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Luther University

In research, Luther University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,976 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,372
of 22,385 · #6,074 all time
Rank in South Korea
#158
of 343
Research works
1.4k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
77%
world 18%
Luther University

What is Luther University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,976 of 9,585 11.8%90 #4727

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Luther University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Luther University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Luther University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 115 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 19.2% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 14.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLuther University269fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences43%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4918.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities2810.4%
    3. Psychology166.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting114.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.9%
    6. Decision Sciences31.0%
    1. Medicine5219.2%
    2. Health Professions124.5%
    3. Dentistry31.0%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Environmental Science134.8%
    2. Engineering93.4%
    3. Computer Science93.2%
    4. Materials Science62.3%
    5. Chemistry31.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    7. Mathematics20.9%
    8. Energy20.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology197.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences114.0%
    3. Neuroscience72.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.13× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.60× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.60×28 works
  2. Dentistry2.13×3 works
  3. Psychology1.99×16 works
  4. Health Professions1.69×12 works
  5. Neuroscience1.51×7 works
  6. Social Sciences1.44×49 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×19 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×8 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×11 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.03×3 works
  11. Medicine1.00×52 works
  12. Environmental Science0.97×13 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.85×11 works
  14. Energy0.80×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.74×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.66×3 works
  17. Materials Science0.65×6 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×1 works
  19. Nursing0.58×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.47×3 works
  22. Computer Science0.42×9 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.29×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×1 works
  25. Engineering0.22×9 works
  26. Veterinary0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Luther University?

Ranked on the quality score, Heinz Adolf Mode, Friedrich Schlette and R Langer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luther University.

  1. 1 Heinz Adolf Mode South Korea · #3,612,228 worldwide 31 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Friedrich Schlette South Korea · #3,962,079 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 R Langer South Korea · #4,607,793 worldwide 95 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg South Korea · #6,531,951 worldwide 119 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at Luther University

What are the most cited papers from Luther University?

The most cited paper from Luther University is "Scientists' warning on invasive alien species" (Petr Pyšek et al., 2020), with 2,260 citations. Next come "Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: a position statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases" (1,221) and "Intrinsic motions along an enzymatic reaction trajectory" (919).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Scientists' warning on invasive alien species Petr Pyšek et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ReviewOpen access 25 Jun 2020 2,260
2 Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: a position statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases Pablo García‐Pavía et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 2 Feb 2021 1,221
3 Intrinsic motions along an enzymatic reaction trajectory Katherine A. Henzler‐Wildman, Vu Thai, Ming Lei et al. · Nature 18 Nov 2007 919
4 Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities Helge Bruelheide et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access105 authors 31 Oct 2018 741
5 Central role of Drosophila SU(VAR)3–9 in histone H3‐K9 methylation and heterochromatic gene silencing Gunnar Schotta, Anja Ebert, Veiko Krauss et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access Mar 2002 725
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Luther University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Gender, Globalization, Mental Health, Epidemiology, History, Religion and Cultural History.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology12◆ 1.10×66 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 1.73×35 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Climate Change6◆ 0.89×41 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.43×27 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 1.61×26 topics
  7. Ethics6▲ 4.5×17 topics
  8. Gender6▲ 4.2×19 topics
  9. History6▲ 3.2×20 topics
  10. Human Rights6▲ 2.1×21 topics
  11. Depression6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  12. Biodiversity5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  13. Religion5▲ 4.2×17 topics
  14. Anxiety5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Identity5▲ 2.4×18 topics
  16. Nationalism4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 2.6×14 topics
  18. Social Support4▲ 2.8×13 topics
  19. Social Capital4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  20. Cultural History4▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Psychological Impact3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  22. International Relations3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Occupation3▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Invasive Species3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  25. Primary Care3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  26. Conservation Biology2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Intersectionality2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Social Isolation2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  29. Agency2▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Citizen Science2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Empathy2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Human Dignity2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Outcomes2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Palestine2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Ecological Niche2▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Moral Realism2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Virtue Ethics2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Luther University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Philosophical Ethics and Theory, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Digital Humanities and Scholarship.

Species Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and…2Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingPhilosophyClinical PsychologyLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  2. 2 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.2%domestic only22.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Luther University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Luther University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Luther University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Luther University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Luther University8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2024.

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