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Federal Foreign Office

In research, Federal Foreign Office stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,632 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,320
of 28,054 · #12,166 all time
Rank in Germany
#685
of 1,178
Research works
719
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Federal Foreign Office 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 #9,632 of 10,521 10.1%65 #9511

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Foreign Office 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).

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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.02× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Foreign Office?

Ranked on the composite score, H. E. Lau, Helle Vogt and Stefan Kirchner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Foreign Office.

  1. 1 H. E. Lau Germany · #822,876 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Helle Vogt Germany · #1,027,805 worldwide 8 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Stefan Kirchner Germany · #1,109,545 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Gustav Witt Germany · #1,156,308 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Cleveland Abbe Germany · #1,203,292 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 H. E. Wood Germany · #1,527,305 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Foreign Office

Which keywords describe research at Federal Foreign Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Identity, Gender, Literature, Human Rights, Conservation, Urban Development and Biosphere Reserves.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development12▲ 8.1×9 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 13×14 topics
  3. Gender7▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Human Rights6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  5. Literature5▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Conservation4▲ 11×4 topics
  7. History4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 330×1 topic
  9. Landscape Management4▲ 241×1 topic
  10. Urban Development4▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Cultural Studies4▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Social Innovation4▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Migration3▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Social History3▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Art3▲ 37×5 topics
  16. Ethics3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Occupation3▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Sexuality3▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Diplomacy3▲ 31×5 topics
  20. International Relations3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Forced Laborers3▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Human Microbiome3▲ 425×1 topic
  23. Microbial Metabolites3▲ 83×2 topics
  24. Nazi Propaganda3▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Sepsis3▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Autorschaft3▲ 131×1 topic
  27. Bildung3▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Governance3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Psychoanalysis3▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Gender Studies2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Narrative2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Philosophy2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. Cultural Sociology2▲ 181×2 topics
  35. Innovation Policy2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Social Inequality2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Sociology2▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Criminal Justice2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Knowledge Engineering2▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Foreign Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, European history and politics, Environmental Science and Technology and German Literature and Culture Studies.

Ecology, Conservation, a…4Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…3European history and politics: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…3Environmental Science and Technology: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…3German Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 2 fractional worksHistorical Influence and…2Historical Influence and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma, Identity: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues2Economic and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPolitical Science and International RelationsBiochemistryLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 3 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Law and Political Science Law 2 works
  7. 7 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Foreign Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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