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Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

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Research works
112
▲ 175% vs 2018-21
Citations
648
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

Not ranked overall: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Federal Office for Migration and Refugees work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is in Social Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (56%), Psychology (13%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 36 fractional works · 86.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 55.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 32.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 12.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFederal Officefor Migration an…41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences87%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2355.7%
    2. Psychology512.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities410.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting13.0%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Health Professions24.5%
    2. Medicine12.6%
    1. Engineering12.2%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Mathematics01.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Federal Office for Migration and Refugees specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 22.8 works4.4×
← 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.64× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.40× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.40×23 works
  2. Psychology4.18×5 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.64×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.70×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.54×1 works
  7. Mathematics1.00×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.78×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  13. Engineering0.14×1 works
  14. Medicine0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Federal Office for Migration and Refugees?

Ranked on the quality score, Manuel Siegert, Anja Stichs and Nina Rother lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

  1. 1 Manuel Siegert Germany · #1,181,938 worldwide 572 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Anja Stichs Germany · #1,955,944 worldwide 184 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Nina Rother Germany · #1,971,952 worldwide 449 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Susanne Worbs Germany · #2,350,070 worldwide 235 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Axel Kreienbrink Germany · #4,086,766 worldwide 131 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Andreas Müller Germany · #4,338,674 worldwide 225 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Donald G. Hohl Germany · #4,398,461 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

What are the most cited papers from Federal Office for Migration and Refugees?

The most cited paper from Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is "Muslimisches Leben in Deutschland" (Sonja Haug, Stephanie Müssig, Anja Stichs, 2014), with 149 citations. Next come "What Makes a Satisfied Immigrant? Host-Country Characteristics and Immigrants’ Life Satisfaction in Eighteen European Countries" (103) and "The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees" (90).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Muslimisches Leben in Deutschland Sonja Haug, Stephanie Müssig, Anja Stichs Open access 13 Aug 2014 149
2 What Makes a Satisfied Immigrant? Host-Country Characteristics and Immigrants’ Life Satisfaction in Eighteen European Countries Irena Kogan, Jing Shen, Manuel Siegert · Journal of Happiness Studies 7 Jun 2017 103
3 The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees Frank M. Fossen, Tobias Büttner · Economics of Education Review Sep 2013 90
4 Ukrainian Refugees in Germany: Evidence From a Large Representative Survey Herbert Brücker, Andreas Ette, Markus M. Grabka et al. · Comparative Population Studies Open access 8 Aug 2023 77
5 Integration of migrant and refugee data in health information systems in Europe: advancing evidence, policy and practice Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Martin McKee, Natasha Azzopardi Muscat et al. · The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Open access 27 Oct 2023 67
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Federal Office for Migration and Refugees?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Market, Migration, Cultural Memory, Gender and Social Networks.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  2. Nationalism4▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Immigration4▲ 93×3 topics
  4. Labor Market4▲ 34×7 topics
  5. Migration3▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Cultural Memory3▲ 146×2 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  8. Gender2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Social Networks2▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Ethnicity2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Refugees2▲ 47×4 topics
  12. Crisis Resolution2▲ 434×1 topic
  13. Home Treatment2▲ 434×1 topic
  14. Network Effects2▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Remittances2▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Antisemitism2▲ 569×1 topic
  17. Citizenship2▲ 44×3 topics
  18. National Identity2▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Politics2▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Right-Wing Extremism2▲ 569×1 topic
  21. Identity2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  22. Resettlement2▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Human Rights2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Acculturation2▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Health Disparities2▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Multiculturalism2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Social Boundaries2▲ 166×1 topic
  28. Trauma2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Immigrant2▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Interreligious Relations2▲ 469×1 topic
  31. Religious Education2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. European Union2▲ 18×5 topics
  33. Integration2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Refugee2▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Response Rates2▲ 730×1 topic
  36. Survey Methodology2▲ 730×1 topic
  37. Family Law1▲ 76×2 topics
  38. Democracy1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Radicalization1▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Terrorism1▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Office for Migration and Refugees publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychiatric care and mental health services, Migration and Labor Dynamics, German legal, social, and political studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration.

Psychiatric care and men…2Psychiatric care and mental health services: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGerman legal, social, an…2German legal, social, and political studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 2 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation1 others

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

  1. 1 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Federal Office for Migration and Refugees's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 175% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000073% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Federal Office for Migration and Refugees0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Federal Office for Migration and Refugees over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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