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Norsk Hydro (Germany)

In research, Norsk Hydro (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,299 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,871
of 28,054 · #6,675 all time
Rank in Germany
#359
of 1,178
Research works
1.6k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Norsk Hydro (Germany) 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 #5,299 of 12,888 17.7%149 #4270

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norsk Hydro (Germany) 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 Norsk Hydro (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 56.5 works6.6×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.30× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.59× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norsk Hydro (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen Hirsch, Olaf Engler and Jean Rodier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norsk Hydro (Germany).

  1. 1 Jürgen Hirsch Germany · #72,773 worldwide 341 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Olaf Engler Germany · #149,367 worldwide 260 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Jean Rodier Germany · #1,411,493 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Norsk Hydro (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Norsk Hydro (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Sediment Transport, Water Resources, Land Use Change, Sustainability and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Change37▲ 7.9×53 topics
  2. Remote Sensing15▲ 6.8×27 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling13▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Sustainability13▲ 3.1×31 topics
  5. Renewable Energy11▲ 4.3×30 topics
  6. Sediment Transport10▲ 37×6 topics
  7. Water Resources10▲ 23×7 topics
  8. Land Use Change9▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Global Warming8▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.6×36 topics
  11. Model Evaluation7▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Global Hydrology7▲ 58×1 topic
  13. Uncertainty Assessment7▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Water Quality6▲ 8.7×10 topics
  15. Optimization5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. Risk Perception5▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Flood Risk5▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Satellite Imagery5▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Surface Water Mapping5▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Data Assimilation4▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Energy Storage4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  22. Drought4▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Evapotranspiration4▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  25. Extreme Events4▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation4▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Invasive Species4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  28. Hydrological Cycle4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Climate Modeling3▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Precipitation Extremes3▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Catalysts3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Monitoring3▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Geomorphological Effects3▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Renewable Resources3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Eutrophication3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Reactive Transport3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Norsk Hydro (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Climate variability and models and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Hydrology and Watershed …7Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 7 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 2 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 2 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 7 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.0%domestic only59.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norsk Hydro (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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