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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

In research, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,820 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,763 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,763
of 28,054 · #32,447 all time
Rank in Germany
#889
of 1,178
Research works
319
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 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 #8,820 of 16,945 25.4%240
Social SciencesField #5,763 of 10,206 29.4%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.54× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.17× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.40× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Katzenbach, Benedikt Fecher and Sascha Friesike lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.

  1. 1 Christian Katzenbach Germany · #247,318 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Benedikt Fecher Germany · #469,206 worldwide 27 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Sascha Friesike Germany · #630,118 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Maximilian von Grafenstein Germany · #895,333 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ayad Al-Ani Germany · #913,201 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Hendrik Send Germany · #1,163,897 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

Which keywords describe research at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Media, Surveillance, Ethics, Natural Language Processing and Accountability.

▲ 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. Big Data10▲ 16×10 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 4.4×12 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 9.8×12 topics
  4. Social Media6▲ 6.9×14 topics
  5. Surveillance6▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Ethics5▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Natural Language Processing4▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Accountability4▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Transparency4▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×10 topics
  11. Algorithmic Bias3▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Fairness3▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  14. Detection3▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Trust3▲ 17×5 topics
  16. E-Learning3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  17. Internet of Things3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  18. Digital Transformation3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Digital Labor Platforms2▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Gig Economy2▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Digitalization2▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Innovation2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Privacy Concerns2▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  26. Cyberbullying2▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Governance2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Hate Speech2▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Information Disclosure2▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Online Social Networks2▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Literature2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Cybersecurity2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Higher Education2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  34. Innovation Policy2▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Mobile Health2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Teacher Education2▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Data Protection2▲ 86×2 topics
  38. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Customer Experience1▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Digital Rights1▲ 243×1 topic

Which research topics does Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Digital Economy and Work Transformation, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection.

Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and D…2Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 2 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbul…2Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksSociology and Education …1Sociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 1 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 1 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Libraries and Information Services Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Education Methods and Technologies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

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