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Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

In research, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,260 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,025 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,597 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Anthropology is 32.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,277
of 28,054 · #13,884 all time
Rank in Germany
#592
of 1,178
Research works
3.1k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology 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 #3,260 of 10,521 21.0%248 #2192
Social SciencesField #3,025 of 6,365 20.6%199 #1472
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,597 of 2,578 21.8%75 #947

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology 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#2,192 #3,260
  2. Social Sciences#1,472 #3,025
  3. Sociology and Political Science#947 #1,597
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 Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 32.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 25.2 works33×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 50.9 works13×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 75.0 works7.7×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.78× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology?

Ranked on the composite score, Nina Glick Schiller, Chris Hann and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.

  1. 1 Nina Glick Schiller Germany · #17,507 worldwide 508 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Chris Hann Germany · #20,089 worldwide 223 citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Keebet von Benda-Beckmann Germany · #32,709 worldwide 142 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Franz von Benda‐Beckmann Germany · #51,324 worldwide 165 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Christoph Brumann Germany · #125,094 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Lale Yalçın‐Heckmann Germany · #147,396 worldwide 61 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Julia Eckert Germany · #210,663 worldwide 50 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Don Kalb Germany · #244,449 worldwide 67 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Martin Ramstedt Germany · #306,432 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Stephen P. Reyna Germany · #356,728 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Colonialism, Religion, Nationalism, Identity, Neoliberalism and Migration.

▲ 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. Globalization50▲ 9.3×55 topics
  2. Human Rights29▲ 10×38 topics
  3. Colonialism24▲ 19×23 topics
  4. Religion22▲ 17×14 topics
  5. Identity22▲ 11×29 topics
  6. Nationalism22▲ 17×21 topics
  7. Neoliberalism21▲ 22×15 topics
  8. Migration18▲ 20×15 topics
  9. Politics18▲ 24×12 topics
  10. Democracy17▲ 17×12 topics
  11. History15▲ 8.1×13 topics
  12. Ethnicity15▲ 14×13 topics
  13. Gender14▲ 9.4×17 topics
  14. Ethics13▲ 9.9×11 topics
  15. Economic Development13▲ 5.8×9 topics
  16. Multiculturalism13▲ 24×7 topics
  17. China12▲ 47×3 topics
  18. National Identity11▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Immigration11▲ 35×5 topics
  20. Secularism11▲ 38×5 topics
  21. Refugees10▲ 30×7 topics
  22. Cultural Identity10▲ 7.4×12 topics
  23. Governance10▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Ethnography10▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Culture10▲ 6.6×13 topics
  26. Citizenship10▲ 29×5 topics
  27. Cultural Critique10▲ 101×2 topics
  28. Governmentality10▲ 134×2 topics
  29. Cultural Anthropology9▲ 155×2 topics
  30. Religious Life9▲ 173×1 topic
  31. Structural Violence9▲ 173×1 topic
  32. Authoritarianism9▲ 37×5 topics
  33. Philosophy8▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Political Economy8▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Christianity8▲ 49×2 topics
  36. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 27×4 topics
  37. Cultural Diversity7▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Feminism7▲ 9.3×12 topics
  39. Society7▲ 13×8 topics
  40. Gender Equality7▲ 9.0×8 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anthropological Studies and Insights, Chinese history and philosophy, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Water Governance and Infrastructure.

Anthropological Studies …9Anthropological Studies and Insights: 9 fractional worksChinese history and phil…7Chinese history and philosophy: 7 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…6Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 6 fractional worksWater Governance and Inf…6Water Governance and Infrastructure: 6 fractional worksAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture: 5 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…4China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 4 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…4Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 4 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…4Migration and Labor Dynamics: 4 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Di…3Religious Freedom and Discrimination: 3 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLaw

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

  1. 1 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 9 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Anthropology 5 works
  6. 6 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 3 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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