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Institut für Hochschulforschung

In research, Institut für Hochschulforschung stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,185 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,819 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,413
of 28,054 · #18,035 all time
Rank in Germany
#514
of 1,178
Research works
443
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Institut für Hochschulforschung 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,185 of 21,541 13.7%192
Social SciencesDomain #13,819 of 16,945 17.8%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Hochschulforschung 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.86× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.48× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.09× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.32× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Hochschulforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Peer Pasternack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Hochschulforschung.

  1. 1 Peer Pasternack Germany · #288,736 worldwide 9 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Hochschulforschung

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Hochschulforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Leadership, Social Innovation, Digitalization and International Relations.

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 278×2 topics
  2. Governance8▲ 33×2 topics
  3. Bildungsungleichheit6▲ 265×1 topic
  4. Ethnografisches Schreiben6▲ 265×1 topic
  5. Education4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  6. Leadership4▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Social Innovation4▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Innovation3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  9. Digitalization3▲ 22×2 topics
  10. International Relations3▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Lattice QCD3▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Political Communication3▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Teacher Education3▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Agenda Setting3▲ 109×1 topic
  15. E-Learning3▲ 3.8×2 topics
  16. Media Framing3▲ 109×1 topic
  17. Competence3▲ 311×1 topic
  18. Interdisciplinary Research3▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Learning3▲ 12×1 topic
  20. Historical Narratives2▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis2▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 39×2 topics
  24. European Union2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Language Variation2▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Organizational Change2▲ 41×3 topics
  27. Participation2▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Policy Change2▲ 222×1 topic
  29. Science Communication2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Biomedical Research2▲ 61×2 topics
  31. Empowerment2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Cultural History2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cultural Studies2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Public Perception2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Risk Perception2▲ 10×1 topic
  36. S&T Policies2▲ 362×1 topic
  37. Science Diplomacy2▲ 362×1 topic
  38. Medieval Literature2▲ 141×1 topic
  39. Religious Practices2▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Renormalization Group2▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Hochschulforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Media Studies and Communication, Education Methods and Technologies and Linguistic research and analysis.

Sociology and Education …6Sociology and Education Studies: 6 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 2 fractional worksInternational Science an…2International Science and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…2Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCommunicationEducationLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  3. 3 Education Methods and Technologies Education 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Hochschulforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.