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Hans-Bredow-Institute

In research, Hans-Bredow-Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,235 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,607 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication and Social Sciences — Communication is 115.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,420
of 28,054 · #33,596 all time
Rank in Germany
#924
of 1,178
Research works
275
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Hans-Bredow-Institute 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 SciencesField #4,235 of 10,206 34.6%195
Social SciencesDomain #7,607 of 16,945 32.7%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hans-Bredow-Institute 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 Hans-Bredow-Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 115.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 20.5 works115×
  2. Social SciencesField · 49.1 works6.0×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.58× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.96× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hans-Bredow-Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wiebke Loosen, Uwe Hasebrink and Jan Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hans-Bredow-Institute.

  1. 1 Wiebke Loosen Germany · #638,501 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Uwe Hasebrink Germany · #661,797 worldwide 108 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Jan Schmidt Germany · #847,963 worldwide 51 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Stephan Dreyer Germany · #981,919 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hans-Bredow-Institute

Which keywords describe research at Hans-Bredow-Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Content Analysis, Online Communication, Political Communication, News Media, Agenda Setting, Media Framing and Digital Divide.

▲ 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. Social Media19▲ 20×12 topics
  2. Content Analysis11▲ 134×2 topics
  3. Online Communication10▲ 103×3 topics
  4. Political Communication10▲ 277×2 topics
  5. News Media10▲ 326×2 topics
  6. Agenda Setting10▲ 434×1 topic
  7. Media Framing10▲ 434×1 topic
  8. Digital Divide8▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Information Technology8▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Civic Engagement8▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Deliberative Democracy8▲ 162×1 topic
  12. Political Participation8▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Governance5▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Human Rights5▲ 7.3×9 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 5.3×13 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  17. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 190×1 topic
  18. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 136×1 topic
  19. Digitalization4▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Natural Language Processing3▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Surveillance3▲ 15×3 topics
  22. International Law2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Addiction2▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Crisis Communication2▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Public Relations2▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Well-being2▲ 8.0×1 topic
  27. Privacy2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Cybercrime2▲ 47×3 topics
  29. Innovation Policy2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Legal Methodology2▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Party Competition2▲ 239×1 topic
  32. Leadership2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Data Protection2▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Digital Rights2▲ 274×1 topic
  35. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Topic Modeling2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Cyberbullying1▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Participation1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Policy Change1▲ 157×1 topic
  40. Public Perception1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Hans-Bredow-Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics, Sociology and Education Studies and Public Relations and Crisis Communication.

Media Studies and Commun…10Media Studies and Communication: 10 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics8Social Media and Politics: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 2 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …2Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 2 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksFreedom of Expression and Defamation: 1 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political ScienceLawPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 10 works
  2. 2 Social Media and Politics Communication 8 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  5. 5 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Law and Political Science Law 2 works
  7. 7 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  8. 8 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 1 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Communication and Perception 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hans-Bredow-Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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