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Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

In research, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,639 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,009
of 28,054 · #30,448 all time
Rank in Germany
#902
of 1,178
Research works
469
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training 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 #7,639 of 10,521 18.8%80 #7877

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training 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 Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.1 works4.7×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training?

Ranked on the composite score, Mona Granato and Jens Dörpinghaus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training.

  1. 1 Mona Granato Germany · #889,642 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jens Dörpinghaus Germany · #1,603,449 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Which keywords describe research at Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Education, Unemployment, Globalization, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Social Policy, Assessment Practices and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 5.0×15 topics
  2. Labor Market10▲ 27×9 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 3.6×12 topics
  4. Unemployment8▲ 79×2 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 118×2 topics
  6. Social Policy6▲ 48×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  8. Assessment Practices5▲ 168×2 topics
  9. Professional Development5▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Higher Education5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Mental Health5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  12. Employment Patterns5▲ 84×2 topics
  13. Personality Traits5▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Governance5▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Lifelong Learning5▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Social Exclusion4▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Youth Transitions4▲ 178×1 topic
  18. Skill-Biased4▲ 204×1 topic
  19. Technological Change4▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Wage Inequality4▲ 204×1 topic
  21. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Curriculum Development4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Ethnografisches Schreiben4▲ 122×1 topic
  24. Informal Learning4▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Skill Development4▲ 94×2 topics
  26. Labor Force Participation4▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Education and Training4▲ 881×1 topic
  28. Health Outcomes4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Vocational Competencies4▲ 881×1 topic
  30. Economic Crisis4▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Precarious Employment4▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Innovation Policy3▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Gender Inequality3▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Prior Learning3▲ 93×1 topic
  35. Recognition3▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Social Innovation3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Urban Development3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Vocational Education3▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Curriculum3▲ 26×4 topics
  40. Patient Care3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Sociology and Education Studies and Vocational Education and Training.

Youth Education and Soci…4Youth Education and Societal Dynamics: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…4Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 4 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksVocational Education and…4Vocational Education and Training: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 3 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 3 fractional worksMedical Practices and Re…3Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEducationGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Vocational Education and Training Education 4 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 3 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Education Systems and Policy Education 3 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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