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Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig

In research, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,273 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,299
of 28,054 · #15,338 all time
Rank in Germany
#638
of 1,178
Research works
785
▲ 126% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig 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 #6,273 of 10,521 15.1%72 #11170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig 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 Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 32.7 works9.0×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.12× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.04× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig?

Ranked on the composite score, Hermann Berg, Detlef Döring and J. Heinicke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig.

  1. 1 Hermann Berg Germany · #152,459 worldwide 158 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Detlef Döring Germany · #650,950 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 J. Heinicke Germany · #1,029,585 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Dietbert Gütter Germany · #1,168,255 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Andriy Luntovskyy Germany · #1,286,880 worldwide 19 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig

Which keywords describe research at Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Religion, History, Internet of Things, Healthcare, Cultural History, Literature and Smart Cities.

▲ 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. Security8▲ 10×7 topics
  2. Religion8▲ 13×11 topics
  3. History8▲ 8.9×9 topics
  4. Internet of Things8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  5. Healthcare7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  6. Cultural History6▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Literature6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  8. Identity6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  9. Smart Cities6▲ 17×4 topics
  10. 5G Networks5▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  12. Big Data5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  13. Edge Computing5▲ 33×2 topics
  14. IoT Security5▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Fog Computing5▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Mobile Edge Computing5▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Distributed Systems5▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Internet Applications5▲ 226×2 topics
  19. Linguistics4▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Privacy4▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Philosophy4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Digital Transformation4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Fault Tolerance4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Nationalism4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 75×2 topics
  26. Lexicography4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Mobile Agents4▲ 321×1 topic
  28. Network Management4▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistics4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Discourse Analysis3▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Etymology3▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Historical Phonology3▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Language Variation3▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Cultural Exchange3▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Cultural Transmission3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Flexible Automation3▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Indo-European3▲ 122×1 topic
  38. Language Evolution3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems3▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Rituals3▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Mobile Agent-Based Network Management, Linguistic research and analysis and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing5IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Netwo…4Mobile Agent-Based Network Management: 4 fractional worksLinguistic research and …3Linguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…3Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 3 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…3Libraries and Information Services: 3 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…2Education Methods and Technologies: 2 fractional worksIPv6, Mobility, Handover…2IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, an…2Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsLanguage and LinguisticsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  2. 2 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 3 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  7. 7 Libraries and Information Services Museology 3 works
  8. 8 Education Methods and Technologies Education 2 works
  9. 9 IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 126% 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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