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Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony

In research, Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,989 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,255 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Sociology and Political Science is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,595
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,521
of 2,077
Research works
312
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony 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 #7,989 of 16,945 28.4%267
Social SciencesField #5,255 of 10,206 31.8%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony 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 Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works11×
  2. Social SciencesField · 30.7 works4.6×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.00× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.58× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Mößle, Florian Rehbein and Peter Wetzels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony.

  1. 1 Thomas Mößle Germany · #202,950 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Florian Rehbein Germany · #221,755 worldwide 114 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Peter Wetzels Germany · #467,492 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sören Kliem Germany · #468,241 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Dirk Baier Germany · #517,164 worldwide 138 citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Thomas Ohlemacher Germany · #559,389 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Thomas Bliesener Germany · #1,120,914 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Sandra Fernau Germany · #1,500,348 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony

Which keywords describe research at Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Youth Offenders, Mental Health, Criminal Behavior, Prison System, Globalization, Human Rights, Criminal Law and Drug Policy.

▲ 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. Youth Offenders7▲ 310×3 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 8.8×17 topics
  3. Criminal Behavior6▲ 288×2 topics
  4. Prison System6▲ 202×3 topics
  5. Globalization5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  6. Human Rights4▲ 7.9×9 topics
  7. Criminal Law4▲ 47×3 topics
  8. Drug Policy4▲ 262×2 topics
  9. Constitutional Law4▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Youth Violence4▲ 159×2 topics
  11. Legal Reforms4▲ 714×1 topic
  12. Mental Disorders4▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Security Measures4▲ 534×1 topic
  14. Delinquency3▲ 147×2 topics
  15. Psychopathy3▲ 197×1 topic
  16. Risk Assessment3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  17. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Democracy3▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Crime3▲ 214×1 topic
  20. Religion3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Social Structure3▲ 150×1 topic
  22. Criminal Justice3▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Nationalism3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Politics3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Adolescent Development2▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Cyberbullying2▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Social Inequality2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Aggression2▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Incarceration Effects2▲ 133×1 topic
  31. Mass Incarceration2▲ 133×1 topic
  32. Secularism2▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Atheism2▲ 136×1 topic
  34. Public Sphere2▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Stigma2▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Bullying2▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Informed Consent2▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Peer Victimization2▲ 129×1 topic
  39. Psychological Impact2▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Detection2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Law and Policy, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Criminal Law and Policy: 4 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 3 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…3Crime Patterns and Interventions: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…2Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksBullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 2 fractional worksDeception detection and …1Deception detection and forensic psychology: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologySocial Psychology

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

  1. 1 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Deception detection and forensic psychology Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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