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Luther University

In research, Luther University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,299 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,386
of 28,054 · #10,138 all time
Rank in South Korea
#262
of 417
Research works
1.4k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Luther University 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 #5,299 of 10,521 17.3%90 #8461

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Luther University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 24.4 works4.4×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.42× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Luther University?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Tietje, Matthias Georg Will and K Renker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luther University.

  1. 1 Christian Tietje South Korea · #258,895 worldwide 23 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Matthias Georg Will South Korea · #833,196 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 K Renker South Korea · #853,717 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 P Mentz South Korea · #1,114,995 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg South Korea · #1,586,923 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Luther University

Which keywords describe research at Luther University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Ethics, History, Globalization, Religion, Cultural History, Human Rights and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9◆ 1.14×52 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.1×32 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×20 topics
  4. Gender6▲ 5.6×17 topics
  5. History6▲ 4.2×20 topics
  6. Human Rights6▲ 2.9×19 topics
  7. Ethics5▲ 5.9×15 topics
  8. Climate Change5◆ 1.02×35 topics
  9. Religion5▲ 5.2×15 topics
  10. Identity4▲ 2.9×15 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 2.8×13 topics
  12. Nationalism4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  13. Quality of Life4▲ 1.41×24 topics
  14. Social Justice4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  15. Cultural History4▲ 15×7 topics
  16. Occupation3▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Colonialism3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  18. International Relations3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  19. Literature3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Philosophy3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 3.1×6 topics
  22. Psychological Impact2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  24. Intersectionality2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Agency2▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Empathy2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  27. Human Dignity2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Trauma2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  29. Palestine2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Conservation Biology2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Archaeology2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Ethnic Identity2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  33. Gender Studies2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Moral Realism2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Virtue Ethics2▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Public Opinion2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Capital Flows2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Citizen Science2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Gender Identity2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Social History2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Luther University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and European history and politics.

Philosophical Ethics and…2Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 1 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…1Corporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyEcological ModelingSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Luther University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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