Institute for Social-Ecological Research
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #20,328 of 28,054 · #29,816 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #792 of 1,178
- Research works
- 216 ▲ 45% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.2k 24.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 46% world 28%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 5.2×
- Social Sciences 3.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Nursing 1.4×
- Arts and Humanities 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.0×
- Decision Sciences 1.0×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Energy 0.3×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Institute for Social-Ecological Research?
Ranked on the composite score, Engelbert Schramm and Diana Hummel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Social-Ecological Research.
- 1 Engelbert Schramm Germany · #553,484 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
- 2 Diana Hummel Germany · #873,879 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute for Social-Ecological Research?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Neoliberalism, Sustainability, Climate Change, Social Innovation, Urban Development, Sustainability Transitions and Conservation.
- Landscape Management
- Biosphere Reserves
- Environmental Attitudes
- Knowledge Engineering
- Financialization
- Health Impact Assessment
- Income Inequality
- Resilience
- Global Capitalism
- Corporate Governance
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Physical Activity
- Social-Ecological Systems
- Governance
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Class Struggle
- Conservation
- Urban Development
- Neoliberalism
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Sustainable Development
- Social Innovation
- Sustainability Transitions
- Renewable Energy
- Imperialism
- Public Perception
- Ethics
- Capitalism
- Bildungsungleichheit
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Critique
- Adaptive Governance
- Health Effects
- Empowerment
- Environmental Ethics
- Innovation Policy
- Shareholder Value
- Active Travel
- Built Environment
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
- Climate Change7▲ 3.9×27 topics
- Sustainability7▲ 4.4×25 topics
- Sustainable Development7▲ 6.5×11 topics
- Neoliberalism6▲ 25×8 topics
- Social Innovation4▲ 44×5 topics
- Urban Development4▲ 18×4 topics
- Sustainability Transitions3▲ 214×2 topics
- Conservation3▲ 12×6 topics
- Renewable Energy3▲ 3.4×8 topics
- Class Struggle3▲ 132×2 topics
- Imperialism3▲ 57×2 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 12×5 topics
- Public Perception3▲ 33×5 topics
- Governance3▲ 12×2 topics
- Ethics2▲ 7.9×6 topics
- Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 29×2 topics
- Capitalism2▲ 57×3 topics
- Physical Activity2▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 121×1 topic
- Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 41×2 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 86×1 topic
- Corporate Governance2▲ 4.6×2 topics
- Critique2▲ 154×1 topic
- Global Capitalism2▲ 59×1 topic
- Adaptive Governance2▲ 144×1 topic
- Resilience2▲ 6.8×1 topic
- Health Effects2▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Income Inequality2▲ 22×2 topics
- Empowerment2▲ 32×2 topics
- Health Impact Assessment2▲ 35×2 topics
- Environmental Ethics2▲ 48×3 topics
- Financialization2▲ 28×1 topic
- Innovation Policy2▲ 28×1 topic
- Knowledge Engineering2▲ 209×1 topic
- Shareholder Value2▲ 27×1 topic
- Environmental Attitudes2▲ 34×2 topics
- Active Travel2▲ 36×1 topic
- Biosphere Reserves2▲ 195×1 topic
- Built Environment2▲ 36×1 topic
- Landscape Management2▲ 142×1 topic
Which research topics does Institute for Social-Ecological Research publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Economic and Social Issues, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 2 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 4 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 2 works
- 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 6 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
- 7 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 8 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 9 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 1 works
- 10 Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives Urban Studies 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute for Social-Ecological Research's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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