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Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences

In research, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,765 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,535
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,570
of 2,077
Research works
256
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,765 of 16,945 15.4%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences 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: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 6.31× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.66× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.94× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Lischewski, W. Hink and Dirk Randoll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences.

  1. 1 Andreas Lischewski Germany · #573,587 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 W. Hink Germany · #593,294 worldwide 31 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Dirk Randoll Germany · #633,677 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Hartmut Traub Germany · #919,264 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroscience, Cancer Patients, Art Therapy, Psychological Outcomes, Quality of Life, Social Cognition, Ethics and Public Health.

▲ 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. Neuroscience5▲ 43×7 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  3. Cancer Patients3▲ 164×2 topics
  4. Art Therapy3▲ 463×1 topic
  5. Public Health3▲ 4.4×1 topic
  6. Psychological Outcomes2▲ 141×2 topics
  7. Ethics2▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Social Cognition2▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Anxiety2▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 52×3 topics
  11. Education2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  12. Embodiment2▲ 24×4 topics
  13. History2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  14. Pain Management2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Stress Reduction2▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Identity2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Music Therapy2▲ 147×1 topic
  18. Preoperative Anxiety2▲ 147×1 topic
  19. Pedagogy2▲ 7.5×1 topic
  20. Teaching Methods2▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Cultural Heritage1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  22. Emotion1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Gender1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Literature1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Psychology1▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Rituals1▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Cultural Identity1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  29. Emotional Responses1▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Materiality1▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Philosophy1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Anthropocene1▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Calvinism1▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Control1▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Cultural Politics1▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Folklore1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Open-Plan Offices1▲ 171×1 topic
  38. Reformation1▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Social History1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Turkish Culture1▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Art Therapy and Mental Health, Music Therapy and Health, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Facilities and Workplace Management.

Art Therapy and Mental H…3Art Therapy and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…2Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace…1Facilities and Workplace Management: 1 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksAction Observation and S…1Action Observation and Synchronization: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 1 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 1 fractional works
ConservationSocial PsychologyEducationMuseology3 others

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

  1. 1 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  4. 4 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  7. 7 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 1 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.