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Hertie School

In research, Hertie School stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#121 of 1,201 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,548 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#948 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,937
of 28,054 · #7,002 all time
Rank in Germany
#288
of 1,178
Research works
1.5k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Hertie School known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #121 of 1,201 49.6%88 #170
Social SciencesDomain #1,548 of 10,521 41.7%274 #1135
Social SciencesField #948 of 6,365 42.7%205 #775

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Political Science and International Relations#170 #121
  2. Social Sciences#1,135 #1,548
  3. Social Sciences#775 #948
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hertie School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 88.4 works18×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.38× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.62× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.94× its world share, 206 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hertie School?

Ranked on the composite score, James E. Austin, Claus Offe and David Knoke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hertie School.

  1. 1 James E. Austin Germany · #2,527 worldwide 712 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Claus Offe Germany · #3,259 worldwide 746 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 David Knoke Germany · #4,538 worldwide 827 citations · 104 works
  4. 4 Johanna Mair Germany · #12,831 worldwide 673 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Mary Kay Gugerty Germany · #21,628 worldwide 266 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Steven Rathgeb Smith Germany · #23,603 worldwide 279 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Mark Juergensmeyer Germany · #40,022 worldwide 195 citations · 95 works
  8. 8 Beate Kohler‐Koch Germany · #42,607 worldwide 221 citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Jane Jenson Germany · #50,173 worldwide 162 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Jürgen Kocka Germany · #54,182 worldwide 224 citations · 183 works
All ranked researchers at Hertie School

Which keywords describe research at Hertie School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Democracy, Governance, European Union, Global Governance, Political Economy and Judicial Review.

▲ 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. Human Rights49▲ 14×34 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 6.4×53 topics
  3. Democracy31▲ 27×13 topics
  4. Governance26▲ 24×11 topics
  5. European Union25▲ 33×12 topics
  6. Global Governance25▲ 33×15 topics
  7. Political Economy21▲ 25×11 topics
  8. Social Media17▲ 3.7×16 topics
  9. Economic Growth16▲ 5.7×16 topics
  10. Judicial Review15▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Public Opinion15▲ 37×5 topics
  12. Constitutionalism15▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Political Dynamics15▲ 162×2 topics
  14. ECHR15▲ 114×1 topic
  15. European Legal Systems15▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Compliance14▲ 147×2 topics
  17. Institutionalization14▲ 47×3 topics
  18. European Integration14▲ 75×2 topics
  19. multi-level14▲ 217×1 topic
  20. normative power14▲ 217×1 topic
  21. International Law14▲ 14×11 topics
  22. Neoliberalism13▲ 11×16 topics
  23. Economic Development12▲ 4.3×17 topics
  24. Sovereignty11▲ 35×9 topics
  25. Income Inequality10▲ 22×5 topics
  26. Social Policy10▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Authoritarianism9▲ 32×4 topics
  28. Social Capital9▲ 5.2×13 topics
  29. Welfare State9▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy9▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Ideational Power8▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Institutional Change8▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Ethnic Conflict8▲ 55×3 topics
  34. Corruption8▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Labor Market8▲ 8.1×9 topics
  36. Trust8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  37. NGOs8▲ 24×4 topics
  38. International Relations7▲ 9.2×13 topics
  39. Civic Engagement7▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Digital Divide7▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Hertie School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, European Union Policy and Governance, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Political Conflict and Governance.

European and Internation…15European and International Law Studies: 15 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…14European Union Policy and Governance: 14 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 8 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 6 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 5 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…4International Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 4 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceCommunication

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  2. 2 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 works
  6. 6 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 3 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hertie School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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