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K+S (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#22,036
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,084
of 1,603
Research works
154
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
K+S (Germany)

Which fields of science does K+S (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at K+S (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 43% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 48.4% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 30.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKK+S (Germany)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences43%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering730.5%
    2. Environmental Science28.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.1%
    4. Computer Science13.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences522.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities29.7%
    3. Psychology27.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Health Professions12.9%
    2. Medicine12.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.6%
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: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.35×2 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.25×1 works
  3. Psychology2.34×2 works
  4. Engineering2.04×7 works
  5. Social Sciences1.79×6 works
  6. Environmental Science1.64×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.11×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×1 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.47×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.40×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  15. Medicine0.11×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at K+S (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, R. Härdter, Walther Rehm and Duk-Yung Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is K+S (Germany).

  1. 1 R. Härdter Germany · #1,829,132 worldwide 868 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Walther Rehm Germany · #2,102,996 worldwide 158 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Duk-Yung Kim Germany · #3,147,795 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Axel Zirkler Germany · #4,247,377 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Lajos Ernst Germany · #5,481,698 worldwide 195 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at K+S (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from K+S (Germany)?

The most cited paper from K+S (Germany) is "Perzentile für den Body-mass-Index für das Kindes- und Jugendalter unter Heranziehung verschiedener deutscher Stichproben" (Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild et al., 2001), with 2,200 citations. Next come "Laser ranging: a critical review of usual techniques for distance measurement" (854) and "Functioning of potassium and magnesium in photosynthesis, photosynthate translocation and photoprotection" (654).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perzentile für den Body-mass-Index für das Kindes- und Jugendalter unter Heranziehung verschiedener deutscher Stichproben Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild et al. · Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde Open access Aug 2001 2,200
2 Laser ranging: a critical review of usual techniques for distance measurement Thierry Bosch · Optical Engineering 2001 854
3 Functioning of potassium and magnesium in photosynthesis, photosynthate translocation and photoprotection Merle Tränkner, Ershad Tavakol, Bálint Jákli · Physiologia Plantarum Open access 18 Apr 2018 654
4 Magnesium mobility in soils as a challenge for soil and plant analysis, magnesium fertilization and root uptake under adverse growth conditions Andreas Gransee, Hendrik Führs · Plant and Soil Open access 27 Dec 2012 559
5 Role of magnesium fertilisers in agriculture: plant–soil continuum Mehmet Şenbayram, Andreas Gransee, Verena Wahle et al. · Australian Journal of Agricultural Research Open access 20 Dec 2015 358
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at K+S (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Bildungsungleichheit, Governance, Gender, Identity, Remediation, Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria and Electric Vehicles.

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

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 284×2 topics
  2. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 354×1 topic
  3. Governance2▲ 30×1 topic
  4. Gender1▲ 10×4 topics
  5. Identity1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning1▲ 1.64×4 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  8. Electric Vehicles1▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Remediation1▲ 62×1 topic
  10. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria1▲ 72×1 topic
  11. Coaching1▲ 234×1 topic
  12. Optimization1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  13. Psychodrama1▲ 219×1 topic

Which research topics does K+S (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sociology and Education Studies, Mine drainage and remediation techniques, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy and Mineral Processing and Grinding.

Sociology and Education …2Sociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksMine drainage and remedi…1Mine drainage and remediation techniques: 1 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…1Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 1 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidi…1Granular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional worksInjection Molding Process and Properties: 0 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 0 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 0 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental ChemistrySocial PsychologyMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Injection Molding Process and Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has K+S (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% 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 K+S (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000050% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%K+S (Germany)0.000083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of K+S (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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