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Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung

In research, Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,769 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,737
of 28,054 · #21,698 all time
Rank in Germany
#810
of 1,178
Research works
324
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,769 of 20,462 19.5%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.17× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.38× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.24× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Nickel, Rolf Ellegast and D. Breuer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung.

  1. 1 Peter Nickel Germany · #953,212 worldwide 44 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Rolf Ellegast Germany · #1,133,403 worldwide 30 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 D. Breuer Germany · #1,630,410 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Oxidative Stress, Immunotherapy, Cardiovascular Disease, BAP1 mutations, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, Computer Vision Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Symptoms.

▲ 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. Health Effects7▲ 14×9 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress7▲ 4.9×6 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 1.96×13 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  5. Immunotherapy5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  7. BAP1 mutations5▲ 333×1 topic
  8. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma5▲ 333×1 topic
  9. Computer Vision Syndrome4▲ 191×1 topic
  10. Musculoskeletal Symptoms4▲ 191×1 topic
  11. Health Impact4▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Workplace Safety4▲ 33×3 topics
  13. Musculoskeletal Disorders4▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. DNA Damage4▲ 54×3 topics
  16. Low Back Pain4▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Muscle Strength4▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Skin Cancer4▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Accident Prevention3▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Global Burden3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Risk Perception3▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Safety Culture3▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Particulate Matter3▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Psychological Factors3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Chronic Pain3▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Disability3▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Occupational Safety3▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Photoaging3▲ 114×1 topic
  29. UV Radiation3▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Construction Safety3▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Safety Climate3▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Bone Density3▲ 134×1 topic
  33. Mortality3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Postural Control3▲ 378×1 topic
  35. Psychosocial Work Environment2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Work-related Stress2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Air Pollution2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Human Factors2▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational and environmental lung diseases, Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Skin Protection and Aging.

Occupational and environ…5Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 5 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…4Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging3Skin Protection and Aging: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 3 fractional worksEffects of Vibration on Health: 3 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Wel…2Workplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and M…2Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…2Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSocial PsychologyPharmacologyDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  4. 4 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 3 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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