Question 1

What is Hertie School known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Hertie School stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,945 of 9,585 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#284 of 1,187 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,437 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 17.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Hertie School rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Hertie School ranks #6,600 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,146 all time), and #224 of 795 in Germany.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Hertie School?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Simon Stacey, Johanna Mair and David Knoke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hertie School.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Hertie School?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Hertie School is "The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises" (Nick Watts et al., 2020), with 1,949 citations. Next come "The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels" (1,675) and "The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future" (1,608).

Question 5

Which research topics does Hertie School publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Hertie School?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Democracy, Governance, European Union, Global Governance, Political Economy and Public Opinion.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Hertie School work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Hertie School is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (61%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (8%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Hertie School's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.