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Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research

In research, Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,721 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,990
of 28,054 · #21,255 all time
Rank in Germany
#503
of 1,178
Research works
310
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute for Resilience 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 #12,721 of 16,945 17.8%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute for Resilience 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.58× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.67× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.43× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Sarah K. Schäfer, Kenneth S.L. Yuen and Tinka van Vuuren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research.

  1. 1 Sarah K. Schäfer Germany · #395,083 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Kenneth S.L. Yuen Germany · #450,410 worldwide 164 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Tinka van Vuuren Germany · #539,285 worldwide 30 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Lara Puhlmann Germany · #1,405,806 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Stress, Psychological Resilience, Coping Strategies, Positive Emotions, Community Resilience and Anxiety.

▲ 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. Mental Health17▲ 12×22 topics
  2. Depression11▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Stress10▲ 28×8 topics
  4. Psychological Resilience8▲ 95×2 topics
  5. Coping Strategies8▲ 34×6 topics
  6. Positive Emotions8▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Community Resilience7▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Anxiety7▲ 15×8 topics
  9. Adversity6▲ 98×1 topic
  10. Developmental Perspectives6▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Well-being6▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders6▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Public Health6▲ 4.0×16 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation5▲ 16×8 topics
  15. Resilience4▲ 9.6×9 topics
  16. Neurobiology4▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Psychological Distress4▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Psychopathology4▲ 23×2 topics
  19. COVID-194▲ 3.0×11 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Pandemic4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers3▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Mental Disorders3▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Functional Connectivity3▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Psychological Impact3▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Social Isolation3▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Hippocampus3▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Quarantine3▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Emotion Dynamics2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Immune System2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Leadership2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Network Analysis2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Brain2▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Cortisol2▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Work Engagement2▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Adolescents2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Default Mode Network2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Adolescent Health2▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Resilience and Mental Health, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Mental Health Research Topics and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Resilience and Mental He…6Resilience and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 2 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and …2Health, psychology, and well-being: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyBehavioral NeuroscienceCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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