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Volkswagen Foundation

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Research works
108
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
40.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Volkswagen Foundation

Not ranked overall: Volkswagen Foundation 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 Volkswagen Foundation work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Volkswagen Foundation is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 41 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 18.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.5% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVolkswagenFoundation108fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences38%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2018.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities87.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting76.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.5%
    5. Psychology11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Engineering2018.6%
    2. Computer Science65.8%
    3. Environmental Science32.9%
    4. Materials Science21.6%
    5. Mathematics21.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    7. Chemistry11.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    10. Energy10.9%
    1. Neuroscience87.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology76.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine98.3%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.52× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.65×1 works
  2. Veterinary4.31×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.92×2 works
  4. Engineering2.52×5 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.23×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.90×1 works
  9. Energy0.85×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.83×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.79×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.47×0 works
  13. Psychology0.41×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.35×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.34×0 works
  16. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Volkswagen Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Nolting lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Volkswagen Foundation.

  1. 1 Michael Nolting Germany · #5,168,334 worldwide 124 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Volkswagen Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Volkswagen Foundation?

The most cited paper from Volkswagen Foundation is "Transient expression of doublecortin during adult neurogenesis" (Jason P. Brown, Sébastien Couillard‐Després, Christiana M. Cooper‐Kuhn et al., 2003), with 1,526 citations. Next come "Milestones of neuronal development in the adult hippocampus" (1,440) and "Early determination and long-term persistence of adult-generated new neurons in the hippocampus of mice" (987).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transient expression of doublecortin during adult neurogenesis Jason P. Brown, Sébastien Couillard‐Després, Christiana M. Cooper‐Kuhn et al. · The Journal of Comparative Neurology 17 Oct 2003 1,526
2 Milestones of neuronal development in the adult hippocampus Gerd Kempermann, Sebastian Jessberger, Barbara S. Steiner et al. · Trends in Neurosciences Review 15 Jun 2004 1,440
3 Early determination and long-term persistence of adult-generated new neurons in the hippocampus of mice Gerd Kempermann, Daniela Gast, Golo Kronenberg et al. · Development 16 Dec 2002 987
4 Doublecortin expression levels in adult brain reflect neurogenesis Sébastien Couillard‐Després, Beate Winner, Susanne Schaubeck et al. · European Journal of Neuroscience 2005 985
5 Enriched environment and physical activity stimulate hippocampal but not olfactory bulb neurogenesis Jason P. Brown, Christiana M. Cooper‐Kuhn, Gerd Kempermann et al. · European Journal of Neuroscience May 2003 809
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Volkswagen Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Brain Development, Innovation, Adult Stem Cells, Neurogenesis, Neoliberalism, International Relations and Archaeology.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×18 topics
  2. Innovation4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  3. Brain Development4▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 1.77×7 topics
  5. Deep Learning3▲ 1.45×11 topics
  6. Education3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  7. Adult Stem Cells3▲ 82×1 topic
  8. Neurogenesis3▲ 82×1 topic
  9. Big Data3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  10. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  11. International Relations2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Archaeology2▲ 14×2 topics
  13. History2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  14. Gender Roles2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. E-commerce2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  16. Competency-Based Education2▲ 22×1 topic
  17. European Union2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  18. Governance2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  19. Higher Education2▲ 4.8×1 topic
  20. Internationalization2▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Technology2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  23. Neuroscience2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  24. Electric Vehicles2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Genomics2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Historiography2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Roman Economy2▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Urban Workshops2▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  30. Society2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Artistic Expression2▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Environmental Impacts2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Industrial Automation2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Literary History2▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Supply Chain2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  36. Training2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Cultural Analysis1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Flexible Automation1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Constitutional Law1▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Volkswagen Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Criminal Law and Policy, Medieval European History and Architecture, Diverse Legal and Medical Studies and Historical and Archaeological Studies.

Criminal Law and Policy1Criminal Law and Policy: 1 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 0 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medica…0Diverse Legal and Medical Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…0Historical and Archaeological Studies: 0 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 0 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …0Academic Publishing and Open Access: 0 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksTransport Systems and Technology: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArcheologyStrategy and ManagementHistory6 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 0 works
  3. 3 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 0 works
  4. 4 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 0 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 0 works
  7. 7 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 0 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Transport Systems and Technology Mechanical 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Volkswagen Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher 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 Volkswagen Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000087% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Volkswagen Foundation0.000036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Volkswagen Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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