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Sasol (Germany)

In research, Sasol (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,509 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,230 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,097
of 28,054 · #14,706 all time
Rank in Germany
#860
of 1,178
Research works
665
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Sasol (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 #11,509 of 12,888 1.1%126 #9317
Social SciencesDomain #10,230 of 10,521 1.6%84 #16236

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 42.1 works7.7×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.81× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.66× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.74× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sasol (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Mélançon, Jacques Brault and Maurice Capul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sasol (Germany).

  1. 1 Robert Mélançon Germany · #304,760 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Jacques Brault Germany · #460,492 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Maurice Capul Germany · #759,139 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Trent Slade Germany · #1,405,121 worldwide 0 citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Sasol (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Sasol (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Social Media, Language, Big Data, Ethics, Quantum Information, Social Interaction and Entanglement.

▲ 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. Machine Learning30▲ 3.7×23 topics
  2. Social Media19▲ 5.5×8 topics
  3. Big Data12▲ 5.5×7 topics
  4. Language12▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Neural Networks11▲ 2.9×8 topics
  6. Ethics10▲ 8.7×5 topics
  7. Quantum Information10▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 3.0×10 topics
  9. Social Interaction10▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Entanglement10▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Affordances9▲ 194×2 topics
  12. Social Cognition9▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Cognition8▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Consciousness8▲ 50×3 topics
  15. Embodied Cognition8▲ 331×1 topic
  16. Predictive Brain Theory8▲ 331×1 topic
  17. Polarization8▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Natural Language Processing8▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Information Technology7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  20. Online Communication7▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Psychological Well-being7▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Quantum Simulation7▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Surveillance6▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Gender Differences6▲ 6.7×2 topics
  25. Health Outcomes6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  26. Astrobiology6▲ 85×2 topics
  27. Digital Divide6▲ 9.5×1 topic
  28. Emotions6▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Fake News6▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Humor Styles Questionnaire6▲ 209×1 topic
  31. Laughter Therapy6▲ 209×1 topic
  32. Misinformation6▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Music6▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Neuroscience6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Political Participation6▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Quantum Algorithms6▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Quantum Computation6▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Topic Modeling6▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Algorithmic Bias6▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Fairness6▲ 28×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Embodied and Extended Cognition, Social Media and Politics, Humor Studies and Applications and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Embodied and Extended Co…8Embodied and Extended Cognition: 8 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics6Social Media and Politics: 6 fractional worksHumor Studies and Applications: 6 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…6Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 6 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…6Misinformation and Its Impacts: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksCognitive Science and Education Research: 5 fractional worksQuantum chaos and dynami…4Quantum chaos and dynamical systems: 4 fractional worksComputational and Text Analysis Methods: 4 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of Life: 4 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCommunicationSocial PsychologyArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  2. 2 Social Media and Politics Communication 6 works
  3. 3 Humor Studies and Applications Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  7. 7 Cognitive Science and Education Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  8. 8 Quantum chaos and dynamical systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 4 works
  10. 10 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available71.5%not open28.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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