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Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg

In research, Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,212 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,261
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#929
of 2,077
Research works
228
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,212 of 21,541 21.4%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg 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: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Patyk and Guido A. Reinhardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg.

  1. 1 Andreas Patyk Germany · #669,309 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Guido A. Reinhardt Germany · #1,015,257 worldwide 26 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Renewable Resources, Biomass Combustion, Human Microbiome and Microbial Metabolites.

▲ 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. Sustainability38▲ 9.4×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact37▲ 12×20 topics
  3. Renewable Energy32▲ 14×20 topics
  4. Sustainable Development26▲ 9.9×9 topics
  5. Renewable Resources22▲ 74×4 topics
  6. Climate Change21▲ 3.4×31 topics
  7. Biomass Combustion18▲ 169×2 topics
  8. Human Microbiome17▲ 990×1 topic
  9. Microbial Metabolites17▲ 174×1 topic
  10. Greenhouse Gas Emissions16▲ 36×7 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration16▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Life Cycle Assessment13▲ 33×6 topics
  13. Thermal Management13▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics12▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Engineering12▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Materials Science12▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Emissions10▲ 24×6 topics
  18. Health Effects10▲ 7.4×8 topics
  19. Circular Economy10▲ 23×5 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency10▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Air Quality9▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Sustainability Assessment8▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Energy Storage8▲ 9.2×4 topics
  24. Carbon Footprint8▲ 77×3 topics
  25. Global Trade8▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Water Quality8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  27. Embodied Energy8▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Water Footprint8▲ 93×1 topic
  29. Metal Recovery7▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Satellite Observations7▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Climate Change Mitigation7▲ 208×2 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts7▲ 14×6 topics
  33. European Union7▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Natural Gas6▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Electricity Market6▲ 855×1 topic
  37. Power Generation6▲ 288×1 topic
  38. Carbon Dioxide6▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Shale Gas6▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Atmospheric6▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vehicle emissions and performance, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Civil and Structural Engineering Research and Environmental Policies and Emissions.

Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Policies and Emissions: 1 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 0 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…0Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 0 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 0 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 0 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 0 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 0 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Environmental Policies and Emissions Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 0 works
  7. 7 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 0 works
  10. 10 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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