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HeidelbergCement (Germany)

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Research works
103
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
48.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
HeidelbergCement (Germany)

Not ranked overall: HeidelbergCement (Germany) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does HeidelbergCement (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at HeidelbergCement (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (70%), Materials Science (9%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 92.3% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 70.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 39.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 21.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHeidelbergCement(Germany)28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2070.4%
    2. Materials Science28.6%
    3. Environmental Science26.8%
    4. Computer Science12.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.7%
    6. Chemistry01.2%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Medicine25.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.69× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.69×20 works
  2. Materials Science2.45×2 works
  3. Environmental Science1.38×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×0 works
  5. Chemical Engineering0.85×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.76×0 works
  7. Energy0.69×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.29×1 works
  10. Medicine0.29×2 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at HeidelbergCement (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohsen Ben Haha, Maciej Zając and Jan Skoček lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HeidelbergCement (Germany).

  1. 1 Mohsen Ben Haha Germany · #16,707 worldwide 14k citations · 122 works
  2. 2 Maciej Zając Germany · #67,879 worldwide 9.3k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Jan Skoček Germany · #105,891 worldwide 3.8k citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Pawel Durdzinski Germany · #163,298 worldwide 3.2k citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Frank Bullerjahn Germany · #221,594 worldwide 2.9k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Christopher Stabler Germany · #657,061 worldwide 1.4k citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at HeidelbergCement (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from HeidelbergCement (Germany)?

The most cited paper from HeidelbergCement (Germany) is "Influence of limestone and anhydrite on the hydration of Portland cements" (Maciej Zając, Anne Rossberg, Gwenn Le Saoût et al., 2013), with 487 citations. Next come "Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC" (484) and "Hydration of quaternary Portland cement blends containing blast-furnace slag, siliceous fly ash and limestone powder" (420).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Influence of limestone and anhydrite on the hydration of Portland cements Maciej Zając, Anne Rossberg, Gwenn Le Saoût et al. · Cement and Concrete Composites 2 Dec 2013 487
2 Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC Stefanie von Greve‐Dierfeld et al. · Materials and Structures Open access 22 Oct 2020 484
3 Hydration of quaternary Portland cement blends containing blast-furnace slag, siliceous fly ash and limestone powder Axel Schöler, Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld et al. · Cement and Concrete Composites 12 Oct 2014 420
4 Properties of magnesium silicate hydrates (M-S-H) D. Nied, Kasper Enemark‐Rasmussen, Emilie L’Hôpital et al. · Cement and Concrete Research Open access 4 Nov 2015 391
5 Influence of limestone on the hydration of ternary slag cements Samuel Adu-Amankwah, Maciej Zając, Christopher Stabler et al. · Cement and Concrete Research 14 Jun 2017 357
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HeidelbergCement (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geopolymer, CO2 Sequestration, Environmental Impact, Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash, Durability Performance, Concrete Properties and Recycled Aggregate.

▲ 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-now 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Geopolymer9▲ 216×2 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 156×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact8▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Cementitious Materials7▲ 274×1 topic
  5. Fly Ash7▲ 229×1 topic
  6. Durability Performance4▲ 145×2 topics
  7. Concrete Properties4▲ 307×1 topic
  8. Recycled Aggregate4▲ 408×1 topic
  9. Mechanical Properties4▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Fiber Reinforced Concrete3▲ 141×1 topic
  11. Ultra-High Performance Concrete3▲ 141×1 topic
  12. 3D Printing2▲ 26×1 topic
  13. Carbon Capture2▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Concrete Extrusion2▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Geological Storage2▲ 181×1 topic
  16. Environmental Remediation1▲ 82×2 topics
  17. Nanomaterials1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  18. Hydration Mechanism1▲ 152×1 topic
  19. Magnesium-Based Cements1▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Gasification1▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Coal1▲ 237×1 topic
  22. NAFLD1▲ 32×1 topic
  23. NASH1▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Underground1▲ 237×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials.

Concrete and Cement Mate…7Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 7 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 4 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …2Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…2CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properti…1Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 1 fractional worksConcrete Properties and Behavior: 1 fractional worksMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 4 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Concrete Properties and Behavior Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Molecular Biology 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is HeidelbergCement (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000099% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%HeidelbergCement (Germany)0.000084% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of HeidelbergCement (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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