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Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut

In research, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#667 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,076 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,124 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Global and Planetary Change is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,610
of 28,054 · #7,996 all time
Rank in Germany
#274
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #667 of 3,409 39.5%99 #799
Environmental ScienceField #1,076 of 3,551 32.9%126 #1400
Physical SciencesDomain #6,124 of 12,888 30.9%164 #7347
Social SciencesDomain #5,048 of 10,521 47.0%70 #8392
Life SciencesDomain #4,227 of 7,800 36.7%119 #4943

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#799 #667
  2. Environmental Science#1,400 #1,076
  3. Physical Sciences#7,347 #6,124
  4. Social Sciences#8,392 #5,048
  5. Life Sciences#4,943 #4,227
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 36.2 works13×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 20.4 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 5.60× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.85× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.20× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut?

Ranked on the composite score, Christoph C. Tebbe, Andreas Klärner and Axel Don lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut.

  1. 1 Christoph C. Tebbe Germany · #210,687 worldwide 350 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Andreas Klärner Germany · #340,145 worldwide 72 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Axel Don Germany · #348,673 worldwide 213 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Remigius Manderscheid Germany · #463,541 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Annett Steinführer Germany · #538,947 worldwide 20 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Alexander Gocht Germany · #631,367 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Christopher Poeplau Germany · #633,837 worldwide 124 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Christian Brümmer Germany · #666,131 worldwide 134 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Matthias Fladung Germany · #666,588 worldwide 90 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Horst Gömann Germany · #772,577 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut

Which keywords describe research at Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ecosystem Functioning and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Climate Change80▲ 8.0×60 topics
  2. Sustainability44▲ 4.8×44 topics
  3. Environmental Impact33▲ 5.2×30 topics
  4. Biodiversity26▲ 9.5×21 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation25▲ 18×12 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions17▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning16▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services15▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Environmental Policy15▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Invasive Species15▲ 9.4×15 topics
  11. Soil Carbon Sequestration14▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Land Use Change14▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Soil Fertility14▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Microbial Communities13▲ 8.4×6 topics
  15. Livestock Production13▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Nutrient Limitation13▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Conservation12▲ 7.7×16 topics
  18. Biochar Application12▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Nitrogen Cycle12▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Food Security12▲ 5.8×16 topics
  21. Health Effects12▲ 5.2×9 topics
  22. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 25×5 topics
  23. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Food Systems10▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Sustainable Diets10▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Multifunctionality9▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 7.8×10 topics
  29. Forest Carbon Sequestration9▲ 117×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Forest Management9▲ 117×1 topic
  31. Common Agricultural Policy8▲ 299×1 topic
  32. agricultural subsidies8▲ 299×1 topic
  33. Global Change8▲ 8.4×6 topics
  34. Rural Development8▲ 6.3×9 topics
  35. Life Cycle Assessment8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  36. Animal Welfare8▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades8▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Global Impact7▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Cycling7▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Forest Management and Policy and Agricultural Economics and Policy.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…12Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 12 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…10Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 10 fractional worksForest Management and Po…9Forest Management and Policy: 9 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…8Agricultural Economics and Policy: 8 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 7 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …6Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 6 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 5 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 5 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 5 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 12 works
  2. 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  9. 9 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 5 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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