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Deutsches Historisches Institut London

In research, Deutsches Historisches Institut London stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,368 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,156 of 10,206 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#2,723 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 17.6× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#33,295
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,786
of 2,253
Research works
337
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Deutsches Historisches Institut London 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 #8,368 of 16,945 17.0%319
Social SciencesField #7,156 of 10,206 16.5%162
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,723 of 3,836 17.0%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsches Historisches Institut London 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 Deutsches Historisches Institut London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.6 works18×
← 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.63× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.95× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsches Historisches Institut London?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Reynolds, Tobias Becker and Andreas Gestrich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsches Historisches Institut London.

  1. 1 Susan Reynolds United Kingdom · #83,510 worldwide 64 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Tobias Becker United Kingdom · #384,157 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Andreas Gestrich United Kingdom · #661,119 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsches Historisches Institut London

Which keywords describe research at Deutsches Historisches Institut London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Social History, Gender, Culture, Literature, Society, Church History and Philosophy.

▲ 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. History7▲ 23×11 topics
  2. Social History5▲ 149×3 topics
  3. Gender5▲ 23×9 topics
  4. Culture5▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Literature5▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Society5▲ 57×5 topics
  7. Church History4▲ 232×2 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 4.9×10 topics
  9. Philosophy4▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Cultural Exchange3▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Cultural Identity3▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Early Modern Europe3▲ 280×2 topics
  14. Theology3▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Colonialism3▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Sexuality3▲ 90×2 topics
  17. Calvinism3▲ 259×1 topic
  18. Christian-Muslim Relations3▲ 226×2 topics
  19. Reformation3▲ 213×1 topic
  20. Identity3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  21. Cultural Studies2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Occupation2▲ 90×2 topics
  23. Forced Laborers2▲ 290×1 topic
  24. Innovation2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Manuscripts2▲ 260×1 topic
  26. Medicine2▲ 68×3 topics
  27. Medieval2▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 290×1 topic
  29. Early Christian Apologetics2▲ 235×1 topic
  30. Gospel Translation2▲ 235×1 topic
  31. International Relations2▲ 23×6 topics
  32. Religious Identity2▲ 89×2 topics
  33. Science2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Byzantium2▲ 243×1 topic
  35. Eastern Mediterranean2▲ 243×1 topic
  36. Urban Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Ceremonial2▲ 195×1 topic
  38. Height2▲ 202×1 topic
  39. Rome2▲ 324×1 topic
  40. Wages2▲ 202×1 topic

Which research topics does Deutsches Historisches Institut London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Medieval Literature and History, European history and politics and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  2. 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 2 works
  7. 7 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 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 available14.8%not open85.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsches Historisches Institut London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher 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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