Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
Germany
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
Research outputs by subject area
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Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 308 | 62.07 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 145 | 33.15 |
| Quantum Physics | 135 | 32.89 |
| Physical Chemistry | 110 | 25.21 |
| Electrical Engineering | 74 | 23.21 |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 65 | 21.39 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 122 | 20.20 |
| Ecology | 88 | 19.87 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | 182.24 / 171.08 | 353.32 |
| Max Planck Society | 68.58 / 88.52 | 157.10 |
| Leibniz Association | 52.49 / 54.62 | 107.11 |
| Technical University of Munich (TUM) | 50.19 / 52.30 | 102.49 |
| Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg) | 44.98 / 46.81 | 91.79 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 30.33 / 49.79 | 80.12 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 46.75 / 21.23 | 67.98 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 22.57 / 10.73 | 33.30 |
| Lehn Institute of Functional Materials (LIFM) | 6.77 / 25.14 | 31.91 |
| Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) | 14.71 / 16.20 | 30.90 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
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Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
- Alfred Wegener Institute - Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- German Cancer Research Center in the Helmholtz Association (DKFZ)
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases within the Helmholtz Association (DZNE)
- German Electron Synchrotron (DESY)
- Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA)
- Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
- Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH (GSI)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute (HVI)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (HMGU)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH
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Jülich Research Centre (FZJ)
- Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS), FZJ
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI), FZJ
- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS), FZJ
- Institute of Energy Technologies – Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1)
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK), FZJ
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), FZJ
- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI), FZJ
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.