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Institut Kurz

In research, Institut Kurz stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,247 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,500 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,676
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#746
of 1,603
Research works
299
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Institut Kurz

What is Institut Kurz 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 #9,247 of 16,688 5.8%136
MedicineField #8,500 of 14,558 6.0%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Kurz 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut Kurz work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Institut Kurz is in Social Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 46.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 22.6% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut Kurz36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1232.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities37.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.5%
    4. Psychology01.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences822.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine512.6%
    2. Health Professions01.4%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    1. Engineering37.0%
    2. Chemistry11.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    4. Materials Science11.6%
    5. Environmental Science01.4%
    6. Mathematics00.7%
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: 4.75× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.75×8 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.58×2 works
  3. Social Sciences2.54×12 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.50×3 works
  5. Dentistry1.74×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.17×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.76×1 works
  9. Medicine0.66×5 works
  10. Mathematics0.59×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.52×0 works
  12. Engineering0.47×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.45×1 works
  14. Psychology0.40×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Kurz?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Grundmann, Cecilia Bender and Günter Gottschlich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Kurz.

  1. 1 E. Grundmann Germany · #3,574,895 worldwide 308 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Cecilia Bender Germany · #4,300,482 worldwide 379 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Günter Gottschlich Germany · #6,047,787 worldwide 1.3k citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Kurz

What are the most cited papers from Institut Kurz?

The most cited paper from Institut Kurz is "Haematogenous metastastic patterns in colonic carcinoma: An analysis of 1541 necropsies" (Lawrence M. Weiss, E. Grundmann, Joachim K. H. Torhorst et al., 1986), with 658 citations. Next come "Comparative genomic hybridization of ductal carcinomain situ of the breast?evidence of multiple genetic pathways" (332) and "Revised histopathological consensus classification of joint implant related pathology" (310).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Haematogenous metastastic patterns in colonic carcinoma: An analysis of 1541 necropsies Lawrence M. Weiss, E. Grundmann, Joachim K. H. Torhorst et al. · The Journal of Pathology Nov 1986 658
2 Comparative genomic hybridization of ductal carcinomain situ of the breast?evidence of multiple genetic pathways Horst Buerger, Friedrich Otterbach, Ronald Simon et al. · The Journal of Pathology Mar 1999 332
3 Revised histopathological consensus classification of joint implant related pathology Veit Krenn et al. · Pathology - Research and Practice 16 Oct 2014 310
4 Dose-dependent induction of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) in the lung tissue of fibrosis-prone mice after thoracic irradiation Claudia E. Rübe, Claudia E Rübe, Daniela Uthe et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Jul 2000 280
5 Different genetic pathways in the evolution of invasive breast cancer are associated with distinct morphological subtypes Horst Buerger, Friedrich Otterbach, Ronald Simon et al. · The Journal of Pathology Dec 1999 257
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Which keywords describe research at Institut Kurz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Teaching, Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Invasive Species, Conservation, Phylogeny, Migration and Globalization.

▲ 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-now 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Language Teaching6▲ 62×3 topics
  2. Pedagogy5▲ 26×1 topic
  3. Teaching Methods5▲ 80×1 topic
  4. Invasive Species4▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Conservation4▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Phylogeny4▲ 68×3 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  8. Migration3▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Climate Change3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  11. Biogeography2▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Taxonomy2▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Genetics2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  14. Flora2▲ 232×1 topic
  15. Mediterranean2▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Sustainability2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  17. Vascular Flora2▲ 590×1 topic
  18. Vascular Plants2▲ 232×1 topic
  19. Biopolitics2▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Evolution2▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Global Governance2▲ 23×1 topic
  22. Economic Development2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  23. Apomixis2▲ 538×1 topic
  24. Grasses2▲ 538×1 topic
  25. Industrial Enterprises2▲ 135×1 topic
  26. Innovation Economics2▲ 135×1 topic
  27. History1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  28. Religion1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  29. Society1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Atherosclerosis1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  32. Eritrea1▲ 208×1 topic
  33. Ethiopia1▲ 208×1 topic
  34. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Linguistic Diversity1▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Semitic Languages1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Kurz publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies.

Education, Innovation an…5Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 5 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberia…2Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 2 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …2Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 1 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 1 fractional works
EducationPlant SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 5 works
  2. 2 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  9. 9 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 1 works
  10. 10 Contemporary art, education, critique Cultural Studies 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Kurz's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% 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 Institut Kurz as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000075% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Institut Kurz0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Kurz over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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