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DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education

In research, DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#801 of 10,521 worldwide), Education (#173 of 1,892 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#262 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Computer Science Applications and Sociology and Political Science — Language and Linguistics is 17.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,966
of 28,054 · #9,312 all time
Rank in Germany
#214
of 1,178
Research works
3.5k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
54.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education 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 #801 of 10,521 57.0%657 #1384
EducationSubfield #173 of 1,892 59.2%178 #362
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #262 of 2,578 61.2%217 #749
Arts and HumanitiesField #218 of 1,998 57.8%108 #777
Social SciencesField #703 of 6,365 60.3%436 #1180
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #57 of 303 60.8%60 #370
PsychologyField #710 of 2,181 45.9%76 #905
Physical SciencesDomain #10,986 of 12,888 28.4%73 #16280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,384 #801
  2. Education#362 #173
  3. Sociology and Political Science#749 #262
  4. Arts and Humanities#777 #218
  5. Social Sciences#1,180 #703
  6. Language and Linguistics#370 #57
  7. Psychology#905 #710
  8. Physical Sciences#16,280 #10,986
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 17.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 60.5 works18×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 20.1 works11×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 216.7 works7.8×
  4. EducationSubfield · 177.6 works7.5×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.86× its world share, 108 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.26× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.47× its world share, 436 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Eckhard Klieme, Ludwig Stecher and Andreas Gruschka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education.

  1. 1 Eckhard Klieme Germany · #8,997 worldwide 470 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Ludwig Stecher Germany · #84,734 worldwide 106 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Andreas Gruschka Germany · #194,552 worldwide 29 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Manfred Weiß Germany · #275,690 worldwide 84 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Johannes Hartig Germany · #287,683 worldwide 127 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 A. Katrin Arens Germany · #319,268 worldwide 263 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Natalie Kiesler Germany · #331,680 worldwide 114 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Rita Casale Germany · #357,227 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Florian Schmiedek Germany · #407,753 worldwide 129 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Horst Weishaupt Germany · #438,182 worldwide 45 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education

Which keywords describe research at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Education, Teacher Education, E-Learning and Teaching.

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse237▲ 749×2 topics
  2. Governance145▲ 57×4 topics
  3. Bildungsungleichheit140▲ 619×1 topic
  4. Ethnografisches Schreiben140▲ 619×1 topic
  5. Education127▲ 9.6×42 topics
  6. Teacher Education104▲ 107×7 topics
  7. E-Learning102▲ 13×9 topics
  8. Teaching100▲ 105×4 topics
  9. Curriculum99▲ 136×5 topics
  10. Learning98▲ 43×6 topics
  11. Digital Learning97▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Competence97▲ 1076×1 topic
  13. Didactics97▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Cultural Studies49▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Teaching Methods48▲ 44×4 topics
  16. Multilingualism48▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Language Learning46▲ 80×4 topics
  18. Digital Media45▲ 34×3 topics
  19. Language Acquisition45▲ 51×3 topics
  20. Professional Development45▲ 29×8 topics
  21. Intercultural Competence44▲ 161×2 topics
  22. German as a Foreign Language44▲ 390×1 topic
  23. Linguistic Competence44▲ 390×1 topic
  24. Self-Efficacy28▲ 14×5 topics
  25. History25▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Workplace23▲ 36×3 topics
  27. Supervision23▲ 96×2 topics
  28. Coaching23▲ 175×1 topic
  29. Psychodrama23▲ 164×1 topic
  30. Student Engagement20▲ 6.6×10 topics
  31. Digital Transformation20▲ 5.0×6 topics
  32. Gender Studies19▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Social Innovation18▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Philosophy18▲ 5.3×8 topics
  35. Art17▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Self-Regulation16▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Sociolinguistics16▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Discourse Analysis15▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Social Theory14▲ 68×2 topics
  40. Multimodality14▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy.

Sociology and Education …140Sociology and Education Studies: 140 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…97Education Methods and Technologies: 97 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…44Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 44 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 23 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 14 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 13 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 11 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 11 fractional worksVocational Education and Training: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 140 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 97 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 44 works
  4. 4 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 23 works
  5. 5 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 14 works
  6. 6 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  7. 7 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  8. 8 Libraries and Information Services Museology 11 works
  9. 9 Vocational Education and Training Education 10 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 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 available81.8%not open18.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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