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Hamburg Institute for Social Research

In research, Hamburg Institute for Social Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,406 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,848 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#16,370
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#808
of 2,077
Research works
323
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Hamburg Institute for Social Research 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 #3,406 of 16,945 32.3%276
Social SciencesField #3,848 of 10,206 34.5%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamburg Institute for Social Research 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 Hamburg Institute for Social Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 20.4 works4.6×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 28.3 works3.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.61× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hamburg Institute for Social Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernd Greiner, Birthe Kundrus and Heiler Maximilian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamburg Institute for Social Research.

  1. 1 Bernd Greiner Germany · #372,477 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Birthe Kundrus Germany · #404,178 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Heiler Maximilian Germany · #586,589 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hamburg Institute for Social Research

Which keywords describe research at Hamburg Institute for Social Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Movements, Gender, Cultural Studies, Social History, Occupation, Nazi Propaganda and Sexuality.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 7.8×16 topics
  2. Social Movements4▲ 38×6 topics
  3. Gender4▲ 21×6 topics
  4. Cultural Studies4▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Social History4▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Occupation3▲ 144×2 topics
  7. Nazi Propaganda3▲ 436×1 topic
  8. Sexuality3▲ 117×1 topic
  9. Colonialism3▲ 17×8 topics
  10. Decolonization3▲ 94×3 topics
  11. Solidarity2▲ 235×2 topics
  12. Nationalism2▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Postcolonialism2▲ 45×3 topics
  14. 1960s2▲ 487×1 topic
  15. Global2▲ 152×1 topic
  16. Identity2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  17. Social Theory2▲ 178×2 topics
  18. Ethnography2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Public Sociology1▲ 516×1 topic
  20. Symbolic Interactionism1▲ 357×1 topic
  21. Cold War1▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Cultural Memory1▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Gender Studies1▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Antisemitism1▲ 345×1 topic
  25. European Integration1▲ 59×2 topics
  26. European Union1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. National Identity1▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Right-Wing Extremism1▲ 345×1 topic
  29. Dark Matter1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Global Warming1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. Governance1▲ 9.4×7 topics
  32. International Relations1▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Memory1▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Particle Physics1▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Race1▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Australian history1▲ 274×1 topic
  37. British imperialism1▲ 274×1 topic
  38. Economic Impacts1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Environmental Policy1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Hamburg Institute for Social Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European history and politics, Communism, Protests, Social Movements, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and German legal, social, and political studies.

European history and pol…3European history and politics: 3 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 2 fractional worksContemporary Sociologica…1Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice: 1 fractional worksGerman legal, social, an…1German legal, social, and political studies: 1 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…1Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 1 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hamburg Institute for Social Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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