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Wittenberg University

In research, Wittenberg University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,258 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,320
of 28,054 · #10,056 all time
Rank in United States
#2,326
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Wittenberg University 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 #7,258 of 10,521 16.4%97 #3777

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wittenberg University 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 Wittenberg University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 30.8 works6.3×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.32× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wittenberg University?

Ranked on the composite score, Horton H. Hobbs, Monika Neugebauer-Wölk and Kurt J. Fickert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wittenberg University.

  1. 1 Horton H. Hobbs United States · #56,161 worldwide 277 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Monika Neugebauer-Wölk United States · #362,918 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Kurt J. Fickert United States · #387,079 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jay A. Yoder United States · #503,113 worldwide 56 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Robert Jay Dilger United States · #576,263 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Charles Chatfield United States · #583,982 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Gunnar Berg United States · #605,829 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Keith Doubt United States · #625,043 worldwide 17 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Caroline Meller-Hannich United States · #652,489 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Christian Raffensperger United States · #653,766 worldwide 2 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Wittenberg University

Which keywords describe research at Wittenberg University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Nationalism, Globalization, Identity, History, Philosophy, Human Rights and Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 3.2×30 topics
  2. Religion7▲ 9.2×14 topics
  3. Identity7▲ 5.8×18 topics
  4. Nationalism7▲ 9.0×10 topics
  5. History7▲ 5.8×11 topics
  6. Climate Change7▲ 1.49×23 topics
  7. Human Rights6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 1.44×15 topics
  9. Philosophy6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  10. Economic Growth5▲ 3.4×5 topics
  11. Culture4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  12. Governance4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  13. Innovation4▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Gender4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Ethics4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Diversity3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  19. Environmental Sustainability3▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Bildungsungleichheit3▲ 54×1 topic
  21. China3▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Democracy3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  23. Ethnicity3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Ethnografisches Schreiben3▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Genuine Progress Indicator3▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Sustainability Indicators3▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Migration3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Politics2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Language Learning2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Ethical Behavior2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Interreligious Relations2▲ 148×1 topic
  32. Islamic Religious Education2▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Religious Education2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Society2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Academic Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Youth2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Christianity2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Confucianism2▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Numerical Methods2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Social History2▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Wittenberg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, Religion, Theology, and Education and Chinese history and philosophy.

Sociology and Education …3Sociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksSustainable Development …3Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 3 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and …2Religion, Theology, and Education: 2 fractional worksChinese history and phil…2Chinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Numerical Methods: 2 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksElectrical and Electromagnetic Research: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawReligious studiesComputational Mechanics5 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 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods Computational Mechanics 2 works
  6. 6 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 1 works
  9. 9 Electrical and Electromagnetic Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wittenberg University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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