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Sigmund Freud Institut

In research, Sigmund Freud Institut stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,764 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology and Sociology and Political Science (Psychology is 9.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,767
of 22,385 · #14,519 all time
Rank in Germany
#730
of 795
Research works
388
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Sigmund Freud Institut

What is Sigmund Freud Institut known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,764 of 9,585 10.2%69 #7889

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sigmund Freud Institut 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sigmund Freud Institut work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Sigmund Freud Institut is in Social Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (41%), Psychology (29%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 74 fractional works · 83.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 41.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 25.1% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 28.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 11.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 10.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.0% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSigmund FreudInstitut89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences83%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3741.1%
    2. Psychology2628.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities1010.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Health Professions77.3%
    2. Medicine66.5%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Neuroscience11.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Computer Science00.5%
    2. Mathematics00.4%
    3. Chemistry00.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
    5. Engineering00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sigmund Freud Institut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 25.7 works9.5×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 22.4 works7.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.72× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.48× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology9.48×26 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.72×10 works
  3. Social Sciences3.25×37 works
  4. Health Professions2.79×6 works
  5. Neuroscience0.60×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×2 works
  7. Medicine0.34×6 works
  8. Dentistry0.33×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.08×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sigmund Freud Institut?

Ranked on the quality score, Alexa Negele, Lisa Kallenbach and Julia Schreiber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigmund Freud Institut.

  1. 1 Alexa Negele Germany · #1,400,252 worldwide 762 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Lisa Kallenbach Germany · #1,585,703 worldwide 474 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Julia Schreiber Germany · #2,400,814 worldwide 100 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Alexander Mitscherlich Germany · #2,516,943 worldwide 1.3k citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Bahrke Germany · #2,659,453 worldwide 432 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Kurt Grünberg Germany · #2,682,392 worldwide 123 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Dennis Schäfer Germany · #2,788,440 worldwide 24 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Vera King Germany · #2,892,242 worldwide 1.4k citations · 150 works
  9. 9 Margarete Mitscherlich Germany · #3,013,622 worldwide 382 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Christel Beier Germany · #3,102,963 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sigmund Freud Institut

What are the most cited papers from Sigmund Freud Institut?

The most cited paper from Sigmund Freud Institut is "Perfluorinated Surfactants in Surface and Drinking Waters (9 pp)" (Martin Exner, Harald Andreas Färber, 2006), with 507 citations. Next come "The AP-2 family of transcription factors." (455) and "Endocannabinoid signalling and the deteriorating brain" (393).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perfluorinated Surfactants in Surface and Drinking Waters (9 pp) Martin Exner, Harald Andreas Färber · Environmental Science and Pollution Research Sep 2006 507
2 The AP-2 family of transcription factors. Dawid Eckert, Sandra Buhl, Susanne Nicole Weber et al. · Genome biology Open access 2005 455
3 Endocannabinoid signalling and the deteriorating brain Vincenzo Di Marzo, Nephi Stella, Andreas Zimmer · Nature reviews. Neuroscience ReviewOpen access 19 Dec 2014 393
4 The resistivity recovery of high purity and carbon doped iron following low temperature electron irradiation Seiichi Takaki, J. Fuss, H. Kuglers et al. · Radiation Effects 1983 311
5 Gangliogliomas: clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings in 51 patients. Josef Zentner, Helmut K. Wolf, Burkhard Ostertun et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Open access Dec 1994 269
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Which keywords describe research at Sigmund Freud Institut?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Psychoanalysis, History, Gender Studies, Religion, Philosophy, Sociology and Literature Analysis.

▲ 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-now 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. Ethics11▲ 24×10 topics
  2. Psychoanalysis8▲ 112×4 topics
  3. History8▲ 12×4 topics
  4. Gender Studies7▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 3.9×13 topics
  6. Philosophy7▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Religion7▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 5.0×21 topics
  9. Sociology6▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Literature Analysis6▲ 841×1 topic
  11. Social Theory6▲ 227×1 topic
  12. Identity5▲ 8.3×9 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse5▲ 157×2 topics
  14. Bildungsungleichheit5▲ 210×1 topic
  15. Governance5▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Cultural Psychology5▲ 121×3 topics
  17. Gender5▲ 9.8×10 topics
  18. Nationalism4▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Migration4▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Adolescents4▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Cultural Memory4▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  23. Neoliberalism4▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Trauma4▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Psychological Interventions3▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Feminism3▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Narrative Analysis3▲ 66×3 topics
  28. Identity Construction3▲ 66×3 topics
  29. Qualitative Inquiry3▲ 142×2 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Psychology3▲ 25×6 topics
  32. Psychotherapy Outcome3▲ 149×1 topic
  33. Therapeutic Alliance3▲ 149×1 topic
  34. Emotion3▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Risk Society3▲ 109×2 topics
  36. Children3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Dialogical Self3▲ 334×1 topic
  38. Postcolonialism3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Social Representations Theory3▲ 334×1 topic
  40. Race2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Sigmund Freud Institut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychoanalysis and Social Critique, Sociology and Education Studies, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Social Representations and Identity.

Psychoanalysis and Social Critique: 6 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksSocial Representations and Identity: 3 fractional worksGerman Colonialism and Identity Studies: 2 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 2 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness2Family Support in Illness: 2 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 2 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 2 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologySocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique Cultural Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Social Representations and Identity Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 German Colonialism and Identity Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sigmund Freud Institut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sigmund Freud Institut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sigmund Freud Institut0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sigmund Freud Institut over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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