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Auschwitz Birkenau

In research, Auschwitz Birkenau stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,410 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,718
of 42,892
Rank in Poland
#476
of 520
Research works
151
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
169
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Auschwitz Birkenau 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 #16,410 of 16,945 6.4%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Auschwitz Birkenau 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.70× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.39× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Auschwitz Birkenau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Education, Holocaust, Memory and Gender.

▲ 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. History6▲ 25×6 topics
  2. Identity6▲ 23×7 topics
  3. Literature6▲ 30×7 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage5▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Education5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  6. Holocaust5▲ 459×3 topics
  7. Memory5▲ 53×4 topics
  8. Gender4▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Nationalism4▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Ethnography4▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Community4▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Eastern Europe3▲ 164×2 topics
  13. Soviet Union3▲ 159×2 topics
  14. Cultural Identity3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Culture3▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Eugenics3▲ 291×2 topics
  17. Memory Studies3▲ 123×2 topics
  18. Cultural3▲ 163×1 topic
  19. Ritual3▲ 264×1 topic
  20. Historiography3▲ 59×3 topics
  21. Colonialism2▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Cold War2▲ 96×2 topics
  23. International Relations2▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Migration2▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Occupation2▲ 95×2 topics
  26. Religion2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Polish history2▲ 215×1 topic
  28. Polish minority2▲ 215×1 topic
  29. Rhetoric2▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Diplomacy2▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Imagology2▲ 511×1 topic
  32. National Stereotypes2▲ 511×1 topic
  33. Ethnicity2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. France2▲ 271×1 topic
  35. Social Change2▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Sociopolitical2▲ 144×1 topic
  37. Politics2▲ 17×5 topics
  38. Anthropology2▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Cultural Studies2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Sociolinguistics2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Auschwitz Birkenau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, European Cultural and National Identity and French Historical and Cultural Studies.

Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 3 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and Na…2European Cultural and National Identity: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…2French Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …1Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Research: 1 fractional worksLanguage and Culture1Language and Culture: 1 fractional worksGerman History and Society: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 3 works
  2. 2 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 2 works
  5. 5 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Medical History and Research History 1 works
  9. 9 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 1 works
  10. 10 German History and Society History 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 available86.8%not open13.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Auschwitz Birkenau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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