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Stifterverband

In research, Stifterverband stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,175 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,447 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,424
of 28,054 · #30,515 all time
Rank in Germany
#925
of 1,178
Research works
490
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Stifterverband known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #14,175 of 16,945 9.7%279
Social SciencesField #9,447 of 10,206 10.8%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stifterverband 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).

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: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.01× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stifterverband?

Ranked on the composite score, Gisela Beste and M. Broglie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stifterverband.

  1. 1 Gisela Beste Germany · #598,468 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 M. Broglie Germany · #795,333 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Stifterverband

Which keywords describe research at Stifterverband?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Sustainable Development, Elderly Care, Education, Sustainability, Bildungsungleichheit and Ethnografisches Schreiben.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  2. Education6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.9×16 topics
  4. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse5▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Governance5▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Elderly Care4▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 1.98×14 topics
  8. E-Learning3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  9. Bildungsungleichheit3▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Ethnografisches Schreiben3▲ 121×1 topic
  11. Social Innovation3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Social Policy3▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Human Rights3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  14. Leadership3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  15. Curriculum3▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Innovation3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  17. Urban Development3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  18. Demographic Transition2▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Empowerment2▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Learning2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  21. Migrant Health2▲ 342×1 topic
  22. Digital Learning2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Behavior2▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Higher Education2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  25. Interreligious Relations2▲ 274×1 topic
  26. Policy2▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Religion2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Religious Education2▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Teacher Education2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Environmental Policy2▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Competence2▲ 189×1 topic
  32. Income Inequality2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Innovation Policy2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Teaching2▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Knowledge Engineering2▲ 161×1 topic
  37. Urban Planning2▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Employee Engagement2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Public Health Interventions2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Stifterverband publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Social and Demographic Issues in Germany, Religion, Theology, and Education and Education Methods and Technologies.

Sociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and …2Religion, Theology, and Education: 2 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…2Education Methods and Technologies: 2 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Healthcare Reform: 1 fractional worksCorporate Management and…1Corporate Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsReligious studiesEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Education Methods and Technologies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stifterverband's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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