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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 24.1 works38×
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 69.2 works20×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 20.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 20.1×
- Social Sciences 2.5×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
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 Sigrid Weigel Germany · #81,459 worldwide 69 citations · 66 works
- 2 Daniel Weidner Germany · #239,963 worldwide 14 citations · 40 works
- 3 Eva Geulen Germany · #306,106 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
- 4 Matthias Schwartz Germany · #720,475 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
- 5 Martin Treml Germany · #821,757 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
- 6 Georg Toepfer Germany · #1,124,765 worldwide 1 citations · 52 works
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.
- Text Linguistics
- Postcolonialism
- Political Philosophy
- Society
- Medieval Literature
- Sociolinguistics
- Humanities
- Memory
- Race
- Historical Narratives
- Metaphysics
- Cultural Memory
- Cultural Studies
- Nationalism
- Aesthetics
- Migration
- Philosophy
- Autorschaft
- Bildung
- Gender
- Identity
- Literature
- History
- Literaturkritik
- Ethics
- Narrative
- Colonialism
- Cultural History
- Photography
- Intellectual History
- Culture
- Sociology
- Feminism
- Middle Ages
- Social Dynamics
- Discourse Analysis
- Religious Practices
- Cultural Policy
- Language Variation
- Psychoanalysis
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
- Identity28▲ 32×20 topics
- Gender21▲ 33×15 topics
- Literature16▲ 24×23 topics
- Bildung14▲ 356×3 topics
- History14▲ 16×16 topics
- Autorschaft11▲ 431×1 topic
- Literaturkritik11▲ 431×1 topic
- Philosophy10▲ 19×14 topics
- Ethics8▲ 14×13 topics
- Migration7▲ 18×7 topics
- Narrative7▲ 36×9 topics
- Aesthetics7▲ 73×5 topics
- Colonialism6▲ 11×14 topics
- Nationalism6▲ 11×8 topics
- Cultural History6▲ 38×3 topics
- Cultural Studies5▲ 11×9 topics
- Photography5▲ 101×3 topics
- Cultural Memory5▲ 77×4 topics
- Intellectual History5▲ 137×3 topics
- Metaphysics5▲ 87×4 topics
- Culture4▲ 7.1×8 topics
- Historical Narratives4▲ 65×3 topics
- Sociology4▲ 28×7 topics
- Race4▲ 33×6 topics
- Feminism4▲ 13×10 topics
- Memory4▲ 15×6 topics
- Middle Ages4▲ 158×2 topics
- Humanities4▲ 141×2 topics
- Social Dynamics4▲ 55×2 topics
- Sociolinguistics4▲ 18×2 topics
- Discourse Analysis4▲ 13×2 topics
- Medieval Literature4▲ 170×1 topic
- Religious Practices4▲ 75×1 topic
- Society4▲ 17×5 topics
- Cultural Policy4▲ 77×2 topics
- Political Philosophy4▲ 54×2 topics
- Language Variation4▲ 54×1 topic
- Postcolonialism4▲ 25×4 topics
- Psychoanalysis4▲ 39×4 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
- 2 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 4 works
- 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
- 4 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
- 5 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 3 works
- 6 German Colonialism and Identity Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
- 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 8 Philosophy and Historical Thought Philosophy 2 works
- 9 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
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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- Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
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