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GfK (Germany)

In research, GfK (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,542 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,886 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,769
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#413
of 2,077
Research works
373
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is GfK (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 #4,542 of 21,541 32.6%243
Physics and AstronomyField #1,886 of 3,663 38.9%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where GfK (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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.62× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at GfK (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Lattice QCD, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, DNA Strand Breaks, Low-Energy Electrons, Heavy-Ion Collisions and Quark-Gluon Plasma.

▲ 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. Nucleosynthesis29▲ 77×3 topics
  2. Lattice QCD28▲ 57×2 topics
  3. Nuclear Forces24▲ 114×1 topic
  4. Nuclear Structure24▲ 114×1 topic
  5. DNA Strand Breaks17▲ 72×1 topic
  6. Low-Energy Electrons17▲ 72×1 topic
  7. Heavy-Ion Collisions15▲ 79×1 topic
  8. Quark-Gluon Plasma15▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Tomography15▲ 15×4 topics
  10. QCD13▲ 44×1 topic
  11. charmonium13▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Small-Angle Scattering13▲ 27×2 topics
  13. E-commerce13▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Big Data12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  15. Data Analysis12▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Customer Relationship Management12▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Neutron Activation Analysis12▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Neutron Imaging12▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Spectroscopy12▲ 9.8×6 topics
  21. Digital Transformation11▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Information Technology10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. Customer Experience10▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Dark Matter10▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Particle Physics10▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Business Models9▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Mobile Health9▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Omni-Channel Strategy9▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Technology Innovation9▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Strategic Marketing9▲ 65×2 topics
  31. Digital Capital9▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Value Chains9▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Higgs Boson9▲ 24×1 topic
  34. High-Energy Collider9▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Consumer Behavior8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  36. Quantitative Analysis8▲ 12×3 topics
  37. X-ray Absorption7▲ 50×1 topic
  38. X-ray Emission7▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Surface Engineering7▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Molecular Imaging7▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does GfK (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval European History and Architecture, Sociology and Education Studies, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods.

Medieval European Histor…1Medieval European History and Architecture: 1 fractional worksSociology and Education …1Sociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 0 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 0 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought: 0 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …0French Urban and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …0Innovation, Technology, and Society: 0 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…0Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 0 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…0Global Energy Security and Policy: 0 fractional works
ArcheologySociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 1 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 0 works
  6. 6 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has GfK (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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