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ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development

In research, ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,252 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,841 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,853
of 28,054 · #27,319 all time
Rank in Germany
#703
of 1,178
Research works
307
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development 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 #7,252 of 16,945 45.3%215
Social SciencesField #4,841 of 10,206 42.8%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development 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: 1.74× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.40× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.19× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.80× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Siedentop lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development.

  1. 1 Stefan Siedentop Germany · #371,876 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development

Which keywords describe research at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Shrinking Cities, Urban Decline, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Neoliberalism, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Shrinking Cities9▲ 663×1 topic
  2. Urban Decline9▲ 663×1 topic
  3. Sustainability9▲ 5.3×19 topics
  4. Sustainable Development8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  5. Neoliberalism6▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services6▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Physical Activity5▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Transportation5▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Urban Development5▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 505×1 topic
  12. Landscape Management4▲ 368×1 topic
  13. Rural Development4▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Globalization4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  15. Social Innovation4▲ 36×5 topics
  16. Active Travel4▲ 78×1 topic
  17. Built Environment4▲ 78×1 topic
  18. Urbanization4▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Environmental Policy3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Governance3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Global Impact3▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change3▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Social Capital3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Spatial Dynamics3▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Corporate Governance2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  27. Immigration2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Real Estate Market2▲ 72×2 topics
  29. Spatial Planning2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Agricultural Change2▲ 202×1 topic
  31. Income Inequality2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Neo-Endogenous Development2▲ 202×1 topic
  33. Social Inequality2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Financialization2▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Lifestyle Migration2▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Retirement Migration2▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Shareholder Value2▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Global Capitalism2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Imperialism2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urbanization and City Planning, Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Urbanization and City Pl…9Urbanization and City Planning: 9 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…4Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…4Urban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…3Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksRural development and su…2Rural development and sustainability: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…2Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 2 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesNature and Landscape ConservationTransportationGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 9 works
  2. 2 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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