Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
In research, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,930 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 10.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #22,678 of 28,054 · #31,071 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #885 of 1,178
- Research works
- 646 ▲ 51% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 1.1k 1.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 74% world 28%
What is Deutsche Nationalbibliothek known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,930 of 10,521 | 10.7% | 114 | #7047 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsche Nationalbibliothek 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 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 41.9 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 10.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.2×
- Social Sciences 3.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Psychology 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek?
Ranked on the composite score, Martina Winkhart-Martis, Andreas Willburger and Ralph Schmitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
- 1 Martina Winkhart-Martis Germany · #231,189 worldwide 4 citations · 45 works
- 2 Andreas Willburger Germany · #303,431 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
- 3 Ralph Schmitt Germany · #318,095 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
- 3 Barbara Lorinser Germany · #318,095 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
- 3 Brigitte Thäle Germany · #318,095 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
- 3 Kerstin Schweizer Germany · #318,095 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
- 3 Ulrich Jautz Germany · #318,095 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
- 8 Johann Rist Germany · #374,470 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
- 9 Herbert Bruderer Germany · #390,012 worldwide 13 citations · 49 works
- 10 Udo Di Fabio Germany · #452,383 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Governance, Innovation, Digitalization, History, Leadership, Participation and Art.
- Digital Markets Act
- Samuel Beckett
- Prison System
- Humanities
- Bibliographic Framework
- Semantic Web
- Aesthetics
- Critique
- Literaturkritik
- Bildung
- Financial Analysis
- Party Competition
- Identity
- Criminal Justice
- Exhibition
- Human Rights
- Art
- Leadership
- Digitalization
- Governance
- Literature
- Innovation
- History
- Participation
- Narrative
- Materiality
- Museum
- Privacy
- Legal Methodology
- Gender
- Monetary Policy
- Autorschaft
- Philosophy
- Digital Repositories
- Linked Data
- Postmodernism
- Resource Description and Access
- Criminal Law
- Modernism
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
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
- Literature20▲ 28×8 topics
- Governance18▲ 42×2 topics
- Innovation17▲ 12×2 topics
- Digitalization17▲ 65×3 topics
- History17▲ 18×5 topics
- Leadership16▲ 26×1 topic
- Participation16▲ 123×1 topic
- Art16▲ 136×3 topics
- Narrative15▲ 73×3 topics
- Human Rights15▲ 11×5 topics
- Materiality15▲ 303×2 topics
- Exhibition15▲ 1024×1 topic
- Museum15▲ 1024×1 topic
- Criminal Justice14▲ 47×2 topics
- Privacy14▲ 35×3 topics
- Identity13▲ 14×9 topics
- Legal Methodology13▲ 540×1 topic
- Party Competition13▲ 848×1 topic
- Gender12▲ 17×6 topics
- Financial Analysis12▲ 75×1 topic
- Monetary Policy12▲ 36×1 topic
- Bildung9▲ 209×3 topics
- Autorschaft8▲ 277×1 topic
- Literaturkritik8▲ 277×1 topic
- Philosophy6▲ 11×6 topics
- Critique5▲ 185×2 topics
- Digital Repositories5▲ 148×2 topics
- Aesthetics5▲ 50×4 topics
- Linked Data5▲ 93×2 topics
- Semantic Web5▲ 41×2 topics
- Postmodernism5▲ 99×3 topics
- Bibliographic Framework5▲ 499×1 topic
- Resource Description and Access5▲ 499×1 topic
- Humanities4▲ 126×4 topics
- Criminal Law4▲ 17×1 topic
- Prison System4▲ 51×1 topic
- Modernism3▲ 133×1 topic
- Samuel Beckett3▲ 816×1 topic
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 54×2 topics
- Digital Markets Act3▲ 252×1 topic
Which research topics does Deutsche Nationalbibliothek publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Public Administration and Political Analysis, Libraries and Information Services, Law and Political Science and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 16 works
- 2 Libraries and Information Services Museology 15 works
- 3 Law and Political Science Law 13 works
- 4 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 12 works
- 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
- 6 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 5 works
- 7 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 8 Samuel Beckett and Modernism Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
- 9 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 3 works
- 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Deutsche Nationalbibliothek's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Frankfurt am Main
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- University Hospital Frankfurt
- European Central Bank
- DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
- Gesundheitsamt
- Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
- Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.