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IFF Weimar

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Research works
34
▲ 79% vs 2018-21
Citations
95
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
IFF Weimar

Not ranked overall: IFF Weimar 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 IFF Weimar work in?

In all years, 55% of research at IFF Weimar is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (22%), Social Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (15%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 55.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 22.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 33.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 15.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 12.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 14.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKIFF Weimar34fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences55%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities822.5%
    2. Social Sciences619.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance26.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.9%
    5. Psychology12.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science515.1%
    2. Engineering514.8%
    3. Computer Science12.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    5. Energy00.7%
    1. Medicine38.8%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.5%
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.

Computer Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 23.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.92× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 23.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary23.80×0 works
  2. Arts and Humanities10.92×2 works
  3. Engineering2.61×3 works
  4. Psychology1.99×0 works
  5. Energy1.32×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.25×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.78×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.31×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.24×0 works
  11. Medicine0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IFF Weimar?

Ranked on the quality score, Otto Kapfinger, Ulrich Wieler and Albert C. Daniels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IFF Weimar.

  1. 1 Otto Kapfinger Germany · #2,810,643 worldwide 22 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Wieler Germany · #2,896,159 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Albert C. Daniels Germany · #4,066,660 worldwide 406 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at IFF Weimar

What are the most cited papers from IFF Weimar?

The most cited paper from IFF Weimar is "Simulation of fresh concrete flow using Discrete Element Method (DEM): theory and applications" (Viktor Mechtcherine, Annika Gram, Knut Krenzer et al., 2013), with 154 citations. Next come "Compressive strength for service and accident conditions" (83) and "Modulus of elasticity for service and accident conditions" (24).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Simulation of fresh concrete flow using Discrete Element Method (DEM): theory and applications Viktor Mechtcherine, Annika Gram, Knut Krenzer et al. · Materials and Structures 19 Jun 2013 154
2 Compressive strength for service and accident conditions Schneider, Ulrich, Schwesinger, P., Debicki, Gérard et al. · Materials and Structures Aug 1995 83
3 Modulus of elasticity for service and accident conditions Ulrich Schneider, Peter Schwesinger, G. Debicki et al. · Materials and Structures Open access Mar 2004 24
4 Associations between adult attachment characteristics, medical burden, and life satisfaction among older primary care patients. Helmut A. Kirchmann, Tobias Nolte, Kristin Runkewitz et al. · Psychology and Aging 2013 22
5 Part 8: Steady-state creep and creep recovery for service and accident conditions Schneider, Ulrich, Schwesinger, P., Debicki, Gérard et al. · Materials and Structures Open access 2000 19
All 72 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IFF Weimar?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Conservation, Biosphere Reserves, Landscape Management, Identity, Gender, Bildung and Autorschaft.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development7▲ 19×7 topics
  2. Conservation4▲ 26×2 topics
  3. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 1033×1 topic
  4. Landscape Management4▲ 761×1 topic
  5. Gender3▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Identity3▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Bildung3▲ 284×3 topics
  8. Autorschaft3▲ 373×1 topic
  9. Literaturkritik3▲ 373×1 topic
  10. Historical Analysis2▲ 167×2 topics
  11. Civil Engineering2▲ 93×2 topics
  12. Bridge Engineering2▲ 315×1 topic
  13. Construction2▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Global Capitalism2▲ 101×1 topic
  17. Imperialism2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. History1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  19. Monetary Policy1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Diagnosis1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  21. Literature1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  22. Philosophy1▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Rheology1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Treatment1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  25. Asset Pricing1▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Climate Change1◆ 1.12×6 topics
  27. Financial Analysis1▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Geopolymer1▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Innovation1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  30. Shrinking Cities1▲ 138×1 topic
  31. Urban Decline1▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does IFF Weimar publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, Soviet and Russian History and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration.

Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 1 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 0 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 0 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 0 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionPolitical Science and International RelationsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 0 works
  6. 6 Music History and Culture Music 0 works
  7. 7 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 0 works
  8. 8 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 0 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IFF Weimar's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 79% 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 IFF Weimar as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000014% in 2022.

0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%IFF Weimar0.000084% in 2023200020102020

Fractional works of IFF Weimar over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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