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Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research

In research, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,865 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,675
of 28,054 · #17,052 all time
Rank in Germany
#732
of 1,178
Research works
305
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,865 of 21,541 29.2%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System 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).

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: 3.92× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.05× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.47× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.90× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Claus Weiland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research.

  1. 1 Claus Weiland Germany · #1,305,665 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research

Which keywords describe research at Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Population Dynamics and Ecology.

▲ 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 Change14▲ 7.5×44 topics
  2. Biodiversity8▲ 16×20 topics
  3. Invasive Species5▲ 18×18 topics
  4. Biogeography5▲ 26×18 topics
  5. Taxonomy5▲ 52×12 topics
  6. Phylogeny4▲ 42×14 topics
  7. Ecology4▲ 39×9 topics
  8. Population Dynamics4▲ 24×7 topics
  9. DNA Barcoding4▲ 35×8 topics
  10. Evolution4▲ 22×13 topics
  11. Conservation Biology3▲ 48×3 topics
  12. Conservation3▲ 11×14 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Citizen Science3▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Model Evaluation3▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×13 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services3▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Data Sharing3▲ 149×1 topic
  19. Ecological Niche3▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 24×8 topics
  21. Scientific Data Management3▲ 185×1 topic
  22. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Global Change2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 90×2 topics
  25. Semantic Web2▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Bioinformatics2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Data Integration2▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Hominin Genetics2▲ 130×1 topic
  29. Paleolithic Archaeology2▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Agricultural Origins2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Habitat Selection2▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Reproducibility2▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Scientific Workflows2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Cryptic Species2▲ 106×2 topics
  37. Paleoclimatology2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Microbiota2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Research Data Management Practices, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies.

Species Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksResearch Data Management…3Research Data Management Practices: 3 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…2Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …2Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …1Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingInformation SystemsAnthropologyPaleontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  5. 5 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.5%domestic only57.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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