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Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine

In research, Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,604 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#8,284 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,544 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 31.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,315
of 28,054 · #7,395 all time
Rank in Germany
#299
of 1,178
Research works
516
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
38.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #3,604 of 14,347 23.3%189
MedicineField #8,284 of 17,978 26.2%149
Health SciencesDomain #9,544 of 20,462 25.8%179
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,212 of 7,814 21.0%121
Physical SciencesDomain #12,727 of 21,541 26.3%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine 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 Environmental Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 31.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 20.0 works32×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.45× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.50× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.64× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.06× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 23.18× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 23.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Ursula Krämer, Roel P. F. Schins and Charlotte Esser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine.

  1. 1 Ursula Krämer Germany · #62,995 worldwide 345 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Roel P. F. Schins Germany · #71,640 worldwide 282 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Charlotte Esser Germany · #177,214 worldwide 171 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Catrin Albrecht Germany · #203,747 worldwide 167 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Tamara Schikowski Germany · #327,647 worldwide 241 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Ellen Fritsche Germany · #630,945 worldwide 70 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Thomas Haarmann‐Stemmann Germany · #667,349 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Health Effects, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Particulate Matter, DNA Damage, Global Burden of Disease and Air Pollution.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress27▲ 14×34 topics
  2. Health Effects14▲ 19×9 topics
  3. Mortality12▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 7.2×15 topics
  5. Particulate Matter9▲ 49×2 topics
  6. DNA Damage9▲ 94×3 topics
  7. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 4.8×15 topics
  9. Air Pollution8▲ 54×1 topic
  10. Fine Particulate Air Pollution8▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Inflammation8▲ 3.2×31 topics
  12. Antioxidants7▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Skin Cancer7▲ 78×2 topics
  14. Photoaging7▲ 184×1 topic
  15. UV Radiation7▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Environmental Exposure6▲ 48×3 topics
  17. Toxicity5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  18. Aging4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.4×3 topics
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  21. Brain Development4▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Human Health4▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Differentiation4▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Global Warming4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Embryonic Stem Cells4▲ 73×2 topics
  28. ARRIVE Guidelines4▲ 273×1 topic
  29. Animal Research Reporting4▲ 273×1 topic
  30. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Reprogramming4▲ 120×1 topic
  33. Vulnerability4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Epidemiological Evidence4▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Heat Waves4▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Infectious Diseases4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  37. Mitochondrial Function4▲ 32×5 topics
  38. Temperature4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Neurotoxicity3▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Global Distribution3▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Skin Protection and Aging, Animal testing and alternatives and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research.

Air Quality and Health I…8Air Quality and Health Impacts: 8 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 7 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 4 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 4 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 3 fractional worksAnesthesia and Neurotoxi…3Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisDermatologySmall AnimalsMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  2. 2 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 7 works
  3. 3 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 4 works
  4. 4 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 3 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Developmental Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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