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Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin

In research, Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,324 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,768 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,928 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Political Science and International Relations and Arts and Humanities — History is 30.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,113
of 28,054 · #20,440 all time
Rank in Germany
#961
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin 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 #8,324 of 10,521 5.4%229 #5691
Social SciencesField #5,768 of 6,365 5.4%122 #5335
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,928 of 1,998 5.7%87 #1753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin 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#5,691 #8,324
  2. Social Sciences#5,335 #5,768
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,753 #1,928
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 Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 30.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 25.8 works31×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 55.1 works14×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 86.9 works12×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 11.52× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinhard Richardi, Horst Möller and Claudia Lepp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin.

  1. 1 Reinhard Richardi Germany · #72,581 worldwide 67 citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Horst Möller Germany · #259,163 worldwide 4 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Claudia Lepp Germany · #299,370 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Editors Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geis Germany · #302,640 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Hans Woller Germany · #431,305 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Andreas Wirsching Germany · #459,551 worldwide 17 citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Thomas Schlemmer Germany · #464,807 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Gabriele Clemens Germany · #483,687 worldwide 0 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Alex J. Kay Germany · #575,427 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Holger Preisendanz Germany · #650,599 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Social History, Cultural Studies, Occupation, Sexuality, Forced Laborers and Nazi Propaganda.

▲ 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. Gender42▲ 30×13 topics
  2. Identity38▲ 20×15 topics
  3. Social History26▲ 121×3 topics
  4. Cultural Studies26▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Occupation24▲ 140×2 topics
  6. Sexuality24▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Forced Laborers23▲ 455×1 topic
  8. Nazi Propaganda23▲ 455×1 topic
  9. Cold War18▲ 110×3 topics
  10. History18▲ 9.7×18 topics
  11. Nationalism16▲ 13×11 topics
  12. Literature14▲ 10×10 topics
  13. Holocaust13▲ 164×2 topics
  14. International Relations12▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Cultural Sociology12▲ 339×2 topics
  16. Migration12▲ 13×6 topics
  17. East German Memory11▲ 615×1 topic
  18. Ostalgie11▲ 615×1 topic
  19. Teaching Methods11▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Colonialism11▲ 8.6×11 topics
  21. Philosophy10▲ 8.6×12 topics
  22. Diplomacy10▲ 39×4 topics
  23. Religion10▲ 7.9×11 topics
  24. Bildung9▲ 110×3 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage9▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Cultural Memory9▲ 72×3 topics
  27. Social Movements9▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Language Teaching9▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Pedagogy9▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Psychoanalysis9▲ 42×3 topics
  31. Digital Education9▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Student Competencies9▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Governance8▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Gender Studies8▲ 21×3 topics
  35. European Union8▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Collective Memory8▲ 113×2 topics
  37. Social Theory8▲ 110×2 topics
  38. Historical Narratives8▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Autorschaft8▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Literaturkritik8▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European history and politics, German History and Society, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and German Literature and Culture Studies.

European history and pol…23European history and politics: 23 fractional worksGerman History and Society11German History and Society: 11 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…9Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 9 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 8 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma, Identity: 6 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences and History: 6 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 6 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 5 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistoryEducationLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  2. 2 German History and Society History 11 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 9 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  5. 5 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 6 works
  6. 6 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 6 works
  8. 8 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Zeitgeschichte München–Berlin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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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