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Herzog August Library

In research, Herzog August Library stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#1,141 of 3,511 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,109 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,644 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 13.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,906
of 22,385 · #10,433 all time
Rank in Germany
#640
of 795
Research works
603
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
891
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Herzog August Library

What is Herzog August Library 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
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,141 of 3,511 8.8%135
Physical SciencesDomain #7,109 of 17,446 2.9%302
Social SciencesDomain #6,644 of 14,833 7.7%236
EngineeringField #5,178 of 9,532 3.1%247

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Herzog August Library 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Herzog August Library work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Herzog August Library is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (38%), Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (20%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 62 fractional works · 66.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 37.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMuseology: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 20.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 21.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKHerzog AugustLibrary92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences67%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities3537.6%
    2. Social Sciences1920.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting55.7%
    4. Decision Sciences11.1%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Engineering2021.8%
    2. Computer Science33.4%
    3. Environmental Science10.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine22.3%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Herzog August Library specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 34.7 works13×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.01× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× 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, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities13.01×35 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.76×5 works
  3. Social Sciences1.61×19 works
  4. Engineering1.45×20 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.18×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.82×2 works
  7. Computer Science0.43×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  9. Psychology0.34×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×1 works
  13. Energy0.20×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.15×1 works
  15. Medicine0.12×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Herzog August Library?

Ranked on the quality score, Wolfgang Böge, Alfred Böge and Hans-Georg Harnisch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Herzog August Library.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Böge Germany · #1,472,767 worldwide 112 citations · 363 works
  2. 2 Alfred Böge Germany · #1,828,406 worldwide 94 citations · 630 works
  3. 3 Hans-Georg Harnisch Germany · #1,859,861 worldwide 7 citations · 127 works
  4. 4 Gert Böge Germany · #1,961,535 worldwide 30 citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Fr. Kränzlin Germany · #2,138,762 worldwide 23 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Thomas Wesseloh Germany · #2,220,639 worldwide 4 citations · 54 works
  7. 6 Jörg Kretzschmer Germany · #2,220,639 worldwide 4 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Alfred Böge Germany · #2,481,590 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  9. 8 Wolfgang Böge Germany · #2,481,590 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Friedrich Niewöhner Germany · #2,484,398 worldwide 159 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Herzog August Library

What are the most cited papers from Herzog August Library?

The most cited paper from Herzog August Library is "Low‐dose aspirin for secondary cardiovascular prevention – cardiovascular risks after its perioperative withdrawal versus bleeding risks with its continuation – review and meta‐analysis" (Wolfram Burger, Jörg-Michael Chemnitius, Georg-Dieter Kneissl et al., 2005), with 893 citations. Next come "PIK3CA-mutations in breast cancer" (118) and "Die Ordnung der Dinge" (102).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Low‐dose aspirin for secondary cardiovascular prevention – cardiovascular risks after its perioperative withdrawal versus bleeding risks with its continuation – review and meta‐analysis Wolfram Burger, Jörg-Michael Chemnitius, Georg-Dieter Kneissl et al. · Journal of Internal Medicine Open access 17 Apr 2005 893
2 PIK3CA-mutations in breast cancer Kristin Reinhardt, Kathrin Stückrath, Carolin Hartung et al. · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Open access 24 Oct 2022 118
3 Die Ordnung der Dinge Ute Frietsch · J.B. Metzler eBooks Book chapter 2014 102
4 Prediction of malting quality traits in barley based on genome-wide marker data to assess the potential of genomic selection Malthe Schmidt, Sonja Kollers, Anja Maasberg-Prelle et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics Open access 9 Dec 2015 85
5 Risk-Adapted Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer: Final Report of the OCUM Study Reinhard Ruppert, T Junginger, Rainer Kube et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology 19 Jun 2023 83
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Herzog August Library?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fluid Dynamics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Literature, History, Art, Narrative and Identity.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability12▲ 5.4×4 topics
  2. Fluid Dynamics11▲ 84×1 topic
  3. Renewable Energy11▲ 8.2×1 topic
  4. Literature10▲ 20×8 topics
  5. History8▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Art7▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Narrative7▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Identity7▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Exhibition6▲ 593×1 topic
  10. Museum6▲ 593×1 topic
  11. International Relations5▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Diplomacy5▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.3×4 topics
  14. Cross-Confessional5▲ 434×1 topic
  15. Early Modern5▲ 434×1 topic
  16. Gender4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  17. Innovation4▲ 4.6×3 topics
  18. Leadership4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  19. Governance4▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Automotive Engineering4▲ 517×1 topic
  21. Complex Systems4▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Lightweight Materials4▲ 517×1 topic
  23. Data Visualization4▲ 80×2 topics
  24. Digital Humanities4▲ 264×1 topic
  25. Literary History4▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Participation4▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Policy Change4▲ 300×1 topic
  28. Historical Narratives3▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Cultural History3▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Autorschaft3▲ 142×1 topic
  31. Bildung3▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Digital Transformation2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Medieval Literature2▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Religious Practices2▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Reformation2▲ 84×2 topics
  36. Civil Engineering2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Construction2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Digital Capital2▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Value Chains2▲ 114×1 topic

Which research topics does Herzog August Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Libraries and Information Services, Historical Influence and Diplomacy and Engineering and Materials Science Studies.

Physics and Engineering …11Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 11 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 6 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 5 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 4 fractional worksPublic Administration an…4Public Administration and Political Analysis: 4 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMuseologyPolitical Science and International RelationsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 11 works
  2. 2 Libraries and Information Services Museology 6 works
  3. 3 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  6. 6 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  8. 8 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  9. 9 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 2 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Herzog August Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Herzog August Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Herzog August Library0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Herzog August Library over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Herzog August Library4.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.2% in 2021.

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