Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
In research, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,821 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 20.6× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #26,345 of 28,054 · #38,744 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #1,080 of 1,178
- Research works
- 206 ▲ 36% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 600 2.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 52% world 28%
What is Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #15,821 of 16,945 | 9.5% | 168 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities 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 Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 36.7 works21×
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: Arts and Humanities, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 20.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 2.5×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.2×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities?
Ranked on the composite score, Anja Lobenstein-Reichmann and Jens Wilkens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- 1 Anja Lobenstein-Reichmann Germany · #640,288 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
- 2 Jens Wilkens Germany · #887,305 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Etymology, Linguistics, Lexicography, Cultural History, History, Indo-European, Language Evolution and Morphology.
- Christian-Muslim Relations
- Uyghur
- Language Learning
- Religious Practices
- Medieval Literature
- Culture
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Theology
- Religion
- Middle Ages
- Cultural Transmission
- Cultural Exchange
- Dictionaries
- Discourse Analysis
- Turkic
- Cultural Identity
- Morphology
- Indo-European
- Cultural History
- Linguistics
- Etymology
- Lexicography
- History
- Language Evolution
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Contact
- Language
- Language Variation
- Electronic
- Reformation
- Nationalism
- Humanities
- Identity
- Byzantium
- Coaching
- Gender
- Psychodrama
- Social Change
- Urban Development
- Xinjiang
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
- Etymology9▲ 278×2 topics
- Linguistics9▲ 84×2 topics
- Lexicography8▲ 148×3 topics
- Cultural History7▲ 92×3 topics
- History5▲ 11×4 topics
- Indo-European5▲ 341×1 topic
- Language Evolution5▲ 183×1 topic
- Morphology4▲ 38×2 topics
- Sociolinguistics4▲ 35×2 topics
- Cultural Identity4▲ 13×5 topics
- Language Contact4▲ 66×1 topic
- Turkic4▲ 229×1 topic
- Language4▲ 25×2 topics
- Discourse Analysis4▲ 24×1 topic
- Language Variation4▲ 104×1 topic
- Dictionaries4▲ 175×1 topic
- Electronic4▲ 303×1 topic
- Cultural Exchange3▲ 40×3 topics
- Reformation3▲ 155×2 topics
- Cultural Transmission3▲ 56×3 topics
- Nationalism3▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Middle Ages2▲ 173×2 topics
- Humanities2▲ 159×2 topics
- Religion2▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Identity2▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Theology2▲ 36×2 topics
- Byzantium2▲ 176×1 topic
- Eastern Mediterranean2▲ 176×1 topic
- Coaching2▲ 190×1 topic
- Culture2▲ 6.1×4 topics
- Gender2▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Medieval Literature2▲ 169×1 topic
- Psychodrama2▲ 178×1 topic
- Religious Practices2▲ 74×1 topic
- Social Change2▲ 26×2 topics
- Language Learning2▲ 41×2 topics
- Urban Development2▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Uyghur2▲ 355×1 topic
- Xinjiang2▲ 355×1 topic
- Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 101×1 topic
Which research topics does Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistics and language evolution, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Linguistic research and analysis and Lexicography and Language Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 5 works
- 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
- 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
- 4 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
- 5 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 2 works
- 6 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
- 7 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
- 8 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 9 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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 Göttingen
- University of Göttingen
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine
- German Primate Center
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
- Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science
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.