10▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Asymmetric Synthesis9▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Partially Ordered Sets9▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Periodic Table9▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Quantum Mechanics9▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Metal Complexes9▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Symbiosis9▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds9▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Francke Foundations publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Memory, History, Trauma, Identity, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy, Libraries and Information Services and Agricultural safety and regulations.

Memory, History, Trauma,…1Memory, History, Trauma, Identity: 1 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…1Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 1 fractional worksAgricultural safety and regulations: 1 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoengineering: 0 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 0 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology0Polar Research and Ecology: 0 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 0 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 0 fractional works
PhilosophySocial PsychologyMuseologyFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 1 works
  2. 2 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Libraries and Information Services Museology 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 0 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 available7.0%not open93.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Francke Foundations's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% 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 Francke Foundations as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Francke Foundations0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Francke Foundations over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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