Research in Göttingen

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.

Relative to its size, research in Göttingen is most concentrated in Classics, Religious studies and Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.9× the world share in Classics).

1. ClassicsSubfield · 44.5 works7.9×
2. Religious studiesSubfield · 77.0 works4.9×
3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 101.7 works4.5×
4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 186.2 works3.8×
5. BiophysicsSubfield · 39.5 works3.7×

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.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Identity, Invasive Species, Gender, Epidemiology, Biodiversity Conservation and Conservation.

1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 54 works
2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 51 works
3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 50 works
4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 44 works
5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 works
6. 6 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 40 works
7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 38 works
8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 36 works
9. 9 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 33 works
10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 32 works