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Statistisches Bundesamt

In research, Statistisches Bundesamt stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,521 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#4,507 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,871 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,886
of 22,385 · #6,553 all time
Rank in Germany
#383
of 795
Research works
664
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Statistisches Bundesamt

What is Statistisches Bundesamt 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,521 of 16,688 11.0%224
MedicineField #4,507 of 14,558 11.6%134
Social SciencesDomain #5,871 of 14,833 8.7%283
Physical SciencesDomain #12,902 of 17,446 7.4%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Statistisches Bundesamt 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Statistisches Bundesamt work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Statistisches Bundesamt is in Social Sciences, 39% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (16%), Health Professions (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 54 fractional works · 41.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 10.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 38.7% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 22.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 12.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 11.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStatistischesBundesamt132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences41%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2115.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1410.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance118.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting43.4%
    5. Psychology21.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.6%
    1. Medicine3022.4%
    2. Health Professions1712.6%
    3. Dentistry21.5%
    4. Veterinary21.2%
    5. Nursing11.0%
    1. Mathematics85.7%
    2. Computer Science75.1%
    3. Engineering42.7%
    4. Environmental Science21.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.83× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.78× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.81× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.62× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.81× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.81×2 works
  2. Mathematics4.83×8 works
  3. Health Professions4.78×17 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.81×11 works
  5. Arts and Humanities3.62×14 works
  6. Dentistry3.18×2 works
  7. Nursing2.04×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.69×2 works
  9. Social Sciences1.23×20 works
  10. Medicine1.16×30 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×4 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.65×7 works
  14. Psychology0.59×2 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.42×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works
  21. Engineering0.18×4 works
  22. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  24. Energy0.09×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  26. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Statistisches Bundesamt?

Ranked on the quality score, Katharina Schüller, Thomas M. Keller and Christine Windemuth-Kieselbach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Statistisches Bundesamt.

  1. 1 Katharina Schüller Germany · #1,175,219 worldwide 226 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Thomas M. Keller Germany · #1,330,602 worldwide 5.7k citations · 238 works
  3. 3 Christine Windemuth-Kieselbach Germany · #1,468,976 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Hiltrud Niggemann Germany · #1,631,297 worldwide 661 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Carsten Stahmer Germany · #2,552,311 worldwide 652 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Jörg Ökonomou Germany · #2,585,839 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Karl Schoer Germany · #2,603,781 worldwide 243 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Mercedes Ogal Germany · #2,879,417 worldwide 123 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Martin Nourney Germany · #3,078,756 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Florian Dumpert Germany · #3,331,220 worldwide 108 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Statistisches Bundesamt

What are the most cited papers from Statistisches Bundesamt?

The most cited paper from Statistisches Bundesamt is "Predictors of outcome in patients with achalasia treated by pneumatic dilation" (Volker F. Eckardt, Christopher Aignherr, Gudrun Bernhard, 1992), with 800 citations. Next come "Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals" (648) and "Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Passion and Employees’ Commitment to Entrepreneurial Ventures" (297).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Predictors of outcome in patients with achalasia treated by pneumatic dilation Volker F. Eckardt, Christopher Aignherr, Gudrun Bernhard · Gastroenterology Dec 1992 800
2 Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Steffen Fritz et al. · Nature Sustainability Open access 9 Oct 2019 648
3 Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Passion and Employees’ Commitment to Entrepreneurial Ventures Nicola Breugst, Anne Domurath, Holger Patzelt et al. · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 21 Oct 2011 297
4 Adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab or nivolumab monotherapy versus placebo in patients with resected stage IV melanoma with no evidence of disease (IMMUNED): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial Lisa Zimmer et al. · The Lancet May 2020 244
5 Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting Carsten Stahmer Book chapter 1997 242
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Statistisches Bundesamt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare Utilization, Public Health, Socioeconomic Status, Chronic Diseases, Germany, Health Surveys, Statistical Analysis and Healthcare.

▲ 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-now 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. Public Health10▲ 5.1×14 topics
  2. Education9▲ 4.1×8 topics
  3. Healthcare Utilization9▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Healthcare8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  5. Socioeconomic Status7▲ 108×3 topics
  6. Chronic Diseases7▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Germany7▲ 292×1 topic
  8. Health Surveys7▲ 292×1 topic
  9. Statistical Analysis7▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Physical Training7▲ 556×1 topic
  11. Research7▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Epidemiology6▲ 1.20×38 topics
  13. Gender4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  14. Innovation4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.94×9 topics
  16. Elderly Care3▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Labor Market3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  18. Big Data3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  19. Data Mining3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Economic Policy3▲ 41×3 topics
  22. Quality Improvement3▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Religion3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Demographic Transition2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Governance2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  26. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Austerity Measures2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Social Policy2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Income Inequality2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Patient Engagement2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Capital Flows2▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Data Science2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Financial Crisis2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Workforce2▲ 211×1 topic
  35. Migrant Health2▲ 211×1 topic
  36. ECB's Rescue Facility2▲ 230×1 topic
  37. TARGET2 Balances2▲ 230×1 topic
  38. Health Care Costs2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. International Trade2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Choosing Wisely2▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Statistisches Bundesamt publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Medical Studies, Sports Science and Education, Social and Demographic Issues in Germany and European Monetary and Fiscal Policies.

Health and Medical Studies7Health and Medical Studies: 7 fractional worksSports Science and Educa…7Sports Science and Education: 7 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 2 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksProbability and Statistical Research: 2 fractional worksGerman Economic Analysis & Policies: 2 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceFinancePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 7 works
  3. 3 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Probability and Statistical Research Statistics and Probability 2 works
  9. 9 German Economic Analysis & Policies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 2 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Statistisches Bundesamt's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Statistisches Bundesamt as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Statistisches Bundesamt0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Statistisches Bundesamt over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Statistisches Bundesamt16.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2025.

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