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Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology

In research, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,762 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,381 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,803 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 18.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,726
of 28,054 · #6,194 all time
Rank in Germany
#352
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,762 of 12,888 14.1%138 #4478
EngineeringField #4,381 of 6,636 15.2%72 #2812
Health SciencesDomain #9,803 of 11,982 26.4%60 #8916

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology 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. Physical Sciences#4,478 #5,762
  2. Engineering#2,812 #4,381
  3. Health Sciences#8,916 #9,803
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 Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 38.6 works18×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.36× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.42× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas von Woedtke, Ronny Brandenburg and Stephan Reuter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Thomas von Woedtke Germany · #14,476 worldwide 624 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Ronny Brandenburg Germany · #25,601 worldwide 733 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Stephan Reuter Germany · #45,770 worldwide 661 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Steffen Franke Germany · #102,430 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 J. Winter Germany · #109,007 worldwide 259 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann Germany · #133,011 worldwide 494 citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Sander Bekeschus Germany · #134,457 worldwide 267 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Kristian Wende Germany · #208,609 worldwide 154 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Rüdiger Foest Germany · #233,721 worldwide 143 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jörg Ehlbeck Germany · #234,563 worldwide 285 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Cancer Therapy, Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas, Plasma Medicine, Plasma Etching, Semiconductor Industry, Drug Delivery and Thermal Plasma.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications52▲ 18×18 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy40▲ 30×12 topics
  3. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas38▲ 833×1 topic
  4. Plasma Medicine38▲ 833×1 topic
  5. Plasma Etching13▲ 248×1 topic
  6. Semiconductor Industry13▲ 248×1 topic
  7. Inflammation9▲ 1.92×24 topics
  8. Drug Delivery9▲ 6.9×9 topics
  9. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.7×17 topics
  10. Nanocomposites8▲ 4.1×10 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.0×21 topics
  12. Thermal Plasma8▲ 449×1 topic
  13. Vacuum Arcs8▲ 449×1 topic
  14. Reactive Oxygen Species7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  15. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing6▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Nanomaterials6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Nanoparticle Encapsulation6▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Bioinspired Materials5▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Surface Roughness5▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Bioinspired Design5▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Superhydrophobic Surfaces5▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Gas Turbine Engines4▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Breath Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Gene Therapy4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  25. Ultrasound4▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Microbial Inactivation4▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Tumor Targeting4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Spectroscopic Databases4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers4▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Electroporation3▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Irreversible Electroporation3▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Spectroscopy3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Therapeutic Applications3▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Ambient Conditions3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Fluorescence Imaging3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  37. Photothermal Therapy3▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Welding3▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Biomimetic Nanoparticles3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Near-Infrared3▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasma Applications and Diagnostics, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Vacuum and Plasma Arcs and Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics.

Plasma Applications and …38Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 38 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 13 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs8Vacuum and Plasma Arcs: 8 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and…6Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 6 fractional worksSurface Modification and…5Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 5 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 3 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 3 fractional worksAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation: 3 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSurfaces, Coatings and Films3 others

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

  1. 1 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 38 works
  2. 2 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  4. 4 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  7. 7 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 3 works
  8. 8 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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