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Giessen School of Theology

In research, Giessen School of Theology stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,068 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,001 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,893
of 28,054 · #6,139 all time
Rank in Germany
#468
of 1,178
Research works
3.9k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Giessen School of Theology 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 #4,068 of 10,521 18.9%149 #2647
Health SciencesDomain #9,001 of 11,982 13.6%62 #5897

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Giessen School of Theology 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: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.90× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.65× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Giessen School of Theology?

Ranked on the composite score, Justus Liebig, P Drude and W. Hanle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Giessen School of Theology.

  1. 1 Justus Liebig Germany · #98,282 worldwide 126 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 P Drude Germany · #99,608 worldwide 404 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 W. Hanle Germany · #168,885 worldwide 149 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Günter Oesterle Germany · #320,671 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Rolf Reichardt Germany · #360,005 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Friedrich Lenger Germany · #461,062 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Karl Bechert Germany · #484,387 worldwide 20 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 J. Hallervorden Germany · #558,128 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Hans H. Klein Germany · #591,910 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Paul Gordan Germany · #744,704 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Giessen School of Theology

Which keywords describe research at Giessen School of Theology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Ethics, Gender, Emotion, Philosophy, Governance, Literature and Globalization.

▲ 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. Identity14▲ 6.2×16 topics
  2. Globalization12▲ 2.0×30 topics
  3. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.2×16 topics
  4. Ethics10▲ 6.9×19 topics
  5. Gender10▲ 6.2×13 topics
  6. History9▲ 3.9×13 topics
  7. Literature8▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Emotion8▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Philosophy8▲ 5.7×10 topics
  10. Governance7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  11. Religion7▲ 4.7×12 topics
  12. Digital Transformation6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Nationalism5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  15. Psychology5▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Medical Ethics5▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Aesthetics5▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Mathematical Modeling5▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Neural Processing5▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Thermal Management5▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Cortical Connectivity4▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Ethnografisches Schreiben4▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Engineering4▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Materials Science4▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Social History4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. End-of-Life Care4▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Cold War4▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Photography4▲ 31×4 topics
  31. Telemedicine4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Bildung4▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Mobile Health4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. Genetic Testing4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Chemistry4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Informed Consent3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Patient Rights3▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Reproductive Medicine3▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Immigration3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Sociology3▲ 7.9×6 topics

Which research topics does Giessen School of Theology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Biomedical and Chemical Research.

Sociology and Education …4Sociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …4Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 4 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 3 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksColor perception and design: 3 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…3Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 3 fractional worksGerman History and Society: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 4 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  7. 7 Color perception and design Social Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 German History and Society History 2 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Giessen School of Theology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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