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Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

In research, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,839 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,308 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,554
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#356
of 2,077
Research works
440
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Heidelberg 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 #2,839 of 16,945 20.8%173
Physical SciencesDomain #5,308 of 21,541 36.3%179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heidelberg 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.27× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.23× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities?

Ranked on the composite score, H. J. Jusatz, Augusto Mangini and Ernst Rodenwaldt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

  1. 1 H. J. Jusatz Germany · #169,574 worldwide 48 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Augusto Mangini Germany · #430,851 worldwide 327 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Ernst Rodenwaldt Germany · #758,853 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Which keywords describe research at Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Archaeology, Literature, Cultural History, Religion and Nationalism.

▲ 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. History5▲ 12×8 topics
  2. Hominin Genetics3▲ 247×1 topic
  3. Paleolithic Archaeology3▲ 247×1 topic
  4. Archaeology3▲ 39×7 topics
  5. Climate Change3▲ 1.76×11 topics
  6. Literature3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  7. Cultural History3▲ 36×5 topics
  8. Religion3▲ 9.1×8 topics
  9. Nationalism2▲ 9.0×8 topics
  10. Agricultural Origins2▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Humanities2▲ 142×2 topics
  13. Language2▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Medieval Literature2▲ 176×2 topics
  15. Philosophy2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  16. Social Dynamics2▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Middle Ages2▲ 129×2 topics
  18. Colonialism2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  19. Culture2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  20. Identity2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Literary Discourse2▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Medicine2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Narrative Fiction2▲ 262×1 topic
  24. Religious Practices2▲ 67×2 topics
  25. Science2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Society2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Holocene2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Phylogenetics2▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Materiality1▲ 66×2 topics
  30. Paleoclimatology1▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Eastern Europe1▲ 40×3 topics
  32. Exhibition1▲ 198×1 topic
  33. Glacial Cycles1▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Language Teaching1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Monsoon Dynamics1▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Museum1▲ 198×1 topic
  37. Sea Level1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Cultural Evolution1▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Language Learning1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Social Innovation1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Libraries and Information Services.

Pleistocene-Era Hominins…3Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…1Archaeological and Geological Studies: 1 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…1Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksLanguage and cultural ev…1Language and cultural evolution: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional works
AnthropologyPaleontologyClassicsMuseology4 others

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

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 3 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  3. 3 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information Services Museology 1 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  9. 9 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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