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Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)

In research, Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,358 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,895
of 28,054 · #21,832 all time
Rank in Germany
#896
of 1,178
Research works
373
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) 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 #12,358 of 21,541 14.7%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (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 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.43× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.40× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.62× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.25× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Potonié and Wolfgang W. Osterhage lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany).

  1. 1 Robert Potonié Germany · #1,168,568 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang W. Osterhage Germany · #1,354,496 worldwide 3 citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Big Data, Literature, History, Biosphere Reserves, Landscape Management, Discourse Analysis and Language Variation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development11▲ 8.0×7 topics
  2. Big Data6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  4. History5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  5. Literature5▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Biosphere Reserves5▲ 410×1 topic
  7. Landscape Management5▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Discourse Analysis4▲ 19×1 topic
  9. Identity4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  10. Language Variation4▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Digital Transformation4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  12. Leadership3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  13. Tectonics3▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Human Rights3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  15. Art3▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Narrative3▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Digitalization3▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Innovation3▲ 3.4×3 topics
  19. Gender3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  20. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Bildung2▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Exhibition2▲ 266×1 topic
  23. Museum2▲ 266×1 topic
  24. Proteomics2▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Governance2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  26. Renewable Resources2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Business Models2▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Customer Experience2▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Ethics2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Coaching2▲ 147×1 topic
  31. Participation2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Policy Change2▲ 191×1 topic
  33. Psychodrama2▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Memory2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Human Microbiome2▲ 327×1 topic
  36. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Plate Tectonics2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Autorschaft2▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Literaturkritik2▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Proteins2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Linguistic research and analysis, Libraries and Information Services and Public Administration and Political Analysis.

Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 5 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 4 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…2Environmental Science and Technology: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…2German Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…2Protein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…2Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationLanguage and LinguisticsMuseologyPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  3. 3 Libraries and Information Services Museology 2 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 2 works
  8. 8 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 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 available7.6%not open92.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% higher 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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