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Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung

In research, Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,992 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,866 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory and Arts and Humanities — Literature and Literary Theory is 38.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#25,815
of 28,054 · #37,660 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,050
of 1,178
Research works
351
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
703
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung 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 #7,992 of 10,521 13.8%111 #9920
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,866 of 1,998 13.2%69 #2978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung 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-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 38.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 24.1 works38×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 69.2 works20×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 20.08× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 20.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Sigrid Weigel, Daniel Weidner and Eva Geulen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung.

  1. 1 Sigrid Weigel Germany · #81,459 worldwide 69 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Daniel Weidner Germany · #239,963 worldwide 14 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Eva Geulen Germany · #306,106 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Matthias Schwartz Germany · #720,475 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Martin Treml Germany · #821,757 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Georg Toepfer Germany · #1,124,765 worldwide 1 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Literature, Bildung, History, Autorschaft, Literaturkritik and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Identity28▲ 32×20 topics
  2. Gender21▲ 33×15 topics
  3. Literature16▲ 24×23 topics
  4. Bildung14▲ 356×3 topics
  5. History14▲ 16×16 topics
  6. Autorschaft11▲ 431×1 topic
  7. Literaturkritik11▲ 431×1 topic
  8. Philosophy10▲ 19×14 topics
  9. Ethics8▲ 14×13 topics
  10. Migration7▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Narrative7▲ 36×9 topics
  12. Aesthetics7▲ 73×5 topics
  13. Colonialism6▲ 11×14 topics
  14. Nationalism6▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Cultural History6▲ 38×3 topics
  16. Cultural Studies5▲ 11×9 topics
  17. Photography5▲ 101×3 topics
  18. Cultural Memory5▲ 77×4 topics
  19. Intellectual History5▲ 137×3 topics
  20. Metaphysics5▲ 87×4 topics
  21. Culture4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Historical Narratives4▲ 65×3 topics
  23. Sociology4▲ 28×7 topics
  24. Race4▲ 33×6 topics
  25. Feminism4▲ 13×10 topics
  26. Memory4▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Middle Ages4▲ 158×2 topics
  28. Humanities4▲ 141×2 topics
  29. Social Dynamics4▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis4▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Medieval Literature4▲ 170×1 topic
  33. Religious Practices4▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Society4▲ 17×5 topics
  35. Cultural Policy4▲ 77×2 topics
  36. Political Philosophy4▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Language Variation4▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Postcolonialism4▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Psychoanalysis4▲ 39×4 topics
  40. Text Linguistics4▲ 153×1 topic

Which research topics does Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, Linguistic research and analysis and Literature and Cultural Memory.

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  2. 2 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  4. 4 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 German Colonialism and Identity Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Philosophy and Historical Thought Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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