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Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

In research, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,236 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,757 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 23.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,180
of 28,054 · #19,586 all time
Rank in Germany
#631
of 1,178
Research works
687
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Peace Research Institute Frankfurt 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 SciencesField #2,236 of 6,365 37.3%107 #2053
Social SciencesDomain #3,757 of 10,521 36.7%128 #3743

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Peace Research Institute Frankfurt 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 Peace Research Institute Frankfurt specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 23.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.9 works24×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 45.4 works9.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 106.8 works6.0×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.60× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.03× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt?

Ranked on the composite score, Winfried Schulze, Anna Geis and Berthold Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.

  1. 1 Winfried Schulze Germany · #147,599 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Anna Geis Germany · #357,443 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Berthold Meyer Germany · #525,189 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Caroline Fehl Germany · #615,520 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Harald Müller Germany · #664,307 worldwide 154 citations · 115 works
  6. 6 Jonas Wolff Germany · #803,815 worldwide 17 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Mathias Jopp Germany · #828,499 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Matthias Dembinski Germany · #884,248 worldwide 21 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Dirk Peters Germany · #956,184 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Hans‐Joachim Spanger Germany · #959,856 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

Which keywords describe research at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Global Governance, International Law, Globalization, Democracy, Security Council, Neoliberalism and Governance.

▲ 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. Human Rights21▲ 15×18 topics
  2. Global Governance21▲ 65×8 topics
  3. International Law18▲ 43×10 topics
  4. Globalization17▲ 6.3×17 topics
  5. Democracy12▲ 25×9 topics
  6. Security Council12▲ 160×2 topics
  7. Neoliberalism12▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Governance11▲ 24×10 topics
  9. Ethnic Conflict11▲ 170×3 topics
  10. International Relations11▲ 32×9 topics
  11. Authoritarianism11▲ 85×3 topics
  12. Peacebuilding11▲ 116×4 topics
  13. Humanitarian Intervention10▲ 186×2 topics
  14. Civil War10▲ 218×2 topics
  15. Protest10▲ 174×2 topics
  16. Genocide9▲ 120×3 topics
  17. Transitional Justice9▲ 79×2 topics
  18. Local Turn9▲ 429×1 topic
  19. Political Institutions9▲ 310×1 topic
  20. Resilience Governance9▲ 429×1 topic
  21. Security9▲ 9.6×8 topics
  22. State Capacity9▲ 310×1 topic
  23. State Sovereignty9▲ 128×2 topics
  24. Responsibility to Protect8▲ 200×1 topic
  25. United Nations8▲ 200×1 topic
  26. Conflict8▲ 36×8 topics
  27. Power8▲ 83×3 topics
  28. Diplomacy8▲ 61×3 topics
  29. NGOs8▲ 58×3 topics
  30. International Institutions8▲ 257×1 topic
  31. Norms8▲ 140×1 topic
  32. Sovereignty7▲ 55×7 topics
  33. Nationalism7▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Geopolitics6▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Information Warfare6▲ 126×2 topics
  36. Russia5▲ 88×3 topics
  37. Ukraine5▲ 112×3 topics
  38. China-Africa Relations5▲ 80×2 topics
  39. Hybrid Warfare5▲ 196×1 topic
  40. Military Strategy5▲ 196×1 topic

Which research topics does Peace Research Institute Frankfurt publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Conflict and Governance, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Peacebuilding and International Security: 9 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 9 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…8Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 8 fractional worksInternational Relations …8International Relations and Foreign Policy: 8 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 5 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 4 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…4International Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopmentHistory

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

  1. 1 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 4 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Peace Research Institute Frankfurt's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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