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IGES Institut

In research, IGES Institut stands highest in Medicine (#12,084 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#14,417 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,045 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,054
of 28,054 · #28,998 all time
Rank in Germany
#906
of 1,178
Research works
559
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is IGES Institut 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
MedicineField #12,084 of 17,978 9.3%184
Health SciencesDomain #14,417 of 20,462 9.2%352
Social SciencesDomain #12,045 of 16,945 13.9%130
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #1,741 of 2,051 9.6%136
Health ProfessionsField #3,686 of 3,776 9.1%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IGES Institut 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.66× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.46× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IGES Institut?

Ranked on the composite score, Felix Klopstock, Bertram Häussler and Ariane Höer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IGES Institut.

  1. 1 Felix Klopstock Germany · #758,939 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Bertram Häussler Germany · #1,073,741 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ariane Höer Germany · #1,408,515 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Dennis Häckl Germany · #1,536,425 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at IGES Institut

Which keywords describe research at IGES Institut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Healthcare Utilization, Chronic Diseases, Germany, Health Surveys, Quality of Life, Elderly Care and Cost-effectiveness Analysis.

▲ 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. Public Health7▲ 7.9×13 topics
  2. Healthcare Utilization5▲ 109×2 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 5.9×11 topics
  4. Chronic Diseases5▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Germany5▲ 406×1 topic
  6. Health Surveys5▲ 406×1 topic
  7. Elderly Care4▲ 46×4 topics
  8. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  9. Epidemiology4▲ 1.52×24 topics
  10. Cost-effectiveness Analysis3▲ 60×1 topic
  11. Health Utility Measures3▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Depression3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Inflammation2▲ 1.86×13 topics
  15. Globalization2▲ 1.89×6 topics
  16. Demographic Transition2▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Migrant Health2▲ 470×1 topic
  18. Diagnosis2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Anxiety2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Mobile Health2▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Treatment2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Aging and Health Policy2▲ 740×1 topic
  23. Digital Technologies in Nursing Care2▲ 740×1 topic
  24. Public Health Interventions2▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  26. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Medication Adherence2▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Primary Care2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  29. Regulatory Framework2▲ 71×2 topics
  30. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Construction1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Adherence1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Guideline Development1▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Off-Label Drug Use1▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics1▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Quality Assessment1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Urban Development1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  38. Autoantibodies1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Efficacy1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Telemedicine1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does IGES Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Studies, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Social and Demographic Issues in Germany and Social Policies and Healthcare Reform.

Health and Medical Studies5Health and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Healthcare Reform: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…1Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksPost-Communist Economic and Political Transition: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IGES Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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