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Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

In research, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,576 of 10,521 worldwide), Education (#355 of 1,892 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,442 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology — Statistics and Probability is 33.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,877
of 28,054 · #9,723 all time
Rank in Germany
#322
of 1,178
Research works
981
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education 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 #1,576 of 10,521 50.7%215 #1557
EducationSubfield #355 of 1,892 59.8%72 #349
Social SciencesField #1,442 of 6,365 58.0%97 #1501
PsychologyField #803 of 2,181 52.7%77 #820
Physical SciencesDomain #10,656 of 12,888 33.3%84 #13137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,557 #1,576
  2. Education#349 #355
  3. Social Sciences#1,501 #1,442
  4. Psychology#820 #803
  5. Physical Sciences#13,137 #10,656
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 33.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 21.9 works33×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 30.4 works22×
  3. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 23.7 works16×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 24.3 works16×
  5. Decision SciencesField · 29.3 works9.9×
  6. PsychologyField · 76.9 works8.2×
  7. EducationSubfield · 72.0 works7.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.71× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.88× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.22× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 97 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Oliver Lüdtke, Uta Klusmann and Reinders Duit lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education.

  1. 1 Oliver Lüdtke Germany · #55,065 worldwide 696 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Uta Klusmann Germany · #119,608 worldwide 453 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Reinders Duit Germany · #122,529 worldwide 122 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ute Harms Germany · #207,553 worldwide 86 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Alexander Robitzsch Germany · #218,467 worldwide 269 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Manfred Euler Germany · #379,104 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ilka Parchmann Germany · #388,947 worldwide 52 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Rolf Langeheine Germany · #481,289 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Melanie M. Keller Germany · #631,655 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jennifer Meyer Germany · #733,124 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Education, Structural Equation Modeling, Student Engagement, Metacognition, STEM Education, Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance.

▲ 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. Educational Technology32▲ 8.7×14 topics
  2. Education31▲ 5.9×25 topics
  3. Structural Equation Modeling25▲ 41×3 topics
  4. Student Engagement22▲ 18×11 topics
  5. Metacognition21▲ 44×4 topics
  6. STEM Education20▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Factor Analysis19▲ 711×1 topic
  8. Measurement Invariance19▲ 711×1 topic
  9. Motivation18▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Self-Regulation17▲ 31×4 topics
  11. Teacher Professional Development15▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Conceptual Change14▲ 172×2 topics
  13. Gender Differences14▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Teacher Preparation14▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy14▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Self-Regulated Learning14▲ 143×2 topics
  17. Machine Learning Algorithms13▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Inquiry-Based Teaching13▲ 181×1 topic
  19. Johnson Noise13▲ 946×1 topic
  20. Scientific Literacy13▲ 181×1 topic
  21. Secure Communication13▲ 861×1 topic
  22. Collaborative Learning12▲ 55×2 topics
  23. E-Learning12▲ 4.0×11 topics
  24. Educational Psychology12▲ 76×3 topics
  25. Cognitive Apprenticeship12▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Scaffolding12▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Academic Achievement11▲ 21×9 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis11▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Teacher Education10▲ 27×5 topics
  30. Mathematics Education10▲ 72×2 topics
  31. Cognitive Engagement10▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Pedagogical Content Knowledge10▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Teacher Knowledge10▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Achievement Motivation10▲ 160×1 topic
  35. Goal Orientation10▲ 206×1 topic
  36. Learning Outcomes10▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Student Achievement10▲ 37×4 topics
  38. Teaching Strategies9▲ 9.9×5 topics
  39. Information Literacy9▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Critical Thinking9▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Science Education and Pedagogy, Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods.

Psychometric Methodologies and Testing: 19 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Mod…13Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques: 13 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …12Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 12 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 10 fractional worksEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness: 10 fractional worksEducational Strategies a…8Educational Strategies and Epistemologies: 8 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 6 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 6 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 5 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchEducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Management Science and Operations Research 19 works
  2. 2 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 12 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 10 works
  6. 6 Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Educational Strategies and Epistemologies Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Education Methods and Technologies Education 6 works
  9. 9 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 6 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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