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German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning

In research, German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,435 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#19,437
of 28,054 · #22,771 all time
Rank in Germany
#762
of 1,178
Research works
445
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning 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 #5,435 of 10,521 30.3%64 #8977

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.14× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.50× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.93× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Stephan, A. Oppelt and M. Krasilnikov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning.

  1. 1 F. Stephan Germany · #120,255 worldwide 375 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 A. Oppelt Germany · #242,426 worldwide 126 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 M. Krasilnikov Germany · #268,277 worldwide 138 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Karin Dollhausen Germany · #325,080 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Josef Schrader Germany · #372,469 worldwide 44 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Klaus Heuer Germany · #677,973 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Yves Rénier Germany · #1,184,489 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Matthias Groß Germany · #1,293,115 worldwide 30 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 James Good Germany · #1,363,783 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Holger Huck Germany · #1,366,289 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning

Which keywords describe research at German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Education, E-Learning, Governance, Teacher Education, Curriculum, Learning and Bildungsungleichheit.

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 330×2 topics
  2. Education9▲ 6.3×12 topics
  3. E-Learning7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  4. Governance6▲ 23×2 topics
  5. Teacher Education6▲ 57×4 topics
  6. Curriculum6▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Bildungsungleichheit6▲ 231×1 topic
  8. Ethnografisches Schreiben6▲ 231×1 topic
  9. Learning6▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Competence6▲ 578×1 topic
  11. Teaching6▲ 55×1 topic
  12. Lifelong Learning5▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Higher Education5▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Globalization4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  15. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  16. Teaching Methods3▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Digital Media3▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Digital Transformation3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  19. Informal Learning3▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Multilingualism3▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Instructional Design3▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Adult Education3▲ 100×2 topics
  23. Cultural Studies3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  24. Language Acquisition3▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Language Learning3▲ 44×3 topics
  26. Prior Learning3▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Recognition3▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Social Capital3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  29. Behavioral Economics3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Consumer Policy3▲ 537×1 topic
  31. Learning Outcomes3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  32. German as a Foreign Language3▲ 211×1 topic
  33. Intercultural Competence3▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Professional Development3▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Student Engagement3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  37. Assessment Practices2▲ 112×2 topics
  38. Education Policy2▲ 46×3 topics
  39. Digital Communication2▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Language Variation2▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Higher Education Learning Practices and Consumer behavior in food and health.

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 6 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 3 works
  4. 4 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 3 works
  6. 6 Vocational Education and Training Education 2 works
  7. 7 Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms 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 available60.2%not open39.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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