Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Cologne · Germany

Cologne Institute for Economic Research

In research, Cologne Institute for Economic Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,512 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,400 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics (Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 9.1× its share of world research).

iwkoeln.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#7,943
of 22,385 · #4,907 all time
Rank in Germany
#264
of 795
Research works
1.3k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Cologne Institute for Economic Research

What is Cologne Institute for Economic Research known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,512 of 9,585 10.6%181 #1658
Social SciencesField #3,400 of 5,988 10.5%76 #2093

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cologne Institute for Economic Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cologne Institute for Economic Research work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Cologne Institute for Economic Research is in Social Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (20%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 194 fractional works · 74.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 8.1% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 14.2% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 13.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCologne Institutefor Economic…262fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences74%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8030.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5119.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3613.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities176.6%
    5. Psychology83.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine176.4%
    2. Health Professions166.1%
    1. Engineering93.4%
    2. Environmental Science72.8%
    3. Computer Science72.5%
    4. Energy31.3%
    5. Mathematics20.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cologne Institute for Economic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 51.0 works9.1×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 37.1 works8.9×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.27× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.12× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.12×51 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.27×36 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×80 works
  4. Health Professions2.33×16 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.29×17 works
  6. Energy1.40×3 works
  7. Psychology0.97×8 works
  8. Mathematics0.66×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.59×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.56×7 works
  11. Medicine0.33×17 works
  12. Computer Science0.32×7 works
  13. Neuroscience0.29×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×4 works
  15. Engineering0.22×9 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×2 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cologne Institute for Economic Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Günter Schmölders, Adriana Neligan and Melinda Fremerey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cologne Institute for Economic Research.

  1. 1 Günter Schmölders Germany · #1,612,225 worldwide 631 citations · 154 works
  2. 2 Adriana Neligan Germany · #1,886,631 worldwide 401 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Melinda Fremerey Germany · #1,965,524 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Christoph Oslislo Germany · #2,316,816 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sebastian van Baal Germany · #2,357,577 worldwide 351 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Christian A. Oberst Germany · #2,466,590 worldwide 308 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Armin Mertens Germany · #2,580,956 worldwide 138 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bernd Knabe Germany · #2,783,904 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Dominik Hierlemann Germany · #2,820,351 worldwide 26 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Dominik Everding Germany · #2,901,731 worldwide 8 citations · 13 works
All ranked researchers at Cologne Institute for Economic Research

What are the most cited papers from Cologne Institute for Economic Research?

The most cited paper from Cologne Institute for Economic Research is "How to build trust in inter-organizational projects: The impact of project staffing and project rewards on the formation of trust, knowledge acquisition and product innovation" (Indre Maurer, 2009), with 296 citations. Next come "Free riding and customer retention across retailers’ channels" (262) and "A Lagrangean-Based Heuristic for Dynamic Multilevel Multiitem Constrained Lotsizing with Setup Times" (229).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How to build trust in inter-organizational projects: The impact of project staffing and project rewards on the formation of trust, knowledge acquisition and product innovation Indre Maurer · International Journal of Project Management 17 Dec 2009 296
2 Free riding and customer retention across retailers’ channels Sebastian van Baal, Christian Dach · Journal of Interactive Marketing 29 Mar 2005 262
3 A Lagrangean-Based Heuristic for Dynamic Multilevel Multiitem Constrained Lotsizing with Setup Times Horst Tempelmeier, Matthias Carl Derstroff · Management Science May 1996 229
4 Connections count: How relational embeddedness and relational empowerment foster absorptive capacity Mark Ebers, Indre Maurer · Research Policy 9 Dec 2013 204
5 How Dynamic Capabilities Affect the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Operating Routines under High and Low Levels of Environmental Dynamism Hendrik Wilhelm, Maren Schlömer, Indre Maurer · British Journal of Management Open access 14 Jan 2015 198
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cologne Institute for Economic Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Labor Market, Economic Policy, Financial Crisis, Income Inequality, European Union, Leadership and Globalization.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainable Development23▲ 5.7×14 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 3.6×25 topics
  3. Labor Market19▲ 25×8 topics
  4. Economic Policy17▲ 128×4 topics
  5. Financial Crisis16▲ 54×5 topics
  6. Income Inequality15▲ 41×5 topics
  7. European Union14▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Leadership14▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Neoliberalism13▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Economic Growth13▲ 6.0×18 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy13▲ 24×6 topics
  12. Global Capitalism12▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Macroeconomic Stability12▲ 84×2 topics
  14. Public Finance12▲ 105×2 topics
  15. Digital Transformation12▲ 8.2×6 topics
  16. Social Inequality12▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Critique11▲ 202×1 topic
  18. Governance11▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Imperialism11▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Fiscal Consolidation11▲ 1747×1 topic
  21. Wealth Effects11▲ 1747×1 topic
  22. Innovation11▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Big Data10▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Elderly Care10▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Innovation Policy8▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Social Policy8▲ 36×3 topics
  27. Austerity Measures8▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Capital Flows8▲ 89×2 topics
  29. Political Economy8▲ 12×8 topics
  30. Monetary Policy7▲ 12×7 topics
  31. Regional Development7▲ 7.7×5 topics
  32. ECB's Rescue Facility7▲ 394×1 topic
  33. Social Innovation7▲ 17×4 topics
  34. TARGET2 Balances7▲ 394×1 topic
  35. Customer Experience6▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Organizational Economics6▲ 191×2 topics
  37. Urban Development6▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. International Trade6▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Digitalization6▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Business Models5▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Cologne Institute for Economic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic and Social Issues, German Economic Analysis & Policies, European Monetary and Fiscal Policies and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Economic and Social Issues: 11 fractional worksGerman Economic Analysis & Policies: 11 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 7 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 5 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 5 fractional worksSocial and Demographic I…4Social and Demographic Issues in Germany: 4 fractional worksSocial Policies and Heal…4Social Policies and Healthcare Reform: 4 fractional worksEconomic and Business St…4Economic and Business Studies: 4 fractional worksLaw and Political Science4Law and Political Science: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsFinanceManagement of Technology and Innovation3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 German Economic Analysis & Policies Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 7 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  5. 5 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Economic and Business Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Law and Political Science Law 4 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cologne Institute for Economic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cologne Institute for Economic Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Cologne Institute for Economic Research0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cologne Institute for Economic Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Cologne Institute for Economic Research14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2016.

Other research institutions in Cologne

All research institutions in Cologne

Share Cologne Institute for Economic Research's ranking

Cologne Institute for Economic Research on Science Explorer

A card with Cologne Institute for Economic Research's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Cologne Institute for Economic Research. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.