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Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung

In research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,643 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,652 of 6,365 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,057 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and General Health Professions — Economics and Econometrics is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,151
of 28,054 · #14,437 all time
Rank in Germany
#584
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,643 of 10,521 34.5%212 #2693
Social SciencesField #3,652 of 6,365 33.1%112 #2214
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,057 of 1,775 37.0%69 #664
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #829 of 1,272 37.4%62 #546

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung 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. Social Sciences#2,693 #4,643
  2. Social Sciences#2,214 #3,652
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#664 #1,057
  4. Economics and Econometrics#546 #829
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 Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 61.5 works14×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 68.8 works11×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 39.8 works10×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.70× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.80× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.44× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph W. Sakshaug, Gesine Stephan and Annekatrin Niebuhr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung.

  1. 1 Joseph W. Sakshaug Germany · #46,091 worldwide 633 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Gesine Stephan Germany · #147,339 worldwide 89 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Annekatrin Niebuhr Germany · #210,271 worldwide 138 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Markus Promberger Germany · #287,000 worldwide 22 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Susanne Wanger Germany · #356,770 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Ute Leber Germany · #393,341 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Stefan Bender Germany · #396,687 worldwide 170 citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Eugen Spitznagel Germany · #426,370 worldwide 30 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Lutz Bellmann Germany · #443,918 worldwide 130 citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Susanne Kohaut Germany · #445,847 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Unemployment, Mental Health, Globalization, Health Outcomes, Economic Crisis, Technological Change and Social Determinants of Health.

▲ 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. Labor Market66▲ 79×12 topics
  2. Unemployment46▲ 190×3 topics
  3. Globalization35▲ 6.4×22 topics
  4. Mental Health33▲ 8.0×14 topics
  5. Health Outcomes26▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Economic Crisis26▲ 76×3 topics
  7. Technological Change25▲ 230×2 topics
  8. Social Determinants of Health25▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Education24▲ 5.1×9 topics
  10. Job Insecurity24▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Precarious Employment24▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Social Policy23▲ 84×3 topics
  13. Personality Traits22▲ 59×5 topics
  14. Skill-Biased21▲ 416×1 topic
  15. Wage Inequality21▲ 416×1 topic
  16. Income Inequality20▲ 49×7 topics
  17. Labor Force Participation14▲ 110×2 topics
  18. Immigration14▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Economic Development14▲ 6.1×15 topics
  20. Political Economy13▲ 17×7 topics
  21. Gender Inequality12▲ 31×4 topics
  22. Human Capital12▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Innovation12▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Public Opinion11▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Social Networks11▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Institutional Change11▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Welfare State11▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Network Effects10▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Remittances10▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Transnational Families10▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Elderly Care10▲ 22×5 topics
  32. Income Tax9▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Employment Patterns9▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Aging Workforce8▲ 113×1 topic
  35. Health Disparities8▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Retirement8▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Labor Market Flexibility7▲ 65×2 topics
  38. Household Decision Making7▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Welfare Reform7▲ 106×1 topic
  40. R&D6▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Employment and Welfare S…24Employment and Welfare Studies: 24 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…21Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 21 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 11 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 10 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 8 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Famil…7Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 7 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 5 fractional worksWork-Family Balance Challenges: 5 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 5 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 5 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 24 works
  2. 2 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 8 works
  6. 6 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 5 works
  8. 8 Work-Family Balance Challenges Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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