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Groundwater Center

In research, Groundwater Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,097 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,554
of 28,054 · #21,618 all time
Rank in Germany
#726
of 1,178
Research works
298
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Groundwater Center 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 #12,097 of 21,541 14.9%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Groundwater Center 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.98× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.76× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Groundwater Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Groundwater, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Reactive Transport, Land Use Change and Water Quality.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 8.6×21 topics
  2. Groundwater8▲ 141×6 topics
  3. Water Resources7▲ 44×5 topics
  4. Remote Sensing6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Reactive Transport5▲ 141×2 topics
  7. Land Use Change5▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Sediment Transport4▲ 42×4 topics
  9. Water Quality4▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Groundwater Flow4▲ 265×1 topic
  11. Transport Modeling4▲ 265×1 topic
  12. Hydrogeology4▲ 295×3 topics
  13. Global Hydrology4▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Model Evaluation4▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Geochemistry3▲ 86×3 topics
  16. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  17. Machine Learning3▲ 1.50×10 topics
  18. Precipitation3▲ 97×2 topics
  19. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.6×9 topics
  20. Geohazards3▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Isotopes3▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Karst3▲ 638×1 topic
  23. Stable3▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Drought2▲ 37×3 topics
  25. Monitoring2▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Global Warming2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  27. GIS2▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Groundwater Potential2▲ 111×1 topic
  29. Flood Risk2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Reservoir Operation2▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Satellite Imagery2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Water Demand2▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Evapotranspiration2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Optimization2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  36. Chemical Analysis1▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Hydrosocial Cycle1▲ 110×1 topic
  38. Sediment Analysis1▲ 680×1 topic
  39. Surface Water1▲ 680×1 topic
  40. Water Privatization1▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does Groundwater Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry and Karst Systems and Hydrogeology.

Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …3Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 3 fractional worksKarst Systems and Hydrog…3Karst Systems and Hydrogeology: 3 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 2 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Resources Studies: 1 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyGeochemistry and PetrologyEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  4. 4 Karst Systems and Hydrogeology Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.8%domestic only52.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Groundwater Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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