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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

In research, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,385 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,518
of 28,054 · #24,771 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,094
of 1,178
Research works
582
▲ 96% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,385 of 10,521 11.5%90 #8868

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 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).

What does Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 49.4 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 15.34× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities?

Ranked on the composite score, Manfred Bierwisch, W. Mende and Wolfgang Neugebauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

  1. 1 Manfred Bierwisch Germany · #87,080 worldwide 203 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 W. Mende Germany · #150,529 worldwide 125 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Neugebauer Germany · #409,373 worldwide 5 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Ernst Osterkamp Germany · #422,075 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Rotraut Fischer Germany · #553,440 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Alexander Geyken Germany · #555,719 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Klaus Hallof Germany · #566,839 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ingo Schwarz Germany · #671,174 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Antonio Rojas Castro Germany · #714,592 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Adrien Barbaresi Germany · #832,258 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Which keywords describe research at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Bildung, History, Autorschaft, Literaturkritik, Philosophy and Literature.

▲ 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. Gender14▲ 23×5 topics
  2. Identity13▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Bildung11▲ 292×3 topics
  4. History9▲ 12×11 topics
  5. Autorschaft8▲ 328×1 topic
  6. Literaturkritik8▲ 328×1 topic
  7. Education7▲ 3.8×6 topics
  8. Philosophy7▲ 14×11 topics
  9. Globalization5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  10. Literature5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  11. Cultural Identity5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  12. Innovation5▲ 3.9×5 topics
  13. Nationalism4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  14. Ethics4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. Cultural History4▲ 29×5 topics
  16. Art4▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Cultural Transmission4▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Linguistics4▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Metaphysics4▲ 78×4 topics
  20. Narrative4▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Sociology4▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Cultural Studies4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Social History4▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Social Movements4▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Science3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Cultural Exchange3▲ 22×5 topics
  27. Interdisciplinarity3▲ 216×2 topics
  28. Political Power3▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Archaeology3▲ 21×5 topics
  30. Discourse Analysis3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Etymology3▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Exhibition3▲ 255×1 topic
  33. Historical Phonology3▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Museum3▲ 255×1 topic
  35. Data Visualization3▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Hispanic World3▲ 198×1 topic
  37. Historiography3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Independence3▲ 198×1 topic
  39. Social Network Analysis3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Tourism3▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Libraries and Information Services, Historical Studies in Latin America and Digital Humanities and Scholarship.

German Literature and Cu…8German Literature and Culture Studies: 8 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 3 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 3 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…2Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 2 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryMuseologyDemographyCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  2. 2 Libraries and Information Services Museology 3 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 3 works
  4. 4 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  8. 8 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 2 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% higher 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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