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Institut Wohnen und Umwelt

In research, Institut Wohnen und Umwelt stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,823 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,194 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,509
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,012
of 2,077
Research works
343
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Institut Wohnen und Umwelt 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 #12,823 of 21,541 7.9%255
EngineeringField #10,194 of 11,412 8.3%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Wohnen und Umwelt 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.72× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.97× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Wohnen und Umwelt?

Ranked on the composite score, K. H. Kloos, Malina Müller and Helmut Speckhardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Wohnen und Umwelt.

  1. 1 K. H. Kloos Germany · #648,359 worldwide 57 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Malina Müller Germany · #1,617,812 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Helmut Speckhardt Germany · #1,632,868 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Wohnen und Umwelt

Which keywords describe research at Institut Wohnen und Umwelt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Corporate Governance, Renewable Energy, Energy Simulation, Microstructure, Building Energy Consumption, Thermal Comfort and Concept Mapping.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  3. Corporate Governance3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  4. Energy Simulation3▲ 68×2 topics
  5. Microstructure3▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Building Energy Consumption3▲ 75×1 topic
  7. Thermal Comfort3▲ 45×1 topic
  8. Concept Mapping2▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Governance2▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Theory-Based Evaluation2▲ 290×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  12. European Union2▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Neoliberalism2▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Resilience2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  15. Sustainability Transitions2▲ 182×1 topic
  16. Globalization2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  17. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Income Inequality2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Global Trade2▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Political Dynamics2▲ 135×2 topics
  21. Financialization1▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Shareholder Value1▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Shrinking Cities1▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Urban Decline1▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Corporate Political Activity1▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Environmental Policy1▲ 15×3 topics
  27. European Integration1▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 10×1 topic
  29. normative power1▲ 153×1 topic
  30. High-Temperature Alloys1▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Superalloys1▲ 136×1 topic
  32. Urban Development1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Economic Evaluation1▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Learning1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Real Estate Market1▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Health Utility Measures1▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Housing Supply1▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Mortgage Credit Expansion1▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Wohnen und Umwelt publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Urbanization and City Planning.

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 2 fractional worksSustainability and Clima…2Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 2 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…1Urbanization and City Planning: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…1European Union Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksHigh Temperature Alloys …1High Temperature Alloys and Creep: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…1Housing Market and Economics: 1 fractional works
Building and ConstructionManagement Science and Operations ResearchGlobal and Planetary ChangeUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  7. 7 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Housing Market and Economics 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Wohnen und Umwelt's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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