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Mannheim Centre for European Social Research

In research, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,677 of 10,206 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#391 of 2,376 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,848 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Sociology and Political Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,536
of 28,054 · #17,770 all time
Rank in Germany
#804
of 1,178
Research works
432
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
55.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Mannheim Centre for European Social Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #1,677 of 10,206 54.3%307
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #391 of 2,376 54.2%137
Social SciencesDomain #2,848 of 16,945 53.3%384

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mannheim Centre for European Social Research 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 Mannheim Centre for European Social Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 21.2 works8.9×
  2. Social SciencesField · 47.4 works5.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.64× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Franz Rothenbacher, Christian Stecker and Astrid Sahm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mannheim Centre for European Social Research.

  1. 1 Franz Rothenbacher Germany · #514,092 worldwide 11 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Christian Stecker Germany · #608,652 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Astrid Sahm Germany · #872,458 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Dirk Hofäcker Germany · #1,193,731 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research

Which keywords describe research at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Opinion, Labor Market, Immigration, Social Media, Democracy, Empirical Analysis and Political Science.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 8.8×13 topics
  2. Public Opinion8▲ 96×3 topics
  3. Social Media6▲ 6.8×9 topics
  4. Labor Market6▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Immigration6▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Democracy5▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Empirical Analysis5▲ 315×1 topic
  8. Political Science5▲ 219×1 topic
  9. Mental Health5▲ 4.7×14 topics
  10. Nationalism4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Social Networks4▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Social Policy4▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Human Capital4▲ 35×2 topics
  14. National Identity3▲ 44×3 topics
  15. Network Effects3▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Political Communication3▲ 92×2 topics
  17. Political Economy3▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Ethnicity3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Income Inequality3▲ 34×3 topics
  20. Latin America3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Remittances3▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Transnational Families3▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Politics3▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Populism3▲ 220×1 topic
  25. Right-Wing3▲ 220×1 topic
  26. Citizenship3▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Implicit Bias3▲ 99×2 topics
  28. Institutional Change3▲ 125×1 topic
  29. Welfare State3▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Refugees3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Multiculturalism3▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Social Boundaries3▲ 146×1 topic
  34. Civic Engagement2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Governance2▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Social Identity2▲ 37×4 topics
  37. Digital Divide2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Discrimination2▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Intergroup Contact2▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Stereotype Threat2▲ 119×1 topic

Which research topics does Mannheim Centre for European Social Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Migration and Labor Dynamics, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and Social Policy and Reform Studies.

Electoral Systems and Political Participation: 5 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…3Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 3 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…3Social Policy and Reform Studies: 3 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 3 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics2Social Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceCommunicationGender Studies2 others

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

  1. 1 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  8. 8 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mannheim Centre for European Social Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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