Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
Germany
Lena River Delta. picture: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
The Helmholtz Association contributes to the illumination of complex systems which determine human life and environment. The Association develops solutions for questions that are of upmost importance for future society: a secure and reliable energy supply, sustainable use of resources, future mobility or the treatment of previously incurable diseases. But our work also addresses questions of a more fundamental nature, such as the origin of the universe.
The scientific portfolio of the Association is divided into six strategic research fields: Energy; Earth and Environment; Health; Key Technologies; Matter; and Aeronautics, Space and Transport. Helmholtz brings together 18 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centres. With nearly 38,000 employees and an annual budget of almost €4 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation.
Every other month we will present one of the six research fields. This month:
Earth and Environment
The global challenge is to provide the basic and applied knowledge necessary to secure and sustain the foundations of human life on a long-term basis. Key tasks include development of strategies for efficient use of natural resources, research of natural phenomena and their associated risks, and assessment of human impact on natural systems and the repercussions for humanity.
Earth and Environment research programmes:
The research field currently consists of five programmes.
Geosystem
Marine, Coastal and Polar Systems
Oceans
Atmosphere and Climate
Terrestrial Environment
Initiatives in the Research Field Earth and Environment
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1 March 2016 - 28 February 2017
Region: Global
Subject/journal group: All
The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres published between 1 March 2016 - 28 February 2017 which are tracked by the Nature Index.
Hover over the donut graph to view the WFC output for each subject. Below, the same research outputs are grouped by subject. Click on the subject to drill-down into a list of articles organized by journal, and then by title.
Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area.
| AC | FC | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1627 | 370.68 | 363.30 |
Outputs by subject (WFC)
| Subject | AC | FC | WFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences | 484 | 84.43 | 84.43 | |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | 198 | 54.46 | 54.46 | |
| Physical Sciences | 754 | 168.40 | 161.02 | |
| Chemistry | 327 | 96.86 | 96.86 | |
Top articles by Altmetric score:
Archaean zircons in Miocene oceanic hotspot rocks establish ancient continental crust beneath Mauritius
Nature Communications
2017-01-31
Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine
Nature Genetics
2016-06-20
1 March 2016 - 28 February 2017
International vs. domestic collaboration by WFC
- 27.35% Domestic
- 72.65% International
Note: Hover over the graph to view the percentage of collaboration.
Top 10 domestic collaborators by WFC (235 total)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany
- Domestic institution
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Max Planck Society, Germany
(83.97)
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RWTH Aachen University (RWTH Aachen), Germany
(55.05)
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Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg), Germany
(54.24)
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Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
(46.35)
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Leibniz Association, Germany
(46.14)
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany
(33.26)
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Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin), Germany
(33.13)
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Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany
(29.64)
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University of Hamburg (UHH), Germany
(29.45)
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Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), Germany
(23.02)
Top 10 international collaborators by WFC (2625 total)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany
- Foreign institution
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French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
(56.76)
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
(25.15)
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
(22.19)
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National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy
(21)
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Stanford University, United States of America (USA)
(20.14)
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Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia
(18.16)
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European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland
(16.65)
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University of Strasbourg, France
(16.45)
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Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), France
(15.36)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America (USA)
(15.32)
Note: Collaboration is determined by the weighted fractional count (WFC), which is listed in parentheses.
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