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Merz (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#24,131
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,129
of 2,077
Research works
191
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
47.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

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: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Merz (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Wojciech Danysz, Herbert Krautkrämer and Josef Krautkrämer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merz (Germany).

  1. 1 Wojciech Danysz Germany · #235,870 worldwide 130 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Herbert Krautkrämer Germany · #1,256,655 worldwide 17 citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Josef Krautkrämer Germany · #1,257,604 worldwide 17 citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at Merz (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Merz (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Synaptic Plasticity, GABAergic, Neurotransmission, Cell Signaling, Composite Structures, Wave Propagation and Neuronal Function.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Neurological Disorders37▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Synaptic Plasticity30▲ 51×5 topics
  3. GABAergic29▲ 113×1 topic
  4. Neurotransmission29▲ 113×1 topic
  5. Cell Signaling15▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Composite Structures13▲ 103×2 topics
  7. Wave Propagation13▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Neuronal Function12▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Non-Destructive Testing12▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Membrane Proteins12▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Ion Channels12▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Calcium Channels11▲ 79×1 topic
  13. Guided Lamb Waves11▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring11▲ 119×1 topic
  15. Voltage-Gated Channels11▲ 79×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress11▲ 3.1×20 topics
  17. Neuroinflammation7▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Treatment7▲ 2.8×11 topics
  19. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Toxicology6▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Crystal Structure6▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Neurobiology6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  24. Pharmacology6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  25. Glial Activation6▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Stroke6▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Drug Discovery5▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Epilepsy5▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Stress5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Botulinum Toxin5▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Neural Plasticity5▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Neurotoxins5▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Pain Management5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Neurodegeneration5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Neuroprotection5▲ 6.4×8 topics
  37. Genetic Variation4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Muscle Mechanics4▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Spasticity4▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Schizophrenia4▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Merz (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature.

Botulinum Toxin and Rela…1Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and …1Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 0 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 0 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksGerman Colonialism and Identity Studies: 0 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 0 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 0 fractional works
NeurologyDermatologyLiterature and Literary TheoryArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 1 works
  2. 2 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 1 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 works
  4. 4 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  5. 5 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  7. 7 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 0 works
  8. 8 German Colonialism and Identity Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 0 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 available11.1%not open88.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merz (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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