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German Council on Foreign Relations

In research, German Council on Foreign Relations stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,428 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 25.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,116
of 28,054 · #17,070 all time
Rank in Germany
#679
of 1,178
Research works
274
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is German Council on Foreign Relations 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 #8,428 of 10,521 23.5%63 #7055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Council on Foreign Relations 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 German Council on Foreign Relations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 25.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.2 works25×
  2. Social SciencesField · 48.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.47× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.10× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Council on Foreign Relations?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Mölling, Josef Braml and Claire Demesmay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Council on Foreign Relations.

  1. 1 Christian Mölling Germany · #728,700 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Josef Braml Germany · #889,877 worldwide 8 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Claire Demesmay Germany · #1,018,960 worldwide 9 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at German Council on Foreign Relations

Which keywords describe research at German Council on Foreign Relations?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Geopolitics, Migration, Security, International Relations, Russia 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. Globalization12▲ 8.3×25 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 6.0×29 topics
  3. Geopolitics10▲ 85×5 topics
  4. Migration9▲ 34×7 topics
  5. Security8▲ 17×4 topics
  6. International Relations8▲ 46×6 topics
  7. Russia8▲ 250×3 topics
  8. European Union8▲ 47×7 topics
  9. Ukraine8▲ 293×2 topics
  10. Governance7▲ 27×7 topics
  11. Conflict6▲ 48×4 topics
  12. Information Warfare6▲ 234×2 topics
  13. European Integration5▲ 120×5 topics
  14. Hybrid Warfare5▲ 398×1 topic
  15. Military Strategy5▲ 398×1 topic
  16. Vulnerability5▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Identity4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  18. Political Economy4▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Human Rights4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Political Dynamics4▲ 170×2 topics
  21. Gender3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  22. Adaptation3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Resettlement3▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Balkans3▲ 178×2 topics
  26. Environmental Refugees3▲ 211×1 topic
  27. Natural Disasters3▲ 211×1 topic
  28. Sovereignty3▲ 46×3 topics
  29. multi-level3▲ 218×1 topic
  30. normative power3▲ 218×1 topic
  31. Global Governance3▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Global Warming3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  33. Ethnicity3▲ 10×4 topics
  34. International Law3▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Nation-Building3▲ 67×3 topics
  36. Nationalism3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  37. Cultural Studies2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Eastern Partnership2▲ 269×1 topic
  39. Foreign Policy2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. State-Building2▲ 93×2 topics

Which research topics does German Council on Foreign Relations publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, European Union Policy and Governance and European Politics and Security.

European and Russian Geo…5European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 5 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 3 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…3European Union Policy and Governance: 3 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Se…2European Politics and Security: 2 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations …1International Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 1 fractional worksCross-Border Cooperation and Integration: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Council on Foreign Relations's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% 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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