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Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History

In research, Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,861 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,849 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,364
of 28,054 · #36,181 all time
Rank in Germany
#872
of 1,178
Research works
495
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History 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 #5,861 of 10,521 10.5%152 #9477
Social SciencesField #4,849 of 6,365 13.1%109 #6736

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History 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).

What does Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 46.2 works19×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 45.8 works7.8×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.64× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.28× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History?

Ranked on the composite score, Christiane Mende, Martin Sabrow and Rüdiger Hachtmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History.

  1. 1 Christiane Mende Germany · #177,396 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Martin Sabrow Germany · #229,004 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Rüdiger Hachtmann Germany · #324,839 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Frank Bösch Germany · #528,074 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Annette Vowinckel Germany · #533,232 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jens Gieseke Germany · #604,035 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mario Keßler Germany · #644,722 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Christoph Kleßmann Germany · #772,886 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Johannes Kleinmann Germany · #898,148 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Walter Assenmacher Germany · #959,310 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Innovation, Governance, Leadership, Identity, Cultural Studies, Sexuality and Social History.

▲ 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. Gender28▲ 31×10 topics
  2. Innovation22▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Governance21▲ 39×4 topics
  4. Leadership20▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Cultural Studies18▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Identity18▲ 15×16 topics
  7. Sexuality17▲ 145×2 topics
  8. Occupation17▲ 159×3 topics
  9. Social History17▲ 127×2 topics
  10. Participation17▲ 106×1 topic
  11. Policy Change17▲ 772×1 topic
  12. Forced Laborers17▲ 528×1 topic
  13. Nazi Propaganda17▲ 528×1 topic
  14. Human Rights14▲ 8.4×10 topics
  15. Sustainable Development12▲ 4.6×5 topics
  16. Migration Law11▲ 449×2 topics
  17. Legal Methodology10▲ 336×1 topic
  18. Neoliberalism10▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Party Competition10▲ 528×1 topic
  20. Globalization10▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Imperialism10▲ 75×2 topics
  22. Social Innovation10▲ 38×4 topics
  23. Nationalism9▲ 12×14 topics
  24. Critique9▲ 254×1 topic
  25. Global Capitalism9▲ 97×1 topic
  26. History9▲ 7.8×12 topics
  27. Social Movements8▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Autorschaft7▲ 213×1 topic
  29. Bildung7▲ 139×1 topic
  30. Decolonization7▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Internationalism7▲ 227×4 topics
  32. Youth7▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Literature7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  34. Solidarity7▲ 144×2 topics
  35. Counterculture6▲ 307×2 topics
  36. Innovation Policy6▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Social Capital6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Cold War6▲ 60×4 topics
  40. 1960s6▲ 343×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Administration and Political Analysis, European history and politics, Law and Political Science and Economic and Social Issues.

Public Administration and Political Analysis: 17 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 17 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 10 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 9 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 7 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …6Innovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 6 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 6 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 4 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary Theory1 others

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

  1. 1 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  3. 3 Law and Political Science Law 10 works
  4. 4 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 7 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Libraries and Information Services Museology 4 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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