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Institut Kurz

In research, Institut Kurz stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,523 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,604 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,023
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,173
of 2,077
Research works
299
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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 #15,523 of 20,462 11.4%136
MedicineField #15,604 of 17,978 10.5%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 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: 5.41× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Kurz?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Böcker, E. Grundmann and Günter Gottschlich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Kurz.

  1. 1 W. Böcker · #305,157 worldwide 136 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 E. Grundmann · #398,706 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Günter Gottschlich · #625,680 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Igor Buchwalow · #1,314,756 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Kurz

Which keywords describe research at Institut Kurz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Teaching, Invasive Species, Conservation, Phylogeny, Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Migration and Biodiversity.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Language Teaching5▲ 58×2 topics
  2. Invasive Species4▲ 33×3 topics
  3. Conservation4▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Phylogeny4▲ 86×3 topics
  5. Pedagogy4▲ 24×1 topic
  6. Teaching Methods4▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Climate Change3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  8. Biodiversity2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  9. Biogeography2▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Globalization2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  11. Migration2▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Taxonomy2▲ 56×2 topics
  13. Genetics2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  14. Flora2▲ 239×1 topic
  15. Mediterranean2▲ 73×1 topic
  16. Sustainability2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  17. Vascular Flora2▲ 704×1 topic
  18. Vascular Plants2▲ 239×1 topic
  19. Evolution2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Economic Development2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Apomixis2▲ 617×1 topic
  22. Grasses2▲ 617×1 topic
  23. Industrial Enterprises2▲ 259×1 topic
  24. Innovation Economics2▲ 259×1 topic
  25. Biopolitics1▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Global Governance1▲ 18×1 topic
  27. History1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis1▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Eritrea1▲ 221×1 topic
  30. Ethiopia1▲ 221×1 topic
  31. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Linguistic Diversity1▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Semitic Languages1▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Kurz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics.

Education, Innovation an…4Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberia…2Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 2 fractional worksPlant Taxonomy and Phylo…2Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, C…1Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 0 fractional works
EducationPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language StudiesEducation 4 works
  2. 2 Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesPlant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaPlant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Economic and Industrial DevelopmentEconomics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisLanguage and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 African history and culture analysisPolitical Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Engineering and Agricultural InnovationsAquatic Science 1 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Kurz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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