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German Institute for Global and Area Studies

In research, German Institute for Global and Area Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,573 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,741 of 10,521 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#367 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,819
of 28,054 · #11,042 all time
Rank in Germany
#437
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is German Institute for Global and Area Studies 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 SciencesField #1,573 of 6,365 34.8%179 #1015
Social SciencesDomain #2,741 of 10,521 33.7%223 #1794
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #367 of 1,201 34.4%66 #330
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,046 of 2,578 34.4%76 #573

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Institute for Global and Area Studies 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,015 #1,573
  2. Social Sciences#1,794 #2,741
  3. Political Science and International Relations#330 #367
  4. Sociology and Political Science#573 #1,046
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does German Institute for Global and Area Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 66.4 works18×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 76.4 works8.4×
  3. Social SciencesField · 178.9 works5.6×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 21.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.77× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.57× its world share, 179 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Institute for Global and Area Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Detlef Nolte, Gero Erdmann and Andreas Ufen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Institute for Global and Area Studies.

  1. 1 Detlef Nolte Germany · #206,200 worldwide 49 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Gero Erdmann Germany · #285,206 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Andreas Ufen Germany · #322,065 worldwide 21 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Matthias Basedau Germany · #353,459 worldwide 82 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Andreas Mehler Germany · #359,022 worldwide 51 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Sebastian Elischer Germany · #371,999 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Margot Schüller Germany · #430,760 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Karsten Giese Germany · #449,996 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jan Seifert Germany · #468,752 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Alexander De Juan Germany · #477,779 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at German Institute for Global and Area Studies

Which keywords describe research at German Institute for Global and Area Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Political Economy, Global Governance, Democracy, Governance, Economic Growth and International Law.

▲ 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. Globalization44▲ 8.8×45 topics
  2. Human Rights40▲ 15×26 topics
  3. Political Economy28▲ 43×15 topics
  4. Global Governance24▲ 43×11 topics
  5. Democracy24▲ 27×14 topics
  6. Governance22▲ 27×13 topics
  7. Economic Growth22▲ 10×14 topics
  8. International Law20▲ 25×10 topics
  9. Nationalism19▲ 16×13 topics
  10. Authoritarianism18▲ 78×4 topics
  11. Genocide18▲ 124×3 topics
  12. International Relations18▲ 29×13 topics
  13. NGOs17▲ 69×3 topics
  14. Neoliberalism17▲ 19×13 topics
  15. Politics15▲ 22×10 topics
  16. Global Trade14▲ 27×6 topics
  17. China-Africa Relations13▲ 128×2 topics
  18. Ethnic Conflict13▲ 117×3 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction13▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Civil War13▲ 167×2 topics
  21. Development Policies13▲ 145×1 topic
  22. Foreign Aid13▲ 145×1 topic
  23. Economic Development13▲ 6.1×16 topics
  24. Protest12▲ 123×3 topics
  25. Transitional Justice12▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Coercive Diplomacy12▲ 277×1 topic
  27. Economic Sanctions12▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Political Institutions12▲ 228×1 topic
  29. State Capacity12▲ 228×1 topic
  30. Security Council11▲ 84×2 topics
  31. Humanitarian Intervention11▲ 117×2 topics
  32. State Sovereignty11▲ 87×2 topics
  33. Colonialism11▲ 8.9×11 topics
  34. Religion10▲ 8.7×11 topics
  35. Responsibility to Protect10▲ 137×1 topic
  36. United Nations10▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Civil Society10▲ 35×7 topics
  38. Conflict8▲ 21×9 topics
  39. Diplomacy8▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Middle East8▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does German Institute for Global and Area Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Economic Sanctions and International Relations, Political Conflict and Governance and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

International Developmen…13International Development and Aid: 13 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and I…12Economic Sanctions and International Relations: 12 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…12Political Conflict and Governance: 12 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…10Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 10 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 7 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 7 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…6Peacebuilding and International Security: 6 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 6 fractional worksRussia and Soviet political economy: 4 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 4 fractional works
DevelopmentEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 13 works
  2. 2 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  3. 3 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  5. 5 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Institute for Global and Area Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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