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European University Viadrina

In research, European University Viadrina stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,835 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,916 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#382 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Literature and Literary Theory — Political Science and International Relations is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,803
of 28,054 · #10,171 all time
Rank in Germany
#319
of 1,178
Research works
2.9k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is European University Viadrina 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 #1,835 of 10,521 16.8%513 #1584
Social SciencesField #1,916 of 6,365 17.9%306 #1630
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #382 of 1,201 23.3%96 #578
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,556 of 2,578 11.6%123 #994
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,366 of 1,998 12.1%96 #1550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European University Viadrina 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#1,584 #1,835
  2. Social Sciences#1,630 #1,916
  3. Political Science and International Relations#578 #382
  4. Sociology and Political Science#994 #1,556
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,550 #1,366
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 European University Viadrina specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 96.2 works11×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 29.5 works9.3×
← 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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.57× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.45× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.06× its world share, 306 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European University Viadrina?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Reckwitz, Otto Jacobi and Knut Richter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European University Viadrina.

  1. 1 Andreas Reckwitz Germany · #36,267 worldwide 160 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Otto Jacobi Germany · #45,139 worldwide 65 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Knut Richter Germany · #116,321 worldwide 145 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Martin Eisend Germany · #275,850 worldwide 309 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Stefan Krätke Germany · #278,239 worldwide 88 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Michael Minkenberg Germany · #287,456 worldwide 62 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Philipp Otto Germany · #315,093 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Jan C. Joerden Germany · #317,640 worldwide 10 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 William H. Boothby Germany · #323,353 worldwide 41 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Philipp Hacker Germany · #347,843 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at European University Viadrina

Which keywords describe research at European University Viadrina?

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

▲ 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. Identity60▲ 14×34 topics
  2. Globalization51▲ 4.4×52 topics
  3. Human Rights47▲ 7.7×34 topics
  4. Gender40▲ 12×20 topics
  5. Nationalism36▲ 13×19 topics
  6. Social Media26▲ 3.1×19 topics
  7. Governance25▲ 13×10 topics
  8. Democracy23▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 2.6×17 topics
  10. Literature21▲ 6.4×16 topics
  11. European Union20▲ 15×17 topics
  12. Leadership20▲ 6.9×12 topics
  13. Big Data20▲ 3.6×12 topics
  14. Neoliberalism18▲ 8.7×15 topics
  15. Sociolinguistics18▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Innovation18▲ 2.9×20 topics
  17. History16▲ 3.9×14 topics
  18. Religion16▲ 5.7×14 topics
  19. Politics16▲ 9.8×10 topics
  20. Autorschaft16▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Bildung16▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Ethics15▲ 5.2×19 topics
  23. Authoritarianism15▲ 28×3 topics
  24. International Law15▲ 8.2×14 topics
  25. Migration15▲ 7.4×12 topics
  26. Public Opinion14▲ 20×5 topics
  27. Multilingualism14▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Cultural History14▲ 18×6 topics
  29. National Identity13▲ 20×8 topics
  30. European Integration13▲ 39×5 topics
  31. Digitalization13▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Narrative13▲ 14×8 topics
  33. Global Governance13▲ 9.4×11 topics
  34. Labor Market12▲ 7.1×11 topics
  35. Transition12▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Digital Communication12▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Language Variation12▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Organizational Change11▲ 26×4 topics
  39. Dissent11▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Post-Communist11▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does European University Viadrina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Public Administration and Political Analysis and Linguistic research and analysis.

German Literature and Cu…16German Literature and Culture Studies: 16 fractional worksEastern European Communi…11Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 11 fractional worksPublic Administration an…9Public Administration and Political Analysis: 9 fractional worksLinguistic research and …9Linguistic research and analysis: 9 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 8 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 8 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…7Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 7 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 7 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…6European and International Law Studies: 6 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheorySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 16 works
  2. 2 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 9 works
  5. 5 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 8 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 7 works
  8. 8 Libraries and Information Services Museology 7 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European University Viadrina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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