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Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

In research, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries stands highest in Environmental Science (#749 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,464 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 36.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,870
of 28,054 · #5,689 all time
Rank in Germany
#321
of 1,178
Research works
1.9k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
44.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries 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
Environmental ScienceField #749 of 3,551 36.3%172 #545
Physical SciencesDomain #6,464 of 12,888 33.8%216 #5490

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries 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 Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 36.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 25.6 works36×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 22.1 works34×
  3. EcologySubfield · 51.5 works22×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 172.5 works12×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 24.4 works11×
← 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: 2.25× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.43× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.72× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark O. Gessner, Werner Kloas and Hans‐Peter Grossart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries.

  1. 1 Mark O. Gessner Germany · #15,077 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Werner Kloas Germany · #35,913 worldwide 533 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Hans‐Peter Grossart Germany · #45,313 worldwide 815 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Rita Adrian Germany · #85,866 worldwide 466 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Franz Hölker Germany · #134,646 worldwide 260 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Christian Wolter Germany · #161,338 worldwide 223 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Rainer Brüggemann Germany · #198,427 worldwide 139 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Peter Kasprzak Germany · #206,787 worldwide 303 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Sami Domisch Germany · #229,380 worldwide 539 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kristina Voigt Germany · #232,872 worldwide 40 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Eutrophication, Water Quality, Habitat Fragmentation, Fisheries Sustainability, Harmful Algal Blooms and Freshwater Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change99▲ 12×65 topics
  2. Invasive Species36▲ 29×17 topics
  3. Eutrophication30▲ 98×5 topics
  4. Water Quality29▲ 25×12 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation25▲ 38×5 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability23▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Harmful Algal Blooms23▲ 103×3 topics
  8. Freshwater Biodiversity23▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity20▲ 8.8×21 topics
  10. Conservation Challenges20▲ 138×1 topic
  11. Flow Regulation20▲ 138×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing17▲ 4.6×20 topics
  13. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.2×27 topics
  14. Sediment Transport14▲ 31×5 topics
  15. Cyanobacteria14▲ 111×2 topics
  16. Model Evaluation14▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Global Warming14▲ 12×11 topics
  18. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Land Use Change14▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Phosphorus13▲ 52×3 topics
  21. Water Resources13▲ 18×7 topics
  22. Freshwater Ecosystems13▲ 149×1 topic
  23. Nutrient Control13▲ 149×1 topic
  24. Conservation12▲ 9.5×17 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services12▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Nutrient Limitation11▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Microbial Communities10▲ 8.0×10 topics
  28. Dissolved Organic Matter10▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Oceanic Carbon Cycle10▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Conservation Genetics10▲ 87×2 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 11×13 topics
  32. Aquaculture10▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Global Change10▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Global Hydrology10▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Microbial Ecology10▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Uncertainty Assessment10▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Population Dynamics9▲ 13×9 topics
  38. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 15×7 topics
  39. Marine Microbes8▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Microbial Biogeography8▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Fish Ecology and Managem…20Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 20 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 13 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…10Marine and coastal ecosystems: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …10Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 8 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…6Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 5 fractional worksImpact of Light on Environment and Health: 4 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental ChemistryOceanographyWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 13 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 10 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 10 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 8 works
  6. 6 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 6 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.6%domestic only50.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

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