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Europa-Institut

In research, Europa-Institut stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,048 of 16,945 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#1,608 of 2,376 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,053 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,961
of 28,054 · #36,279 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,121
of 1,178
Research works
380
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Europa-Institut 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 #11,048 of 16,945 15.6%317
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,608 of 2,376 19.2%123
Social SciencesField #7,053 of 10,206 16.6%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Europa-Institut 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 Europa-Institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.8 works19×
  2. Social SciencesField · 44.7 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.59× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Europa-Institut?

Ranked on the composite score, Nikolaĭ Genov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Europa-Institut.

  1. 1 Nikolaĭ Genov Germany · #760,409 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Europa-Institut

Which keywords describe research at Europa-Institut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Identity, European Union, International Relations, Migration, Globalization, Governance and Geopolitics.

▲ 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 Rights12▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Identity7▲ 12×10 topics
  3. European Union6▲ 36×7 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 3.9×16 topics
  5. International Relations4▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Migration4▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Governance4▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Geopolitics4▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Russia4▲ 110×3 topics
  10. Security4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  11. Authoritarianism3▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Gender3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  13. Global Governance3▲ 19×8 topics
  14. Transition3▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Information Warfare3▲ 129×2 topics
  16. Ukraine3▲ 115×2 topics
  17. Nationalism3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  18. Conflict3▲ 22×4 topics
  19. European Integration3▲ 64×3 topics
  20. Political Economy3▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Cultural History3▲ 29×2 topics
  22. International Law3▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Democracy3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  24. Dissent3▲ 163×1 topic
  25. Post-Communist3▲ 163×1 topic
  26. Sovereignty3▲ 36×4 topics
  27. Colonialism2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  28. Soviet Union2▲ 49×3 topics
  29. Central Asia2▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Judicial Review2▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Hybrid Warfare2▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Military Strategy2▲ 151×1 topic
  33. Diplomacy2▲ 25×4 topics
  34. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  35. Institutionalization2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Cold War2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Digitalization2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Sexuality2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Trust2▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Europa-Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eastern European Communism and Reforms, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, European history and politics and European Union Policy and Governance.

Eastern European Communi…3Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…2European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksEU Law and Policy Analysis: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber …1Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 1 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLawSurgery

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

  1. 1 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 2 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Law and Political Science Law 1 works
  10. 10 Soviet and Russian History 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Europa-Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% higher 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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