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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 36.7 works21×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 20.56× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Anja Lobenstein-Reichmann Germany · #640,288 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jens Wilkens Germany · #887,305 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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.

▲ 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. Etymology9▲ 278×2 topics
  2. Linguistics9▲ 84×2 topics
  3. Lexicography8▲ 148×3 topics
  4. Cultural History7▲ 92×3 topics
  5. History5▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Indo-European5▲ 341×1 topic
  7. Language Evolution5▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Morphology4▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics4▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Cultural Identity4▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Language Contact4▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Turkic4▲ 229×1 topic
  13. Language4▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Discourse Analysis4▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Language Variation4▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Dictionaries4▲ 175×1 topic
  17. Electronic4▲ 303×1 topic
  18. Cultural Exchange3▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Reformation3▲ 155×2 topics
  20. Cultural Transmission3▲ 56×3 topics
  21. Nationalism3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Middle Ages2▲ 173×2 topics
  23. Humanities2▲ 159×2 topics
  24. Religion2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  25. Identity2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  26. Theology2▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Byzantium2▲ 176×1 topic
  28. Eastern Mediterranean2▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Coaching2▲ 190×1 topic
  30. Culture2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Gender2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  32. Medieval Literature2▲ 169×1 topic
  33. Psychodrama2▲ 178×1 topic
  34. Religious Practices2▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Social Change2▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Language Learning2▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Urban Development2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Uyghur2▲ 355×1 topic
  39. Xinjiang2▲ 355×1 topic
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 5 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  4. 4 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  5. 5 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 2 works
  6. 6 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  7. 7 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 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.

openly available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

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.

199520002005201020152020
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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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