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Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

In research, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,464 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,338 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 56.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,652
of 28,054 · #3,410 all time
Rank in Germany
#205
of 1,178
Research works
1.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
32.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies 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 #4,464 of 12,888 33.3%166 #2753
Physics and AstronomyField #1,338 of 1,646 39.4%104 #1279

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies 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 Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 56.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 46.7 works56×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 38.3 works28×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 104.1 works18×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.24× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.73× its world share, 104 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 17.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Hannah Petersen, Piero Nicolini and Mirko Schäfer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies.

  1. 1 Hannah Petersen Germany · #323,652 worldwide 235 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Piero Nicolini Germany · #365,313 worldwide 266 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Mirko Schäfer Germany · #610,805 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kai Zhou Germany · #619,382 worldwide 168 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Lingxiao Wang Germany · #728,623 worldwide 138 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Andrey V. Solov’yov Germany · #759,886 worldwide 194 citations · 98 works
  7. 7 Jochen Triesch Germany · #769,977 worldwide 183 citations · 84 works
  8. 8 Nan Su Germany · #781,143 worldwide 91 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 David Benisty Germany · #822,650 worldwide 154 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Volodymyr Vovchenko Germany · #953,995 worldwide 114 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

Which keywords describe research at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Gravitational Waves, Supernovae, Hydrodynamics, Heavy-Ion Collisions, Quark-Gluon Plasma, Quantum Gravity and Dark Matter.

▲ 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. Lattice QCD24▲ 154×2 topics
  2. Gravitational Waves17▲ 113×2 topics
  3. Supernovae15▲ 71×2 topics
  4. Hydrodynamics14▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Heavy-Ion Collisions14▲ 209×1 topic
  6. Quark-Gluon Plasma14▲ 209×1 topic
  7. Quantum Gravity13▲ 59×3 topics
  8. Dark Matter12▲ 40×4 topics
  9. General Relativity12▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Binary Black Hole12▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Neutron Star12▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning11▲ 1.30×36 topics
  13. Renormalization Group11▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Cosmological Parameters10▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Dark Energy10▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Particle Physics10▲ 52×2 topics
  17. QCD10▲ 113×1 topic
  18. charmonium10▲ 113×1 topic
  19. Nucleosynthesis10▲ 75×3 topics
  20. Black Holes9▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Higgs Boson9▲ 65×1 topic
  22. High-Energy Collider9▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Quantum Entanglement6▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Field Theories5▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Holographic5▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Functions5▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Working Memory5▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Cortical Networks5▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Gamma-Ray Bursts5▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Neuronal Oscillations5▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Neutron Stars5▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Tomography5▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Galactic Center4▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Relativity4▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Unified Field Theories4▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Cosmology4▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Entanglement4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  38. Nuclear Forces4▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Structure4▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Quantum Information4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 14 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 12 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…10Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 10 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…10Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 10 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 9 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 5 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…5Neural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 5 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 4 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsCognitive Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  2. 2 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  6. 6 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.3%domestic only46.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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