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Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien

In research, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,742 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,391
of 28,054 · #15,153 all time
Rank in Germany
#457
of 1,178
Research works
605
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien 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 #2,742 of 10,521 41.1%94 #3233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien 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-Institut für Wissensmedien specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 39.5 works9.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 5.82× its world share, 13 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.93× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.14× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephan Schwan, Sonja Utz and Kai Sassenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien.

  1. 1 Stephan Schwan Germany · #306,790 worldwide 207 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Sonja Utz Germany · #376,217 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Kai Sassenberg Germany · #415,608 worldwide 250 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Yvonne Kammerer Germany · #722,697 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sigmar‐Olaf Tergan Germany · #1,181,607 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Helen Fischer Germany · #1,248,374 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Anne Schüler Germany · #1,431,745 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Educational Technology, Emotion, Multimedia Learning, Instructional Design, Artificial Intelligence, Motivation and Metacognition.

▲ 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. Social Media15▲ 7.5×19 topics
  2. Educational Technology13▲ 7.7×13 topics
  3. Emotion10▲ 33×8 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 4.6×7 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▲ 1.73×10 topics
  6. Multimedia Learning8▲ 220×2 topics
  7. Instructional Design7▲ 65×2 topics
  8. Metacognition7▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Motivation7▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Big Data7▲ 5.1×9 topics
  11. Cognitive Architecture7▲ 205×1 topic
  12. Cognitive Load Theory7▲ 475×1 topic
  13. Polarization6▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Self-Regulation6▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Ethics5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  16. Fake News5▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Misinformation5▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Empathy5▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Human-Robot Interaction4▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Neural Correlates4▲ 34×6 topics
  21. Online Communication4▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Neural Mechanisms4▲ 31×4 topics
  23. Health Behavior Change4▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Narrative Persuasion4▲ 112×1 topic
  25. Social Interaction4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  26. Student Engagement4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  27. Transportation4▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Virtual Reality4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Consumer Perception4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Customer Experience4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Learning Outcomes4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Chatbots4▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Neuroscience4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  34. Service Robots4▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Social Cognition3▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Collaborative Learning3▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Embodiment3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Emotion Regulation3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  39. Neuroimaging Studies3▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Apprenticeship3▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Media Influence and Health and AI in Service Interactions.

Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes: 7 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 5 fractional worksMedia Influence and Health4Media Influence and Health: 4 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions4AI in Service Interactions: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksBehavioral Health and In…2Behavioral Health and Interventions: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Media Influence and Health Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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