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Institute for Applied Economic Research

In research, Institute for Applied Economic Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,556 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,018
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#800
of 1,603
Research works
323
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
55%
world 18%
Institute for Applied Economic Research

What is Institute for Applied Economic Research 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,556 of 14,833 5.4%231

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Applied Economic Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute for Applied Economic Research work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Institute for Applied Economic Research is in Social Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (23%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 53.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 40.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 13.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forApplied Economic…46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1123.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance816.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting35.7%
    4. Psychology24.7%
    5. Decision Sciences11.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    1. Medicine1226.8%
    2. Health Professions613.1%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Mathematics11.2%
    2. Environmental Science11.1%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    4. Engineering00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.98× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.68× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7.68×8 works
  2. Health Professions4.98×6 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.87×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.83×11 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×3 works
  6. Psychology1.52×2 works
  7. Medicine1.39×12 works
  8. Mathematics1.02×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.23×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  18. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Applied Economic Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Josephine Jacob, Jochen Walker and Niklas Schmedt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Applied Economic Research.

  1. 1 Josephine Jacob Germany · #460,327 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Jochen Walker Germany · #872,587 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Niklas Schmedt Germany · #1,431,246 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Annika Vivirito Germany · #1,663,003 worldwide 398 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Dominik Obermüller Germany · #2,173,480 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Elena Biewen Germany · #2,624,846 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Wolf Dieter Heinbach Germany · #2,908,100 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Anne Zühlke Germany · #2,927,154 worldwide 105 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Dirk Enders Germany · #2,947,700 worldwide 206 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Frank Leibbrand Germany · #3,230,027 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Applied Economic Research

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Applied Economic Research?

The most cited paper from Institute for Applied Economic Research is "Entrepreneurial Survival" (Harald Strotmann, 2006), with 317 citations. Next come "r5r: Rapid Realistic Routing on Multimodal Transport Networks with R 5 in R" (209) and "Burden of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Germany" (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Entrepreneurial Survival Harald Strotmann · Small Business Economics 6 Oct 2006 317
2 r5r: Rapid Realistic Routing on Multimodal Transport Networks with R 5 in R Rafael H. M. Pereira, Marcus Saraiva, Daniel Herszenhut et al. · Findings Open access 4 Mar 2021 209
3 Burden of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Germany Roland Diel, Josephine Jacob, Niklas Lampenius et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access Apr 2017 145
4 How Wages Change: Micro Evidence from the International Wage Flexibility Project William T. Dickens, Lorenz F. Goette, Erica L. Groshen et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2010 141
5 Do banks price discriminate spatially? Evidence from small business lending in local credit markets Andrea Bellucci, Alexander V. Borisov, Alberto Zazzaro · Journal of Banking & Finance 18 Jul 2013 136
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Which keywords describe research at Institute for Applied Economic Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Labor Market, Mental Health, Economic Development, Health Outcomes, Unemployment, Public Health and Monetary Policy.

▲ 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-now 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. Economic Growth5▲ 13×16 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  3. Labor Market3▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Epidemiology3▲ 1.48×25 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  6. Economic Development2▲ 6.4×8 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 2.5×12 topics
  8. Innovation2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  10. Health Outcomes2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Unemployment2▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Governance2▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Monetary Policy2▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Inequality2▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Regional Development2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  16. Social Policy2▲ 39×4 topics
  17. Structural Change2▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Economic Crisis2▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Elderly Care2▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy2▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Precarious Employment2▲ 54×1 topic
  22. International Trade1▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.0×8 topics
  24. Healthcare Utilization1▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases1▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Demographic Transition1▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Germany1▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Health Surveys1▲ 135×1 topic
  29. Labor Force Participation1▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Employment Patterns1▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Financial Crisis1▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Fiscal Decentralization1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Income Distribution1▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Income Tax1▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Tax Competition1▲ 125×2 topics
  36. Adversity1▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Cardiovascular Diseases1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Gender Inequality1▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Mortality Trends1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Psychological Resilience1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Applied Economic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Employment and Welfare Studies, Health and Medical Studies, Economic Theory and Policy and Healthcare Systems and Public Health.

Employment and Welfare S…2Employment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies1Health and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 1 fractional worksEconomic Policies and Impacts: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Admini…1Public Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 1 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surveillance: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEpidemiologyClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Economic Policies and Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  9. 9 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 1 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.9%domestic only45.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Applied Economic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for Applied Economic Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Institute for Applied Economic Research0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Applied Economic Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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