German Police University
In research, German Police University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,561 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,117 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 13.4× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #21,043 of 28,054 · #27,621 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #826 of 1,178
- Research works
- 315 ▲ 154% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 2.2k 7.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 22.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 19% world 28%
What is German Police University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,561 of 10,521 | 21.7% | 97 | #6971 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,117 of 6,365 | 24.6% | 63 | #4671 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Police University 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 Police University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.7 works13×
- Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 29.9 works7.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Social Sciences 4.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 4.5×
- Psychology 2.5×
- Arts and Humanities 2.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Health Professions 1.2×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Engineering 0.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at German Police University?
Ranked on the composite score, Joachim Kersten, Stefan Jarolimek and Eckhard Schröter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Police University.
- 1 Joachim Kersten Germany · #562,642 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
- 2 Stefan Jarolimek Germany · #720,853 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
- 3 Eckhard Schröter Germany · #1,022,810 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
- 4 Thomas Görgen Germany · #1,105,443 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
- 5 Antonio Vera Germany · #1,216,540 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at German Police University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Leadership, European Union, Digitalization, Digital Transformation, Economic Crisis, Financial Markets and Criminal Law.
- Violence
- Emotional Regulation
- Gender
- Digital Rights
- Data Protection
- Literature
- Bildungsungleichheit
- Mental Health
- Police Legitimacy
- Governance
- Security Measures
- Socio-Technical Systems
- Prison System
- Organizational Change
- Youth Offenders
- Policing
- Criminal Law
- Economic Crisis
- Digitalization
- Leadership
- Human Rights
- European Union
- Digital Transformation
- Financial Markets
- Security
- Risk Governance
- Constitutional Law
- Employee Engagement
- Agility
- Legal Reforms
- Law Enforcement
- Social Identity
- Procedural Justice
- Job Satisfaction
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Cybersecurity
- Social Capital
- Ethical Consumption
- Gender Studies
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
- Human Rights14▲ 12×10 topics
- Leadership13▲ 25×6 topics
- European Union12▲ 49×3 topics
- Digitalization12▲ 53×2 topics
- Digital Transformation11▲ 19×4 topics
- Economic Crisis11▲ 81×2 topics
- Financial Markets10▲ 71×2 topics
- Criminal Law10▲ 54×2 topics
- Security10▲ 14×2 topics
- Policing10▲ 3060×1 topic
- Risk Governance10▲ 3060×1 topic
- Youth Offenders9▲ 177×2 topics
- Constitutional Law9▲ 58×2 topics
- Organizational Change8▲ 107×2 topics
- Employee Engagement8▲ 44×2 topics
- Prison System8▲ 138×2 topics
- Agility8▲ 558×1 topic
- Socio-Technical Systems8▲ 326×1 topic
- Legal Reforms8▲ 779×1 topic
- Security Measures8▲ 582×1 topic
- Law Enforcement6▲ 105×3 topics
- Governance6▲ 17×3 topics
- Social Identity6▲ 62×2 topics
- Police Legitimacy6▲ 491×1 topic
- Procedural Justice6▲ 491×1 topic
- Mental Health5▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Job Satisfaction4▲ 9.4×4 topics
- Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 126×1 topic
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 90×1 topic
- Literature4▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 15×2 topics
- Data Protection3▲ 118×2 topics
- Cybersecurity3▲ 12×1 topic
- Digital Rights3▲ 318×1 topic
- Social Capital3▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Gender3▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Ethical Consumption3▲ 23×2 topics
- Emotional Regulation2▲ 99×2 topics
- Gender Studies2▲ 14×3 topics
- Violence2▲ 14×5 topics
Which research topics does German Police University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: German Security and Defense Policies, Corporate Management and Leadership, Criminal Law and Policy and Policing Practices and Perceptions.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
- 2 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
- 3 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
- 4 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 6 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 3 works
- 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
- 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 9 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has German Police University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 154% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Münster
- University of Münster
- University Hospital Münster
- FH Münster
- Orthopädische Praxis
- Institut für Soziale Arbeit
- European Association of Social Psychology
- St. Franziskus Hospital
- CeNTech
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.