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Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity

In research, Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,538 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,078
of 28,054 · #21,749 all time
Rank in Germany
#444
of 1,178
Research works
186
▲ 1288% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,538 of 12,888 38.1%64 #13890

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity 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).

What does Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.5 works28×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.32× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.12× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.18× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Microbes, Microbial Biogeography, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Harmful Algal Blooms and Eutrophication.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 10×35 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification7▲ 108×3 topics
  3. Marine Microbes6▲ 112×1 topic
  4. Microbial Biogeography6▲ 112×1 topic
  5. Benthic Communities6▲ 112×2 topics
  6. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 112×2 topics
  7. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Eutrophication6▲ 59×3 topics
  9. Global Warming5▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Dissolved Organic Matter5▲ 124×1 topic
  11. Oceanic Carbon Cycle5▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Conservation4▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Biogeography4▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Biodiversity4▲ 5.8×10 topics
  16. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 82×2 topics
  17. Bleaching4▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Coral Reefs4▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Phylogenetic Relationships4▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Population Dynamics4▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Deep-Sea Ecology4▲ 132×1 topic
  22. Estuarine Quality4▲ 132×1 topic
  23. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Acoustic Communication3▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Invasive Species3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  28. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 44×3 topics
  29. Coastal Protection3▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades3▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Aquaculture3▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Marine Environment3▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  34. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 107×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem Services3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Marine Mammals3▲ 107×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Management3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries3▲ 70×1 topic
  39. DNA Barcoding2▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…4Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…4Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…2Coastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 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 available87.2%not open12.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.1%domestic only43.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1288% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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