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Hertie Foundation

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Research works
93
▲ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
87.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Hertie Foundation

Not ranked overall: Hertie Foundation is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hertie Foundation work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Hertie Foundation is in Life Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (26%), Neuroscience (22%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 55 fractional works · 59.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 20.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 21.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 10.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 26.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHertie Foundation93fractional works, all years
Life Sciences59%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2425.8%
    2. Neuroscience2021.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1010.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine2426.3%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences44.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    3. Psychology11.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering32.8%
    2. Computer Science11.1%
    3. Chemistry00.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 19.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 17.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 6.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Medicine: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 19.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology19.21×1 works
  2. Neuroscience17.40×2 works
  3. Chemistry6.04×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.03×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.99×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting2.45×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.63×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×0 works
  9. Medicine0.74×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hertie Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Dmitri Lodygin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hertie Foundation.

  1. 1 Dmitri Lodygin Germany · #367,686 worldwide 4.2k citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Hertie Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Hertie Foundation?

The most cited paper from Hertie Foundation is "A three-dimensional human neural cell culture model of Alzheimer’s disease" (Se Hoon Choi, Young Hye Kim, Matthias Hebisch et al., 2014), with 1,235 citations. Next come "Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway" (1,197) and "Debris clearance by microglia: an essential link between degeneration and regeneration" (1,156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A three-dimensional human neural cell culture model of Alzheimer’s disease Se Hoon Choi, Young Hye Kim, Matthias Hebisch et al. · Nature Open access 10 Oct 2014 1,235
2 Fumaric acid esters exert neuroprotective effects in neuroinflammation via activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway Ralf Andreas Linker, De-Hyung Lee, Sarah T. Ryan et al. · Brain 22 Feb 2011 1,197
3 Debris clearance by microglia: an essential link between degeneration and regeneration Harald Neumann, Mark Kotter, Robin J.M. Franklin · Brain Open access 20 Jun 2008 1,156
4 Clearance of apoptotic neurons without inflammation by microglial triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 Kazuya Takahashi, Christian D.P. Rochford, Harald Neumann · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 21 Feb 2005 1,147
5 Inflammatory Cortical Demyelination in Early Multiple Sclerosis Claudia Francesca Lucchinetti, Bogdan Florin Gh. Popescu, Reem Fahd Bunyan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 7 Dec 2011 1,107
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hertie Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Brain Development, Transcriptional Regulation, Neurodegeneration, Innate Immunity, Differentiation, Embryonic Stem Cells, Pluripotent Stem Cells and Diagnostic Criteria.

▲ 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. Brain Development10▲ 55×5 topics
  2. Transcriptional Regulation8▲ 35×7 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 3.6×24 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration8▲ 27×7 topics
  5. Innate Immunity7▲ 23×7 topics
  6. Differentiation7▲ 101×2 topics
  7. Embryonic Stem Cells7▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Pluripotent Stem Cells7▲ 104×2 topics
  9. Diagnostic Criteria7▲ 34×5 topics
  10. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells6▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Reprogramming6▲ 201×1 topic
  12. Cognitive Impairment6▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation6▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Cytokines6▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Multiple Sclerosis5▲ 173×1 topic
  16. Neuromyelitis Optica5▲ 173×1 topic
  17. Microglia5▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders5▲ 8.3×12 topics
  19. Adult Stem Cells5▲ 154×1 topic
  20. Astrocytes5▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Neurogenesis5▲ 154×1 topic
  22. Synaptic Pruning5▲ 114×1 topic
  23. Autoantibodies4▲ 19×6 topics
  24. Gene Therapy4▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Cancer4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  26. Treatment4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  27. Immunity4▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Genome Engineering3▲ 59×1 topic
  29. RNA-Guided3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Autoimmunity3▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Toll-like Receptors3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. RNA Interference3▲ 25×1 topic
  34. siRNA Delivery3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  36. TGF-ß2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. CD4+CD25+2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Foxp32▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Dendritic Cells2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Media2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Hertie Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Various Chemistry Research Topics, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Corporate Governance and Management and Tryptophan and brain disorders.

Various Chemistry Research Topics: 0 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…0Corporate Governance and Management: 0 fractional worksTryptophan and brain dis…0Tryptophan and brain disorders: 0 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…0Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 0 fractional worksImmune Response and Inflammation: 0 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 0 fractional worksIon Channels and Receptors0Ion Channels and Receptors: 0 fractional works
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryNeurologyStrategy and ManagementBiological Psychiatry4 others

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

  1. 1 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
  2. 2 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  4. 4 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 0 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Immune Response and Inflammation Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 Ion Channels and Receptors Sensory Systems 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hertie Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% higher 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 Hertie Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hertie Foundation0.000032% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Hertie Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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