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Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development

In research, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,871 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,915 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change — Global and Planetary Change is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,843
of 28,054 · #17,080 all time
Rank in Germany
#567
of 1,178
Research works
655
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,871 of 10,521 39.6%68 #6988
Physical SciencesDomain #10,915 of 12,888 27.6%79 #15968

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development 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 of Ecological Urban and Regional Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 22.5 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: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.72× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Gotthard Meinel, Markus Leibenath and Martina Artmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development.

  1. 1 Gotthard Meinel Germany · #182,831 worldwide 120 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Markus Leibenath Germany · #253,630 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Martina Artmann Germany · #271,188 worldwide 288 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ulrich Walz Germany · #532,755 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Robert Knippschild Germany · #808,148 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ulrich Schumacher Germany · #918,247 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robert Hecht Germany · #959,403 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Ning Zhang Germany · #1,045,415 worldwide 68 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Martin Behnisch Germany · #1,137,532 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang Wende Germany · #1,177,827 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Social-Ecological Systems, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, Land Use Change and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Sustainability28▲ 7.1×28 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation21▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Ecosystem Services20▲ 32×6 topics
  4. Social-Ecological Systems18▲ 83×2 topics
  5. Climate Change17▲ 4.0×27 topics
  6. Environmental Policy16▲ 48×6 topics
  7. Urbanization16▲ 23×7 topics
  8. Land Use Change14▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development14▲ 5.2×16 topics
  10. Global Impact12▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Renewable Energy12▲ 5.3×13 topics
  12. Human-Nature Interactions12▲ 80×1 topic
  13. Spatial Dynamics12▲ 80×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.1×18 topics
  15. Resilience8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  16. Climate Change Adaptation8▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Public Health8▲ 3.2×8 topics
  18. Conservation7▲ 9.8×5 topics
  19. Neoliberalism7▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Sustainability Transitions7▲ 161×2 topics
  21. Urban Development7▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Adaptive Governance6▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Physical Activity6▲ 7.6×2 topics
  24. Policy Mixes6▲ 164×1 topic
  25. Virtual Reality6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  26. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Social Capital6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  28. Social Sustainability6▲ 46×3 topics
  29. Governance5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  30. Biosphere Reserves5▲ 242×1 topic
  31. Landscape Management5▲ 176×1 topic
  32. Shrinking Cities5▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Urban Decline5▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Circular Economy4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 10.0×6 topics
  36. Global Warming4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Open Innovation4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. User-Centric Design4▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Vulnerability4▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Thermal Comfort4▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies and Urbanization and City Planning.

Land Use and Ecosystem S…12Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 12 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 6 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…5Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 5 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…5Urbanization and City Planning: 5 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 4 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…3Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Technology: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationUrban StudiesManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  2. 2 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  4. 4 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 5 works
  5. 5 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  6. 6 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

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