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Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik

In research, Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,604 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,672 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,742 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication — Communication is 38.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,696
of 28,054 · #13,980 all time
Rank in Germany
#656
of 1,178
Research works
4.8k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik 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 #3,604 of 10,521 11.8%337 #2411
Social SciencesField #3,672 of 6,365 9.3%199 #1979
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,742 of 1,998 18.7%64 #1235
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,327 of 2,578 7.9%67 #1571

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik 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#2,411 #3,604
  2. Social Sciences#1,979 #3,672
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,235 #1,742
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,571 #2,327
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 Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 38.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 41.2 works39×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.72× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.38× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.62× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Dahlgren, Albert Martin and Manfred Knoche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik.

  1. 1 Peter Dahlgren Germany · #141,820 worldwide 154 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Albert Martin Germany · #353,057 worldwide 20 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Manfred Knoche Germany · #396,320 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink Germany · #468,122 worldwide 46 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Susanne Kirchhoff Germany · #484,826 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Elisabeth Klaus Germany · #511,218 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Elke Zobl Germany · #514,257 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Martina Thiele Germany · #517,262 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Søren Gosvig Olesen Germany · #541,784 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ricarda Drüeke Germany · #575,042 worldwide 41 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Content Analysis, Education, Political Communication, Pedagogy, Mediatization, News Media and Agenda Setting.

▲ 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. Social Media38▲ 6.9×24 topics
  2. Education30▲ 4.5×31 topics
  3. Content Analysis26▲ 53×3 topics
  4. Globalization24▲ 3.2×39 topics
  5. Political Communication22▲ 104×2 topics
  6. Pedagogy22▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Mediatization21▲ 103×2 topics
  8. News Media21▲ 116×2 topics
  9. Agenda Setting20▲ 153×1 topic
  10. Media Framing20▲ 153×1 topic
  11. Information Technology20▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Discourse Analysis20▲ 20×6 topics
  13. Qualitative Research19▲ 5.6×11 topics
  14. Big Data19▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Embodiment18▲ 25×5 topics
  16. Identity18▲ 6.4×28 topics
  17. Gender18▲ 8.5×20 topics
  18. Governance18▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Pragmatism17▲ 173×3 topics
  20. Social Science17▲ 117×5 topics
  21. Ethics17▲ 8.8×22 topics
  22. Tacit Knowledge16▲ 90×3 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Dementia Care16▲ 341×2 topics
  25. Ethical Guidelines16▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Interactional Expertise16▲ 364×1 topic
  27. Literature15▲ 7.1×20 topics
  28. Digital Divide13▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Social Sciences13▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Gender Studies13▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Community Engagement13▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Cultural Studies12▲ 8.3×12 topics
  33. Digital Transformation12▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Online Communication12▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Leadership12▲ 6.2×10 topics
  36. Digital Communication11▲ 39×3 topics
  37. Deliberative Democracy11▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Language Variation10▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Stakeholder Engagement10▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Sociolinguistics10▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Public Relations and Crisis Communication and Social Media and Politics.

Media Studies and Communication: 20 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 16 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 10 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 9 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 9 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 9 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…9Social and Educational Sciences: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 7 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional works
CommunicationSocial PsychologySociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 20 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 16 works
  3. 3 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 10 works
  4. 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 9 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 9 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 9 works
  8. 8 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 6 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationspolitik's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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