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Merz (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#29,741
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,429
of 1,603
Research works
191
▲ 311% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1k
47.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Merz (Germany)

Which fields of science does Merz (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Merz (Germany) is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Neuroscience (9%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 61.3% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 60.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 23.0% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMerz (Germany)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1560.5%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Neuroscience28.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities28.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.8%
    3. Psychology00.6%
    1. Engineering15.4%
    2. Environmental Science12.8%
    3. Materials Science01.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.32× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 15 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience5.32×2 works
  2. Medicine3.14×15 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.85×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.12×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.71×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.55×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.41×0 works
  10. Engineering0.36×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  12. Psychology0.21×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Merz (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, G. Quack, Chris G. Parsons and Josef Krautkrämer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merz (Germany).

  1. 1 G. Quack Germany · #1,025,372 worldwide 4.6k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Chris G. Parsons Germany · #1,241,949 worldwide 11k citations · 158 works
  3. 3 Josef Krautkrämer Germany · #2,391,605 worldwide 3.8k citations · 230 works
  4. 4 Herbert Krautkrämer Germany · #2,437,183 worldwide 3.6k citations · 223 works
  5. 5 Tadeusz Frankiewicz Germany · #3,758,019 worldwide 677 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Johannes M. Fox Germany · #5,259,707 worldwide 180 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Merz (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Merz (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Merz (Germany) is "Memantine is a clinically well tolerated N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist—a review of preclinical data" (Chris G. Parsons, Wojciech Danysz, G. Quack, 1999), with 883 citations. Next come "Glycine and N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptors: Physiological Significance and Possible Therapeutic Applications" (656) and "Glutamate in CNS disorders as a target for drug development: an update" (452).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Memantine is a clinically well tolerated N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist—a review of preclinical data Chris G. Parsons, Wojciech Danysz, G. Quack · Neuropharmacology Jun 1999 883
2 Glycine and N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptors: Physiological Significance and Possible Therapeutic Applications Wojciech Danysz, Chris G. Parsons · Pharmacological Reviews Dec 1998 656
3 Glutamate in CNS disorders as a target for drug development: an update Chris G. Parsons, Wojciech Danysz, G. Quack · Drug News & Perspectives 1998 452
4 The NMDA receptor antagonist memantine as a symptomatological and neuroprotective treatment for Alzheimer's disease: preclinical evidence Wojciech Danysz, Chris G. Parsons · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2003 403
5 Memantine is a potent blocker of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channels Joachim Bormann · European Journal of Pharmacology Aug 1989 354
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Which keywords describe research at Merz (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Treatment, Stroke, Botulinum Toxin, Neurotoxins, Toxicology, Pain Management and Spasticity.

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurological Disorders6▲ 40×7 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 18×5 topics
  3. Stroke4▲ 101×3 topics
  4. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 279×2 topics
  5. Neurotoxins4▲ 447×2 topics
  6. Toxicology4▲ 94×3 topics
  7. Pain Management4▲ 62×1 topic
  8. Spasticity4▲ 452×1 topic
  9. Complications2▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  11. Anatomy2▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Cosmetic Surgery2▲ 153×2 topics
  13. Dermal Fillers2▲ 275×1 topic
  14. Hyaluronic Acid2▲ 275×1 topic
  15. Basal Ganglia2▲ 114×2 topics
  16. Neuronal Plasticity1▲ 97×2 topics
  17. Neuropathic Pain1▲ 76×3 topics
  18. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Diabetes1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity1▲ 24×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Neurological disorders and treatments and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Botulinum Toxin and Rela…4Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 4 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and …2Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…1Neurological disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMarine Toxins and Detection Methods: 1 fractional worksSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments: 1 fractional worksNeurological and metabolic disorders: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 0 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Disorders: 0 fractional works
NeurologyDermatologyPhysiologyEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 4 works
  2. 2 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 2 works
  3. 3 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 311% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Merz (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Merz (Germany)0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Merz (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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