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Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS

In research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,671 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,735 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,755
of 28,054 · #12,164 all time
Rank in Germany
#466
of 1,178
Research works
716
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,671 of 11,982 24.1%100 #3770
MedicineField #5,735 of 10,443 20.9%62 #3656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS 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).

What does Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 30.3 works12×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 36.8 works7.9×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.38× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.89× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.05× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS?

Ranked on the composite score, Hajo Zeeb, Edeltraut Garbe and Wolfgang Ahrens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS.

  1. 1 Hajo Zeeb Germany · #182,161 worldwide 285 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Edeltraut Garbe Germany · #188,217 worldwide 101 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Ahrens Germany · #190,645 worldwide 200 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Tania Schink Germany · #618,425 worldwide 40 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Antje Hebestreit Germany · #910,565 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Eberhard Greiser Germany · #981,740 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Tilman Brand Germany · #1,089,273 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Kathrin Günther Germany · #1,104,583 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Oliver Riedel Germany · #1,391,110 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Rajini Nagrani Germany · #1,484,343 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Chronic Disease Management, Behavior Change, Mobile Health, Adherence, Chronic Diseases, Social Support and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Public Health26▲ 10×26 topics
  2. Chronic Disease Management14▲ 41×5 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.78×36 topics
  4. Mental Health12▲ 4.5×21 topics
  5. Behavior Change11▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Mobile Health11▲ 45×3 topics
  7. Adherence10▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Chronic Diseases10▲ 22×8 topics
  9. Social Support10▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Physical Activity10▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Health Disparities9▲ 20×7 topics
  12. Patient Engagement9▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors9▲ 4.6×18 topics
  14. Obesity9▲ 6.5×15 topics
  15. Depression8▲ 5.2×13 topics
  16. Digital Divide8▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 4.0×19 topics
  18. Digital Health7▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 4.9×15 topics
  20. Health Apps7▲ 70×1 topic
  21. mHealth7▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Adolescents6▲ 9.7×6 topics
  23. Healthcare Utilization6▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Prevalence6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  25. Epidemiological Study6▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Data Collection6▲ 116×2 topics
  27. Anxiety6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Health Effects6▲ 5.4×10 topics
  29. Germany5▲ 152×1 topic
  30. Health Surveys5▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Health Equity5▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Information Seeking Behavior5▲ 61×2 topics
  33. Health Literacy5▲ 100×1 topic
  34. eHealth5▲ 100×1 topic
  35. Health Promotion4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  36. Mortality Risk4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Childhood4▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Overweight4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Cancer Incidence4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Population-Based Study4▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Health and Medical Studies, Health Literacy and Information Accessibility and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Info…5Health Literacy and Information Accessibility: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…4Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…3Physical Activity and Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and well-being: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealthApplied Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  6. 6 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 3 works
  8. 8 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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