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Institut für Soziale Arbeit

In research, Institut für Soziale Arbeit stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,326 of 10,521 worldwide), Sociology and Political Science (#1,154 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,038 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,355
of 28,054 · #11,924 all time
Rank in Germany
#487
of 1,178
Research works
1.6k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Institut für Soziale Arbeit 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 #3,326 of 10,521 12.5%230 #5196
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,154 of 2,578 18.8%91 #1716
Social SciencesField #3,038 of 6,365 16.6%141 #4273

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Soziale Arbeit 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#5,196 #3,326
  2. Sociology and Political Science#1,716 #1,154
  3. Social Sciences#4,273 #3,038
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 Soziale Arbeit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 90.5 works7.3×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.33× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 28 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Soziale Arbeit?

Ranked on the composite score, Christa Nater, Lore Wehner and Wolfgang Widulle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Soziale Arbeit.

  1. 1 Christa Nater Germany · #453,417 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Lore Wehner Germany · #568,560 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Widulle Germany · #647,976 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Christian Reutlinger Germany · #664,196 worldwide 17 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Anne-Kathrin Pappert Germany · #785,398 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Rahel Gutmann Germany · #796,764 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Stephan Conrad Germany · #806,779 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Walther Ewald Germany · #1,077,588 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 W. Massmann Germany · #1,386,497 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Nicola Hilti Germany · #1,526,324 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Soziale Arbeit

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Soziale Arbeit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Professional Development, Supervision, Social Innovation and Self-Efficacy.

▲ 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. Governance42▲ 36×7 topics
  2. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse36▲ 250×2 topics
  3. Bildungsungleichheit34▲ 329×1 topic
  4. Ethnografisches Schreiben34▲ 329×1 topic
  5. Professional Development21▲ 31×6 topics
  6. Supervision21▲ 193×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Social Innovation18▲ 34×6 topics
  9. Self-Efficacy16▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Coaching16▲ 275×1 topic
  11. Psychodrama16▲ 257×1 topic
  12. Leadership14▲ 8.6×7 topics
  13. Elderly Care14▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Social Policy11▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Digital Transformation11▲ 5.9×9 topics
  16. Neoliberalism10▲ 8.5×7 topics
  17. Identity10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  18. Urban Development10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Social Inequality10▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Empowerment9▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Interdisciplinary Research9▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Gender9▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Innovation Policy9▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Knowledge Engineering9▲ 197×1 topic
  25. Demographic Transition9▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Migrant Health9▲ 331×1 topic
  27. Financial Analysis8▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Global Capitalism8▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Monetary Policy8▲ 9.9×1 topic
  30. Class Struggle8▲ 69×2 topics
  31. Critique8▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Imperialism8▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Post-Growth Economy8▲ 190×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies8▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Anaesthesia8▲ 279×1 topic
  36. Medical Gases8▲ 279×1 topic
  37. Social Theory8▲ 78×2 topics
  38. Digitalization7▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Religious Education7▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Organizational Change7▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Soziale Arbeit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy, Innovation, Technology, and Society and Social and Demographic Issues in Germany.

Sociology and Education …34Sociology and Education Studies: 34 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…16Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 16 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …9Innovation, Technology, and Society: 9 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 9 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 8 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 8 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 8 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 6 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 6 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 16 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 9 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 8 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Soziale Arbeit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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