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German Orient Foundation

In research, German Orient Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,703 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#15,413 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,796 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,350
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#347
of 2,077
Research works
627
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is German Orient Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #3,703 of 21,541 20.7%384
Social SciencesDomain #15,413 of 16,945 6.4%218
Social SciencesField #9,796 of 10,206 5.1%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Orient Foundation 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: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.24× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 4.27× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Orient Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Hanspeter Mattes, Udo Steinbach and Erhard Franz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Orient Foundation.

  1. 1 Hanspeter Mattes Germany · #465,034 worldwide 17 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Udo Steinbach Germany · #476,405 worldwide 9 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Erhard Franz Germany · #627,156 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Thomas Koszinowski Germany · #1,106,251 worldwide 2 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at German Orient Foundation

Which keywords describe research at German Orient Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Religion, Identity, Nationalism, Neoliberalism, Democracy, Literature and Community Engagement.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  2. Religion2▲ 19×8 topics
  3. Identity2▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Nationalism2▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Neoliberalism2▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  7. Democracy2▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Community Engagement1▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Literature1▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Social Justice1▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Authoritarianism1▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Human Rights1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  13. Cultural Identity1▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Gender1▲ 9.1×6 topics
  15. Politics1▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Archaeology1▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Biosphere Reserves1▲ 343×1 topic
  18. Education1▲ 2.6×2 topics
  19. Ethnic Conflict1▲ 98×2 topics
  20. History1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  21. Landscape Management1▲ 250×1 topic
  22. Narrative1▲ 29×4 topics

Which research topics does German Orient Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, French Urban and Social Studies, Political Conflict and Governance and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Ecology, Conservation, a…1Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…1Political Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…1Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…0Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 0 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…0Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 0 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 0 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has German Orient Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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