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LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics

In research, LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,410 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,932
of 28,054 · #12,239 all time
Rank in Germany
#621
of 1,178
Research works
529
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics 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 #8,410 of 12,888 14.6%84 #7089

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics 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 LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 38.0 works25×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.13× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.68× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Manfred Frechen, Sumiko Tsukamoto and Thomas Günther lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics.

  1. 1 Manfred Frechen Germany · #195,717 worldwide 490 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Sumiko Tsukamoto Germany · #267,686 worldwide 297 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Thomas Günther Germany · #423,484 worldwide 166 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Wolfgang Schirmer Germany · #429,643 worldwide 118 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Christian Zeeden Germany · #508,055 worldwide 152 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Christian Rolf Germany · #639,927 worldwide 112 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Thomas Wonik Germany · #993,170 worldwide 67 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Jan Igel Germany · #1,115,196 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 H. Wiederhold Germany · #1,136,637 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 David C. Tanner Germany · #1,213,812 worldwide 40 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics

Which keywords describe research at LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology, Glacial Cycles, Monsoon Dynamics, Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Magnetotelluric Imaging.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 5.0×18 topics
  2. Holocene10▲ 90×2 topics
  3. Sea Level10▲ 108×2 topics
  4. Glacial Cycles9▲ 138×1 topic
  5. Monsoon Dynamics9▲ 138×1 topic
  6. Paleoclimatology9▲ 112×2 topics
  7. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.1×18 topics
  8. Electrical Resistivity Tomography6▲ 221×1 topic
  9. Magnetotelluric Imaging6▲ 221×1 topic
  10. Geophysical Imaging5▲ 89×2 topics
  11. Tectonics4▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Reactive Transport4▲ 84×2 topics
  13. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Sedimentation4▲ 72×2 topics
  15. Geophysical Surveys4▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Microbial Communities4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  17. Subduction3▲ 49×3 topics
  18. Anaerobic3▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Methane Oxidation3▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Ground-Penetrating Radar3▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Sedimentology3▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Tomography3▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Earthquakes3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Plate Boundaries3▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Fluvial Systems3▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Porous Media3▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Sequence Stratigraphy3▲ 108×1 topic
  30. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Plate Tectonics2▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Hydrogeology2▲ 112×2 topics
  33. Seismic Noise2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Surface Wave2▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Geothermal Energy2▲ 139×1 topic
  37. Ground Source Heat Pump2▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  39. Carbon Capture2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena and Geophysical Methods and Applications.

Geology and Paleoclimato…9Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 9 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 6 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 3 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 3 fractional worksGeological formations an…3Geological formations and processes: 3 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 2 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryOcean Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  2. 2 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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