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Spiekermann and Wegener

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Research works
59
▼ 72% vs 2018-21
Citations
625
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Spiekermann and Wegener

Not ranked overall: Spiekermann and Wegener is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Spiekermann and Wegener work in?

In all years, 49% of research at Spiekermann and Wegener is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Engineering (24%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 48.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 29.9% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.0% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 23.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpiekermann andWegener59fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1829.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting58.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    5. Psychology11.9%
    6. Decision Sciences11.6%
    1. Engineering1423.8%
    2. Environmental Science24.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.3%
    4. Materials Science11.4%
    5. Mathematics11.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    7. Computer Science00.7%
    8. Energy00.6%
    9. Chemistry00.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine47.2%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology24.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Energy: 6.70× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.66× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.77× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.70×0 works
  2. Engineering3.66×3 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.77×0 works
  4. Materials Science1.76×0 works
  5. Mathematics1.74×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.46×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.62×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Spiekermann and Wegener?

Ranked on the quality score, Helmut Habig, Jochen Berninghaus and Thomas Thiede lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spiekermann and Wegener.

  1. 1 Helmut Habig Germany · #2,290,212 worldwide 50 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jochen Berninghaus Germany · #2,311,349 worldwide 50 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Thomas Thiede Germany · #6,639,389 worldwide 85 citations · 111 works
All ranked researchers at Spiekermann and Wegener

What are the most cited papers from Spiekermann and Wegener?

The most cited paper from Spiekermann and Wegener is "Vasoactive intestinal peptide in man: pharmacokinetics, metabolic and circulatory effects." (Sigurd Domschke, Wolfram W. Domschke, Stephen Robert Bloom et al., 1978), with 133 citations. Next come "Equilibrium versus Dynamics in Urban Modelling" (107) and "The future of mobility in cities: Challenges for urban modelling" (89).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vasoactive intestinal peptide in man: pharmacokinetics, metabolic and circulatory effects. Sigurd Domschke, Wolfram W. Domschke, Stephen Robert Bloom et al. · Gut Open access Nov 1978 133
2 Equilibrium versus Dynamics in Urban Modelling David Simmonds, Paul A. Waddell, Michael Wegener · Environment and Planning B Planning and Design Dec 2013 107
3 The future of mobility in cities: Challenges for urban modelling Michael Wegener · Transport Policy 31 Aug 2012 89
4 From Macro to Micro—How Much Micro is too Much? Michael Wegener · Transport Reviews Mar 2011 88
5 Land-Use Transport Interaction Models Michael Wegener Book chapter 18 Jul 2013 48
All 77 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Spiekermann and Wegener?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Transportation, Material Properties, Structural Health Monitoring, Health Impact Assessment, Migration Law and Corporate Governance.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainable Development5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  2. Human Rights4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  3. Transportation4▲ 48×2 topics
  4. Material Properties4▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Structural Health Monitoring4▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Health Impact Assessment4▲ 100×2 topics
  7. Migration Law3▲ 295×2 topics
  8. Corporate Governance3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  9. Active Travel3▲ 104×1 topic
  10. Built Environment3▲ 104×1 topic
  11. Legal Methodology3▲ 168×1 topic
  12. Party Competition3▲ 310×1 topic
  13. Construction2▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Inflammation2▲ 1.80×5 topics
  15. Bridge Engineering2▲ 244×1 topic
  16. Civil Engineering2▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Public Transport2▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Travel Behavior2▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Medical Ethics2▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Patient Rights2▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Market Power2▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Regional Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Criminal Law2▲ 32×2 topics
  24. European Company Law2▲ 126×1 topic
  25. European Union2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Regulatory Competition2▲ 126×1 topic
  27. Urbanization2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Digital Markets Act2▲ 326×1 topic
  29. EU Competition Law2▲ 326×1 topic
  30. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Data Protection1▲ 124×1 topic
  32. Family Firms1▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Governance1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  34. Innovation Policy1▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Socioemotional Wealth1▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Surveillance1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Acoustic Emission1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Concrete Structures1▲ 261×1 topic
  39. Legal Reforms1▲ 195×1 topic
  40. Prison System1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Spiekermann and Wegener publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European Law and Migration, Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Law and Political Science and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

European Law and Migration0European Law and Migration: 0 fractional worksCivil and Structural Eng…0Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 0 fractional worksLaw and Political Science0Law and Political Science: 0 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …0High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 0 fractional worksRenewable Energy and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detection and Protection: 0 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs0Vacuum and Plasma Arcs: 0 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …0Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…0Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 0 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…0Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis: 0 fractional works
LawCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 European Law and Migration Law 0 works
  2. 2 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Law and Political Science Law 0 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Renewable Energy and Sustainability Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  6. 6 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  8. 8 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spiekermann and Wegener's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 72% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Spiekermann and Wegener as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Spiekermann and Wegener0.000031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Spiekermann and Wegener over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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