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RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research

In research, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,206 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,272
of 28,054 · #16,346 all time
Rank in Germany
#485
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research 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 #4,206 of 10,521 31.0%105 #4015

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic 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 RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.4 works13×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 39.5 works11×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.62× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.30× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jochen Kluve, Dirk Engel and Michael Fertig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research.

  1. 1 Jochen Kluve Germany · #31,733 worldwide 491 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Dirk Engel Germany · #167,723 worldwide 163 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Michael Fertig Germany · #258,727 worldwide 123 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Simeon Vosen Germany · #313,139 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Heinz Gebhardt Germany · #512,332 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Christoph Μ. Schmidt Germany · #543,863 worldwide 215 citations · 161 works
  7. 7 Alexandra Schmucker Germany · #615,635 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Boris Augurzky Germany · #633,066 worldwide 23 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Philipp Breidenbach Germany · #668,343 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jörg Peters Germany · #762,055 worldwide 121 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research

Which keywords describe research at RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Economic Growth, Renewable Energy, Income Inequality, Unemployment, Energy Efficiency, Globalization and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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. Labor Market13▲ 28×11 topics
  2. Economic Growth12▲ 8.7×12 topics
  3. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.5×15 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 2.9×20 topics
  5. Climate Change9▲ 1.98×17 topics
  6. Sustainability8▲ 2.1×18 topics
  7. Environmental Impact8▲ 3.0×12 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency8▲ 5.0×5 topics
  9. Income Inequality7▲ 32×5 topics
  10. Unemployment7▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Economic Development6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  12. Health Outcomes6▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Gender Inequality6▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Fiscal Policy5▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Household Behavior5▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Social Networks5▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Social Policy5▲ 34×5 topics
  18. Urban Development5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Global Warming5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  21. Consumption5▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Rebound Effect5▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Housing Supply5▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Mortgage Credit Expansion5▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Environmental Policy5▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Energy Transition4▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Regional Development4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  28. Human Capital4▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Technological Change4▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Political Economy4▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Economic Impacts4▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Monetary Policy4▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Policy Instruments4▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Energy Consumption4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Skill-Biased4▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Wage Inequality4▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Financial Development4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction4▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Housing Market and Economics, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality.

Energy, Environment, and…5Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…5Housing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…4Climate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…4Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 4 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues2Global Health Care Issues: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political SciencePollution2 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  2. 2 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 2 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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