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Deutscher Bundestag

In research, Deutscher Bundestag stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,050 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,935
of 28,054 · #27,863 all time
Rank in Germany
#900
of 1,178
Research works
996
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Deutscher Bundestag 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 #8,050 of 10,521 12.3%104 #8364

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutscher Bundestag 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 Deutscher Bundestag specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.0 works13×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.35× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.87× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.80× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutscher Bundestag?

Ranked on the composite score, Christoph Knödler, K Wettig and Karl Bungardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutscher Bundestag.

  1. 1 Christoph Knödler · #701,785 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 K Wettig · #777,038 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Karl Bungardt · #1,383,005 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Deutscher Bundestag

Which keywords describe research at Deutscher Bundestag?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Identity, Governance, European Union, Gender, Innovation, Digitalization and Criminal Justice.

▲ 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. Human Rights14▲ 11×12 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Governance8▲ 20×4 topics
  4. Innovation8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  5. European Union8▲ 27×10 topics
  6. Gender7▲ 10×8 topics
  7. Digitalization7▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Criminal Justice6▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Legal Methodology6▲ 275×1 topic
  10. Party Competition6▲ 433×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  12. Public Administration6▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Big Data6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  14. Leadership6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  15. Nationalism6▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Complex Systems6▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Globalization5▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Participation5▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Policy Change5▲ 307×1 topic
  20. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  21. History5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  22. Interreligious Relations5▲ 449×1 topic
  23. Religious Education5▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Literature5▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Cultural Memory4▲ 68×3 topics
  26. Economic Growth4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  27. Migration4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Ethics4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Political Economy4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Democracy3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Constitutional Law3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Antisemitism3▲ 259×1 topic
  33. Cultural Studies3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  34. Right-Wing Extremism3▲ 259×1 topic
  35. Social History3▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Consumer Protection3▲ 53×2 topics
  37. International Law3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. International Relations3▲ 9.3×7 topics
  39. Social Movements3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Occupation3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Deutscher Bundestag publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law and Political Science, Public Administration and Political Analysis, Religion, Theology, and Education and German legal, social, and political studies.

Law and Political Science: 6 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 5 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 5 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 2 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsReligious studiesSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Law and Political ScienceLaw 6 works
  2. 2 Public Administration and Political AnalysisPolitical Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Religion, Theology, and EducationReligious studies 5 works
  4. 4 German legal, social, and political studiesSociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 European history and politicsPolitical Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Criminal Law and PolicySociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Economic and Social IssuesSociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law StudiesReligious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesStrategy and Management 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutscher Bundestag's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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