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Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)

In research, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,746 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,651
of 28,054 · #10,132 all time
Rank in Germany
#430
of 1,178
Research works
1.5k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,746 of 7,800 20.5%116 #4214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) 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: 5.06× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.06× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.17× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 5.70× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 52.71× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 52.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Ender, M. Schwerin and Birger Puppe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN).

  1. 1 K. Ender Germany · #172,541 worldwide 69 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 M. Schwerin Germany · #260,254 worldwide 88 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Birger Puppe Germany · #264,832 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Cornelia C. Metges Germany · #288,637 worldwide 156 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Winfried Otten Germany · #351,220 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Julia Brenmoehl Germany · #499,982 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 H.M. Hammon Germany · #613,435 worldwide 108 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 H. Hagemeister Germany · #636,918 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 P. Junghans Germany · #718,264 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Falk Schneider Germany · #826,367 worldwide 49 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Animal Welfare, Dairy Cattle, Heat Stress, Probiotics, Oxidative Stress, Gut Microbiota, Marker-Assisted Selection and Aquaculture.

▲ 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. Animal Welfare19▲ 109×4 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress16▲ 4.9×25 topics
  3. Dairy Cattle15▲ 143×2 topics
  4. Heat Stress14▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Probiotics14▲ 29×6 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota12▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Climate Change12▲ 2.3×12 topics
  8. Inflammation12▲ 2.8×26 topics
  9. Marker-Assisted Selection12▲ 74×2 topics
  10. Aquaculture10▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Emotional State10▲ 169×1 topic
  12. Stress Indicators10▲ 169×1 topic
  13. Amino Acids9▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Plant Breeding9▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Energy Balance8▲ 75×3 topics
  16. Livestock Production8▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Cancer8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  19. Reproductive Loss8▲ 148×1 topic
  20. Uterine Disease8▲ 148×1 topic
  21. Intestinal Barrier8▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Poultry Production7▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Nutrition7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Metabolic Adaptations7▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Physiological Responses7▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Population Genetics7▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Animal Breeding7▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Genome-Wide Association7▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Genomic Selection7▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Oxytocin7▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Aging6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Genetic Variation6▲ 15×7 topics
  34. Insulin Resistance6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  35. Milk Composition6▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Metabolism6▲ 5.7×11 topics
  37. Omega-3 Fatty Acids6▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Genomic Analysis6▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Microbial Community5▲ 34×3 topics
  40. Exercise5▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Animal Behavior and Welf…10Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 10 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …8Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 8 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…7Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…7Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 7 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 7 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 5 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…5Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 5 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 4 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 4 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…4Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional works
Small AnimalsAgronomy and Crop ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 10 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 8 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 7 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.