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Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine

In research, Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#3,585 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,848 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,777 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,194
of 28,054 · #14,545 all time
Rank in Germany
#965
of 1,178
Research works
531
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine 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
MedicineField #3,585 of 17,978 24.4%262
Health SciencesDomain #4,848 of 20,462 23.8%291
Physical SciencesDomain #13,777 of 21,541 33.1%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine 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: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.00× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Brüning, Holger M. Koch and Monika Raulf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine.

  1. 1 Thomas Brüning Germany · #30,478 worldwide 684 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Holger M. Koch Germany · #72,298 worldwide 260 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Monika Raulf Germany · #147,249 worldwide 163 citations · 90 works
  4. 4 Ingrid Sander Germany · #213,931 worldwide 86 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 R. Merget Germany · #384,174 worldwide 72 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Jürgen Bünger Germany · #651,150 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Beate Pesch Germany · #744,641 worldwide 60 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Thomas Behrens Germany · #837,483 worldwide 18 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Vera van Kampen Germany · #909,821 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 W Zschiesche Germany · #916,552 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Epidemiology, Environmental Exposure, Health Impact, Environmental Risk Assessment, Prevention Guidelines, Occupational Asthma and Work-Related Exposure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 3.6×16 topics
  2. Health Effects14▲ 23×10 topics
  3. Environmental Exposure8▲ 77×3 topics
  4. Health Impact8▲ 146×2 topics
  5. Environmental Risk Assessment8▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Occupational Asthma8▲ 861×1 topic
  7. Prevention Guidelines8▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Work-Related Exposure8▲ 861×1 topic
  9. COVID-197▲ 4.9×5 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.8×14 topics
  11. Asthma6▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Risk Assessment6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  13. Public Health6▲ 3.8×12 topics
  14. Mortality6▲ 9.4×5 topics
  15. Metabolic Disorders5▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Bisphenol A5▲ 138×1 topic
  17. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals5▲ 138×1 topic
  18. SARS-CoV-25▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Volatile Organic Compounds5▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Particulate Matter4▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Genetics4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  23. Airborne Microorganisms4▲ 216×1 topic
  24. Indoor Air Quality4▲ 100×1 topic
  25. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Epidemiological Studies4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Air Pollution3▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Allergen-specific Immunotherapy3▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Pollen Allergy3▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Airborne Transmission3▲ 106×1 topic
  32. Respiratory Viruses3▲ 106×1 topic
  33. Contact Allergy3▲ 162×1 topic
  34. Global Burden3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  35. Skin Sensitization3▲ 162×1 topic
  36. Diagnostic Markers3▲ 85×2 topics
  37. Allergic Diseases3▲ 47×1 topic
  38. BAP1 mutations3▲ 160×1 topic
  39. Eosinophils3▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma3▲ 160×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational exposure and asthma, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Occupational exposure an…8Occupational exposure and asthma: 8 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 5 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 3 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 3 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…3Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 3 fractional worksOccupational and environ…3Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 3 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…3Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…2Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisImmunology and AllergyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  3. 3 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 3 works
  6. 6 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 3 works
  8. 8 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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