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German Institute of Development and Sustainability

In research, German Institute of Development and Sustainability stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,227 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,777 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Development, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Development is 85.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,104
of 28,054 · #11,047 all time
Rank in Germany
#400
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is German Institute of Development and Sustainability 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 #2,227 of 10,521 39.5%207 #2162
Social SciencesField #1,777 of 6,365 39.8%141 #1571

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Institute of Development and Sustainability 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 Institute of Development and Sustainability specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Development takes 85.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DevelopmentSubfield · 22.3 works86×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 29.9 works7.8×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 59.0 works6.4×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 33.4 works6.0×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.04× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.32× its world share, 141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Institute of Development and Sustainability?

Ranked on the composite score, Dirk Messner, Ulrich Volz and Benjamin Schraven lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Institute of Development and Sustainability.

  1. 1 Dirk Messner Germany · #103,242 worldwide 99 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Volz Germany · #141,337 worldwide 176 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Benjamin Schraven Germany · #186,453 worldwide 68 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Tilman Altenburg Germany · #237,406 worldwide 121 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Clara Brandi Germany · #288,333 worldwide 69 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Steffen Bauer Germany · #429,446 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Thomas F. Schneider Germany · #475,323 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Pieter Pauw Germany · #476,294 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Julia Leininger Germany · #625,657 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Annabelle Houdret Germany · #657,159 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at German Institute of Development and Sustainability

Which keywords describe research at German Institute of Development and Sustainability?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Governance, Poverty Reduction, Globalization, NGOs, China-Africa Relations, Development Policies and Foreign Aid.

▲ 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. Economic Growth34▲ 16×19 topics
  2. Governance33▲ 38×14 topics
  3. Globalization31▲ 6.2×38 topics
  4. Poverty Reduction30▲ 87×4 topics
  5. NGOs25▲ 97×4 topics
  6. China-Africa Relations22▲ 209×2 topics
  7. Development Policies22▲ 239×1 topic
  8. Foreign Aid22▲ 239×1 topic
  9. Climate Change20▲ 2.8×37 topics
  10. Human Rights17▲ 6.3×14 topics
  11. Neoliberalism15▲ 17×11 topics
  12. Economic Development15▲ 7.1×15 topics
  13. International Law12▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Global Governance12▲ 20×14 topics
  15. Renewable Energy11▲ 2.9×15 topics
  16. Social Capital10▲ 7.3×12 topics
  17. Social Inequality10▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Political Economy9▲ 14×13 topics
  19. Immigration9▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Gender Inequality9▲ 25×6 topics
  21. Social Networks9▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Vulnerability8▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Development8▲ 8.6×11 topics
  24. Imperialism7▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Democracy7▲ 7.9×10 topics
  26. Environmental Sustainability7▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Labor Market7▲ 9.5×4 topics
  28. Global Warming7▲ 6.7×9 topics
  29. Human Capital7▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Migration7▲ 7.7×6 topics
  31. Multiculturalism7▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Security Council6▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Inequality6▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Critique6▲ 110×2 topics
  36. Global Capitalism6▲ 42×2 topics
  37. State Sovereignty6▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Class Struggle6▲ 69×2 topics
  39. Political Power6▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Democratic Crisis6▲ 147×1 topic

Which research topics does German Institute of Development and Sustainability publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Economic and Social Issues, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Peacebuilding and International Security.

International Developmen…22International Development and Aid: 22 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 4 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 4 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 4 fractional works
DevelopmentSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 22 works
  2. 2 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Institute of Development and Sustainability's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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