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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

In research, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,188 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#398 of 3,551 worldwide) and Global and Planetary Change (#131 of 535 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Global and Planetary Change is 20.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,758
of 28,054 · #1,177 all time
Rank in Germany
#87
of 1,178
Research works
2.7k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
167k
61.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 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 #1,188 of 12,888 38.1%285 #858
Environmental ScienceField #398 of 3,551 42.0%128 #165
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #131 of 535 41.7%69 #58
Social SciencesDomain #3,322 of 10,521 40.4%106 #1522

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#858 #1,188
  2. Environmental Science#165 #398
  3. Global and Planetary Change#58 #131
  4. Social Sciences#1,522 #3,322
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 68.8 works20×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 32.7 works16×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 21.2 works15×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.1 works6.5×
  5. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 44.9 works6.2×
  6. Environmental ScienceField · 127.7 works5.7×
← 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: 1.41× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.49× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.63× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.67× its world share, 128 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.02× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Johan Rockström, Stefan Rahmstorf and Wolfgang Lucht lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

  1. 1 Johan Rockström Germany · #967 worldwide 3.9k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Stefan Rahmstorf Germany · #7,742 worldwide 1.1k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Lucht Germany · #16,851 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Gunnar Luderer Germany · #19,520 worldwide 888 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Germany · #22,154 worldwide 550 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Jürgen P. Kropp Germany · #24,867 worldwide 505 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Dieter Gerten Germany · #26,034 worldwide 617 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Elmar Kriegler Germany · #27,596 worldwide 877 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Alexander Popp Germany · #31,592 worldwide 912 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Georg Feulner Germany · #45,958 worldwide 678 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Which keywords describe research at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research?

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

▲ 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 Change152▲ 12×79 topics
  2. Global Warming70▲ 38×13 topics
  3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions55▲ 45×7 topics
  4. Sustainability41▲ 3.7×46 topics
  5. Renewable Energy33▲ 5.1×29 topics
  6. Environmental Impact33▲ 4.3×26 topics
  7. Energy Transition30▲ 46×4 topics
  8. Environmental Policy30▲ 33×8 topics
  9. Remote Sensing28▲ 5.1×20 topics
  10. Vulnerability23▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Policy Instruments22▲ 77×2 topics
  12. Economic Impacts22▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Carbon Pricing22▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Socioeconomic Pathways22▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Ocean Circulation21▲ 36×3 topics
  16. Synchronization21▲ 39×4 topics
  17. Extreme Events20▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Hydrological Cycle18▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Climate Modeling18▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Precipitation Extremes18▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Network Dynamics18▲ 38×3 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling17▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Economic Growth15▲ 3.8×15 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience14▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Food Security14▲ 5.6×12 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics14▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Adaptation13▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Complex Networks13▲ 49×3 topics
  29. Water Resources13▲ 12×8 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise13▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Land Use Change12▲ 8.9×7 topics
  32. Risk Perception12▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Sustainability Assessment12▲ 20×6 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 7.3×12 topics
  35. Agriculture12▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Holocene12▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Sea Level11▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Paleoclimatology11▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Spatial Patterns11▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Household Behavior10▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Climate variability and models, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation.

Climate Change Policy and Economics: 22 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 18 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 9 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 9 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 9 fractional worksEcosystem dynamics and resilience: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…9Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…8Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 8 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…8Climate change impacts on agriculture: 8 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…7Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputer Networks and CommunicationsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  6. 6 Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  8. 8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  10. 10 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 7 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 available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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