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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.7 works13×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 29.9 works7.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.48× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.57× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Joachim Kersten Germany · #562,642 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Stefan Jarolimek Germany · #720,853 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Eckhard Schröter Germany · #1,022,810 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Thomas Görgen Germany · #1,105,443 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Antonio Vera Germany · #1,216,540 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at German Police University

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.

▲ 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. Human Rights14▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Leadership13▲ 25×6 topics
  3. European Union12▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Digitalization12▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Digital Transformation11▲ 19×4 topics
  6. Economic Crisis11▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Financial Markets10▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Criminal Law10▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Security10▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Policing10▲ 3060×1 topic
  11. Risk Governance10▲ 3060×1 topic
  12. Youth Offenders9▲ 177×2 topics
  13. Constitutional Law9▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Organizational Change8▲ 107×2 topics
  15. Employee Engagement8▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Prison System8▲ 138×2 topics
  17. Agility8▲ 558×1 topic
  18. Socio-Technical Systems8▲ 326×1 topic
  19. Legal Reforms8▲ 779×1 topic
  20. Security Measures8▲ 582×1 topic
  21. Law Enforcement6▲ 105×3 topics
  22. Governance6▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Social Identity6▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Police Legitimacy6▲ 491×1 topic
  25. Procedural Justice6▲ 491×1 topic
  26. Mental Health5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  28. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Literature4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Data Protection3▲ 118×2 topics
  33. Cybersecurity3▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Digital Rights3▲ 318×1 topic
  35. Social Capital3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Gender3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  37. Ethical Consumption3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Emotional Regulation2▲ 99×2 topics
  39. Gender Studies2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  3. 3 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 3 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 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.

openly available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

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.

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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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