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Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

In research, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,727 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#255 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,078 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 74.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,113
of 28,054 · #1,834 all time
Rank in Germany
#151
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
43.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research 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 #1,727 of 12,888 27.4%159 #1219
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #255 of 1,209 31.0%62 #159
Environmental ScienceField #2,078 of 3,551 27.0%74 #1079

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research 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#1,219 #1,727
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#159 #255
  3. Environmental Science#1,079 #2,078
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 Tropospheric Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 74.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 55.0 works75×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 36.8 works29×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 62.2 works24×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 73.9 works8.9×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.74× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.90× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Ina Tegen, Detlef Müller and Matthias Tesche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research.

  1. 1 Ina Tegen Germany · #13,768 worldwide 676 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Detlef Müller Germany · #61,067 worldwide 386 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Matthias Tesche Germany · #70,257 worldwide 233 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Ulla Wandinger Germany · #74,954 worldwide 421 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Torsten Berndt Germany · #81,462 worldwide 497 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Dietrich Althausen Germany · #154,420 worldwide 371 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Ina Mattis Germany · #217,016 worldwide 225 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Susan M. Hartmann Germany · #223,808 worldwide 101 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Albert Ansmann Germany · #228,823 worldwide 513 citations · 107 works
  10. 10 Thomas Tuch Germany · #230,389 worldwide 215 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Hydrological Cycle, Climate and Ice Nucleation.

▲ 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. Air Quality59▲ 193×6 topics
  2. Remote Sensing34▲ 16×16 topics
  3. Satellite Observations32▲ 198×3 topics
  4. Atmospheric Aerosols32▲ 342×1 topic
  5. Black Carbon32▲ 342×1 topic
  6. Hydrological Cycle26▲ 165×2 topics
  7. Climate26▲ 177×2 topics
  8. Ice Nucleation25▲ 381×2 topics
  9. Aerosols25▲ 219×1 topic
  10. Atmospheric Dust25▲ 609×1 topic
  11. Particulate Matter21▲ 84×2 topics
  12. Climate Change18▲ 4.1×30 topics
  13. Health Effects16▲ 16×11 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress15▲ 5.4×6 topics
  15. Mortality14▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Air Pollution14▲ 65×3 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 7.3×1 topic
  18. Global Burden of Disease14▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Ozone Depletion12▲ 247×1 topic
  20. Stratospheric Water Vapor12▲ 247×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning10▲ 1.81×6 topics
  22. Forecasting8▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Air Quality Monitoring8▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Emissions8▲ 23×4 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Low-Cost Sensors8▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Water Quality7▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Atmospheric7▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Methane7▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Shale Gas7▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Boundary Layer7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Data Assimilation6▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Convective Parameterization6▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Global Warming4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation4▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Sediment Transport3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Aeolian Processes3▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Wind Erosion3▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Fuel Consumption3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Atmospheric chemistry an…32Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 32 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…25Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 25 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 14 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 12 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…8Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 7 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 32 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 25 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 12 works
  5. 5 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research's research output changed?

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

199520002005201020152020
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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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