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Research in Berlin

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Berlin. The largest by output are Bundeswehr, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and German Center for Integration and Migration Research.

Research institutions
39
Research works
894
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Berlin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1BundeswehrGovernment institution 249 #29,788 all time
2Staatliche Museen zu BerlinArchive 92 not ranked
3German Center for Integration and Migration ResearchGovernment institution 76 not ranked
4Arzneimittelkommission der deutschen ÄrzteschaftHospital / health system 65 not ranked
5Quadriga Hochschule BerlinUniversity 61 not ranked
6Forum transregionale Studien e.V.Institution 50 not ranked
7Institute for Educational Quality ImprovementUniversity 41 not ranked
8Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and DataResearch facility 38 not ranked
9Sachverständigenrat für UmweltfragenInstitution 22 not ranked
10Optotransmitter-Umweltschutz-Technologie e.V.Nonprofit 19 not ranked
11Heinrich Böll StiftungNonprofit 19 not ranked
12Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Eurasien-AbteilungResearch facility 17 not ranked
13CODE University of Applied SciencesUniversity 17 not ranked
14Staatliches Institut für MusikforschungResearch facility 16 not ranked
15Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt BerlinGovernment institution 16 not ranked
16Institut für Qualitätssicherung und Transparenz im GesundheitswesenResearch facility 14 not ranked
17Verband Forschender ArzneimittelherstellerInstitution 11 not ranked
18Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Orient-AbteilungResearch facility 9 not ranked
19Historische Kommission zu Berlin e.V.Nonprofit 9 not ranked
20Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
21BIO DeutschlandInstitution 6 not ranked
22Deutsche Gesellschaft für ErziehungswissenschaftInstitution 5 not ranked
23Verantwortung in der WissenschaftInstitution 5 not ranked
24August Storck KG (Germany)Company 5 not ranked
25Access 2 PerspectivesCompany 5 not ranked
26Fachagentur Windenergie an LandNonprofit 3 not ranked
27Falling Walls FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
28Verband der Universitätsklinika DeutschlandsInstitution 2 not ranked
29Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie BerlinUniversity 2 not ranked
30Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum BerlinNonprofit 2 not ranked
31Abgeordnetenhaus BerlinGovernment institution 2 not ranked
32Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie e.V. (DGPs)Nonprofit 1 not ranked
33Stiftung CharitéNonprofit 1 not ranked
34Alfred Landecker FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
35AiF Projekt GmbHInstitution 1 not ranked
36Deutscher EthikratInstitution 0 not ranked
37Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und UmweltGovernment institution 0 not ranked
38Deutsche Allianz MeeresforschungNonprofit 0 not ranked
39Liberate ScienceCompany 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Bundeswehr: 27.9%Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: 10.3%German Center for Integration and Migration Research: 8.5%Arzneimittelkommission der deutschen Ärzteschaft: 7.3%31 others listed: 45.9%28%largest
Bundeswehr249 · 27.9%Staatliche Museen zu Berlin92 · 10.3%German Center for Integration and Migration Research76 · 8.5%Arzneimittelkommission der deutschen Ärzteschaft65 · 7.3%31 others listed409 · 45.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Berlin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Berlin is most concentrated in Sociology and Political Science (4.3× the world share in Sociology and Political Science).

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 38.4 works4.3×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Immigration, Globalization, Labor Market, Nationalism, Identity, Politics and Leadership.

▲ 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 city'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. Globalization13▲ 2.6×24 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.48×35 topics
  3. Deep Learning10▲ 1.24×38 topics
  4. Governance9▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Immigration8▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Identity8▲ 4.5×20 topics
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.0×11 topics
  8. Nationalism7▲ 6.5×12 topics
  9. Labor Market7▲ 9.4×4 topics
  10. Leadership7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  11. Digital Transformation6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Politics6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  13. Ethnicity6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  14. Refugees6▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Citizenship5▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Gender5▲ 3.8×12 topics
  19. Multiculturalism5▲ 10×3 topics
  20. National Identity5▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Bildungsungleichheit5▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Ethnografisches Schreiben5▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Historical Analysis5▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Social Networks4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  25. Social Boundaries4▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Societal Attitudes4▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. European Union4▲ 7.5×10 topics
  29. Organizational Change4▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Trauma4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Human Capital4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Network Effects4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Ethnomusicology4▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Remittances4▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Transnational Families4▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Investment Decisions4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Agility3▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Socio-Technical Systems3▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Digital Capital3▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Value Chains3▲ 70×1 topic

What research is done in Berlin?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  10. 10 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.