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Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

In research, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg stands highest in Social Sciences (#641 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#985 of 12,888 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#278 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Literature and Literary Theory — History and Philosophy of Science is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#990
of 28,054 · #609 all time
Rank in Germany
#50
of 1,178
Research works
48k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
638k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 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 #641 of 10,521 17.3%1,228 #987
Physical SciencesDomain #985 of 12,888 17.6%839 #608
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #278 of 3,409 41.5%192 #240
Life SciencesDomain #907 of 7,800 24.2%635 #666
Health SciencesDomain #1,607 of 11,982 14.9%818 #1026
PsychologyField #304 of 2,181 29.7%134 #747
Social SciencesField #1,024 of 6,365 17.5%619 #1103
MedicineField #1,759 of 10,443 14.2%656 #901
Environmental ScienceField #611 of 3,551 35.8%150 #620
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #848 of 3,579 16.8%328 #531

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#987 #641
  2. Physical Sciences#608 #985
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#240 #278
  4. Life Sciences#666 #907
  5. Health Sciences#1,026 #1,607
  6. Psychology#747 #304
  7. Social Sciences#1,103 #1,024
  8. Medicine#901 #1,759
  9. Environmental Science#620 #611
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#531 #848
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 32.3 works6.0×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 75.5 works5.0×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 74.7 works4.0×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 192 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 328 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 64 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 172 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 150 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 149 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 73 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 118 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 656 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.46× its world share, 352 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 134 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 619 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Dirk Arnold, Henning Dralle and Helge Täubert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

  1. 1 Dirk Arnold Germany · #2,929 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Henning Dralle Germany · #4,780 worldwide 965 citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Helge Täubert Germany · #9,702 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Werner Helsper Germany · #16,519 worldwide 197 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Klaus Kaiser Germany · #16,698 worldwide 1k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Robert Mikutta Germany · #26,488 worldwide 948 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Hans‐Joachim Schmoll Germany · #29,346 worldwide 1k citations · 204 works
  8. 8 Ralf B. Wehrspohn Germany · #31,914 worldwide 716 citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Kay Saalwächter Germany · #53,949 worldwide 343 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Reinhold Jahn Germany · #56,513 worldwide 517 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Which keywords describe research at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Ethics, Identity, Bildung and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology119▼ 0.85×124 topics
  2. Climate Change102◆ 1.08×80 topics
  3. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse98▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Governance98▲ 8.4×13 topics
  5. Identity96▲ 3.8×41 topics
  6. Ethics84▲ 5.0×34 topics
  7. Globalization84▲ 1.22×74 topics
  8. History76▲ 3.1×35 topics
  9. Bildungsungleichheit76▲ 73×1 topic
  10. Ethnografisches Schreiben76▲ 73×1 topic
  11. Inflammation75◆ 1.03×76 topics
  12. Gender75▲ 3.9×34 topics
  13. Education73▲ 1.21×50 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress67▲ 1.16×53 topics
  15. Cancer63▲ 1.33×49 topics
  16. Nanoparticles62▲ 1.40×34 topics
  17. Philosophy58▲ 3.7×24 topics
  18. Bildung56▲ 49×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity56▲ 2.1×24 topics
  20. Human Rights55▲ 1.51×44 topics
  21. Literature45▲ 2.4×30 topics
  22. Invasive Species42▲ 2.8×17 topics
  23. Nationalism42▲ 2.6×24 topics
  24. Autorschaft39▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Literaturkritik39▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Neoliberalism38▲ 3.0×17 topics
  27. Global Change38▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation36▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Sociology36▲ 7.5×11 topics
  30. Social Innovation35▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Human Dignity28▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Gender Studies28▲ 5.1×8 topics
  33. Metaphysics27▲ 18×5 topics
  34. Teacher Education27▲ 6.1×6 topics
  35. Social Theory27▲ 28×4 topics
  36. Curriculum26▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Agency25▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Teaching25▲ 5.8×5 topics
  39. Empathy25▲ 6.2×8 topics
  40. Competence23▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, Education Methods and Technologies and Plant and animal studies.

Sociology and Education …76Sociology and Education Studies: 76 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…39German Literature and Culture Studies: 39 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…23Education Methods and Technologies: 23 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 18 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 18 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 17 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 16 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 16 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 16 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryEducationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 76 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 39 works
  3. 3 Education Methods and Technologies Education 23 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 18 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 17 works
  7. 7 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 16 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 16 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 16 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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