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Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

In research, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,768 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,705
of 28,054 · #9,639 all time
Rank in Germany
#433
of 1,178
Research works
272
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
59.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,768 of 16,945 46.8%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change 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).

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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 12.41× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.86× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.70× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan C. Minx, Felix Creutzig and Max Callaghan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.

  1. 1 Jan C. Minx Germany · #12,789 worldwide 943 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Felix Creutzig Germany · #71,349 worldwide 556 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Max Callaghan Germany · #132,135 worldwide 412 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 William F. Lamb Germany · #203,776 worldwide 360 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Michael Jakob Germany · #248,473 worldwide 160 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Nicolas Koch Germany · #612,147 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Matthias Kalkuhl Germany · #683,318 worldwide 150 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

Which keywords describe research at Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environmental Policy, Economic Impacts and Policy Instruments.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 8.6×23 topics
  2. Energy Transition11▲ 104×3 topics
  3. Global Warming11▲ 37×7 topics
  4. Renewable Energy11▲ 10×15 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 54×6 topics
  6. Environmental Policy9▲ 61×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact9▲ 6.8×12 topics
  8. Sustainability9▲ 4.8×26 topics
  9. Economic Impacts8▲ 159×1 topic
  10. Policy Instruments8▲ 175×1 topic
  11. Economic Growth5▲ 8.5×11 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  13. Consumption5▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Household Behavior5▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Rebound Effect5▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Gender3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  17. Public Perception3▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Neoliberalism3▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Governance3▲ 11×4 topics
  20. EROI2▲ 101×1 topic
  21. Fossil Fuels2▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Physical Activity2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  23. Transportation2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Urbanization2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  25. CO2 Capture Technology2▲ 89×1 topic
  26. CO2 Emissions2▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Carbon Dioxide Capture2▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Energy Consumption2▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Active Travel2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 100×1 topic
  34. Built Environment2▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Carbon Footprint2▲ 43×3 topics
  36. Health Impact Assessment2▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Regional Development2▲ 7.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Global Energy and Sustainability Research and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Climate Change Policy an…8Climate Change Policy and Economics: 8 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…5Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  3. 3 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  4. 4 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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