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German Center for Diabetes Research

In research, German Center for Diabetes Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,847 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#2,827 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,581 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,967
of 28,054 · #5,080 all time
Rank in Germany
#185
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is German Center for Diabetes Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,847 of 7,800 32.1%87 #2266
MedicineField #2,827 of 10,443 30.0%159 #3105
Health SciencesDomain #3,581 of 11,982 29.2%174 #3935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Center for Diabetes Research 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#2,266 #1,847
  2. Medicine#3,105 #2,827
  3. Health Sciences#3,935 #3,581
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does German Center for Diabetes Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 35.5 works22×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 28.8 works11×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.51× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.51× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 159 worksMedicineNursing: 3.80× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Center for Diabetes Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Róbert Wágner and Birgit Niesing lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Center for Diabetes Research.

  1. 1 Andreas L. Birkenfeld Germany · #64,416 worldwide 421 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Róbert Wágner Germany · #507,434 worldwide 174 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Birgit Niesing Germany · #1,472,056 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Tobias Wiesner Germany · #1,488,632 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Johanna Löchner Germany · #1,624,241 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at German Center for Diabetes Research

Which keywords describe research at German Center for Diabetes Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Glycemic Control and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome41▲ 17×21 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease41▲ 12×36 topics
  3. Inflammation36▲ 5.9×68 topics
  4. Obesity32▲ 15×21 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance30▲ 22×10 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress26▲ 5.3×49 topics
  7. Diabetes24▲ 17×18 topics
  8. Glycemic Control22▲ 49×4 topics
  9. Epidemiology22▲ 1.88×48 topics
  10. Insulin Therapy20▲ 56×3 topics
  11. Type 1 Diabetes20▲ 79×2 topics
  12. Type 2 Diabetes17▲ 26×6 topics
  13. Weight Loss15▲ 31×4 topics
  14. Depression14▲ 5.6×19 topics
  15. Genetics14▲ 7.0×14 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders13▲ 8.0×16 topics
  17. Heart Failure13▲ 10×12 topics
  18. Diabetes Mellitus12▲ 21×6 topics
  19. Exercise11▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Mitochondrial Dysfunction11▲ 13×11 topics
  21. Immunotherapy11▲ 5.3×9 topics
  22. Autoimmunity11▲ 26×5 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy10▲ 6.3×12 topics
  24. Hepatic Steatosis10▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Metabolic Regulation10▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Pancreatic Islets10▲ 83×1 topic
  27. ß-Cell Dysfunction10▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Complications10▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Continuous Glucose Monitoring10▲ 72×1 topic
  30. HLA Genes10▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Hypoglycemia10▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Insulin Production10▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Clinical Guidelines10▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Epilepsy Treatment10▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Alzheimer's Disease9▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Atherosclerosis9▲ 11×12 topics
  37. Glucose Metabolism9▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Ketogenic Diet9▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet9▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Brown Adipose Tissue9▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does German Center for Diabetes Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes and associated disorders, Diabetes Management and Research and Diet and metabolism studies.

Pancreatic function and …10Pancreatic function and diabetes: 10 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …10Diabetes and associated disorders: 10 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …10Diabetes Management and Research: 10 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…9Diet and metabolism studies: 9 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 9 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …7Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 6 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 4 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 4 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 10 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 10 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 9 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 9 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 works
  8. 8 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  9. 9 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 4 works
  10. 10 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 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 available63.9%not open36.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.4%domestic only61.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Center for Diabetes Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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