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University of Erfurt

In research, University of Erfurt stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,064 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#940 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#546 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Philosophy and Literature and Literary Theory — History is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,989
of 28,054 · #6,225 all time
Rank in Germany
#215
of 1,178
Research works
3.8k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Erfurt 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 #1,064 of 10,521 18.6%936 #955
Social SciencesField #940 of 6,365 21.2%515 #1132
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #546 of 2,578 18.7%233 #767
Arts and HumanitiesField #631 of 1,998 11.0%253 #607
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #449 of 1,201 17.5%125 #563
PsychologyField #826 of 2,181 24.7%77 #902
Physical SciencesDomain #7,552 of 12,888 27.5%87 #10241
Health SciencesDomain #8,211 of 11,982 16.4%63 #13037

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#955 #1,064
  2. Social Sciences#1,132 #940
  3. Sociology and Political Science#767 #546
  4. Arts and Humanities#607 #631
  5. Political Science and International Relations#563 #449
  6. Psychology#902 #826
  7. Physical Sciences#10,241 #7,552
  8. Health Sciences#13,037 #8,211
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Erfurt specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 34.3 works9.4×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 43.4 works8.9×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 52.3 works8.7×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 252.5 works7.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.73× its world share, 252 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 515 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Erfurt?

Ranked on the composite score, John Rawls, Alf Lüdtke and Christian Lehmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Erfurt.

  1. 1 John Rawls Germany · #74,747 worldwide 1.5k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Alf Lüdtke Germany · #99,284 worldwide 119 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Christian Lehmann Germany · #103,935 worldwide 106 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Annick De Houwer Germany · #127,428 worldwide 139 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Martin Mulsow Germany · #173,210 worldwide 20 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Tilmann Betsch Germany · #179,262 worldwide 171 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Jörg Rüpke Germany · #199,187 worldwide 67 citations · 83 works
  8. 8 Anja Werner Germany · #208,571 worldwide 79 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Patrick Rößler Germany · #229,337 worldwide 90 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Joachim R. Höflich Germany · #279,522 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Erfurt

Which keywords describe research at University of Erfurt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Globalization, Governance, Nationalism, Neoliberalism, Ethics and Religion.

▲ 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. Globalization88▲ 4.0×79 topics
  2. Identity72▲ 8.8×43 topics
  3. Gender70▲ 11×34 topics
  4. Governance62▲ 17×13 topics
  5. Nationalism59▲ 11×25 topics
  6. Neoliberalism56▲ 14×21 topics
  7. Ethics50▲ 9.1×34 topics
  8. Social Media47▲ 2.9×22 topics
  9. History47▲ 5.9×32 topics
  10. Religion45▲ 8.3×29 topics
  11. Innovation42▲ 3.5×20 topics
  12. Imperialism39▲ 43×6 topics
  13. Philosophy38▲ 7.7×27 topics
  14. Class Struggle36▲ 91×2 topics
  15. Cultural Studies35▲ 8.2×21 topics
  16. Leadership35▲ 6.5×13 topics
  17. Literature35▲ 5.7×27 topics
  18. Colonialism35▲ 6.5×29 topics
  19. Environmental Sustainability34▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Social Inequality33▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Digitalization32▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Political Power32▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Critique32▲ 127×2 topics
  24. Democracy31▲ 7.8×20 topics
  25. Global Capitalism31▲ 48×3 topics
  26. Democratic Crisis31▲ 168×1 topic
  27. Post-Growth Economy31▲ 218×1 topic
  28. Participation28▲ 25×4 topics
  29. Bildung27▲ 74×3 topics
  30. Complex Systems27▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse27▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Crisis Management27▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Public Administration27▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Direct Democracy26▲ 173×1 topic
  35. Policy Change26▲ 173×1 topic
  36. Autorschaft24▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Literaturkritik24▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Social History24▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Cultural Memory24▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Bildungsungleichheit23▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Erfurt publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic and Social Issues, Public Administration and Political Analysis, German Literature and Culture Studies and Sociology and Education Studies.

Economic and Social Issues31Economic and Social Issues: 31 fractional worksPublic Administration an…26Public Administration and Political Analysis: 26 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…24German Literature and Culture Studies: 24 fractional worksSociology and Education …23Sociology and Education Studies: 23 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 16 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 15 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences a…14German Social Sciences and History: 14 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 13 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 11 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics1 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  2. 2 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 24 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  5. 5 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  6. 6 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  7. 7 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 13 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 Libraries and Information Services Museology 10 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Erfurt's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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