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Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

In research, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,585 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,000
of 28,054 · #10,986 all time
Rank in Germany
#504
of 1,178
Research works
974
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy 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 #7,585 of 12,888 15.5%78 #7367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy 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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.96× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.78× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.01× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe Schneidewind, Manfred Fischedick and Friedrich Hinterberger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

  1. 1 Uwe Schneidewind Germany · #66,320 worldwide 139 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Manfred Fischedick Germany · #117,632 worldwide 262 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Friedrich Hinterberger Germany · #161,379 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Stefan Lechtenböhmer Germany · #241,279 worldwide 150 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Helmut Schütz Germany · #242,627 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hermann E. Ott Germany · #276,364 worldwide 77 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Peter Viebahn Germany · #334,118 worldwide 140 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Wolfgang Irrek Germany · #348,396 worldwide 46 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Bettina Bahn‐Walkowiak Germany · #359,347 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Uta von Winterfeld Germany · #364,904 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Which keywords describe research at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Transition, Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Sustainability24▲ 7.2×33 topics
  2. Renewable Energy24▲ 12×19 topics
  3. Climate Change17▲ 4.7×24 topics
  4. Environmental Impact17▲ 7.2×17 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Energy Transition10▲ 49×4 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency9▲ 7.4×15 topics
  8. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Global Warming9▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Environmental Policy8▲ 29×7 topics
  12. Economic Impacts7▲ 70×1 topic
  13. Policy Instruments7▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Smart Grid6▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Electric Vehicles6▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Global Governance5▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Sustainability Assessment5▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Waste Management5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  19. Biomass Combustion5▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Global Trade5▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Carbon Footprint5▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Embodied Energy4▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Household Behavior4▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Water Footprint4▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Battery Technology4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Renewable Resources4▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Recycling4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Energy Consumption4▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts4▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Charging Infrastructure4▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Natural Gas4▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Vehicle-to-Grid4▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Sustainability Transitions4▲ 107×2 topics
  35. Energy Security4▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Geopolitics4▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Consumption3▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Public Perception3▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Rebound Effect3▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Global Energy Security and Policy.

Climate Change Policy and Economics: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…4Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…4Global Energy Security and Policy: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEnvironmental EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Energy6 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 4 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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