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ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

In research, ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,250 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,549 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,410
of 28,054 · #31,698 all time
Rank in Germany
#876
of 1,178
Research works
375
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft 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 #11,250 of 16,945 15.0%200
Physical SciencesDomain #19,549 of 21,541 11.4%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.91× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.91× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.47× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft?

Ranked on the composite score, Isabella Peters, Thomas Bähr and Chifumi Nishioka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft.

  1. 1 Isabella Peters Germany · #202,274 worldwide 90 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Thomas Bähr Germany · #690,949 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Chifumi Nishioka Germany · #1,114,269 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Stephanie B. Linek Germany · #1,616,893 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

Which keywords describe research at ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Big Data, Data Integration, Financial Crisis, Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Web, Governance and Linked Data.

▲ 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. European Union7▲ 35×7 topics
  2. Big Data6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.6×6 topics
  4. Neural Networks5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  5. Data Integration5▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Financial Crisis5▲ 44×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.2×9 topics
  8. Semantic Web4▲ 49×3 topics
  9. Governance4▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Linked Data4▲ 101×2 topics
  11. Economic Policy4▲ 80×5 topics
  12. Interdisciplinary Research4▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Labor Market4▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Digital Repositories4▲ 143×2 topics
  15. Digital Transformation4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  16. Customer Experience3▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Income Inequality3▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Data Sharing3▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Economic Growth3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Ontology3▲ 44×1 topic
  21. RDF3▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Open Science3▲ 163×1 topic
  23. Scientific Data Management3▲ 163×1 topic
  24. Literature3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Narrative3▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Business Models3▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Technology Innovation3▲ 102×2 topics
  28. Authorship3▲ 106×2 topics
  29. European Integration3▲ 53×3 topics
  30. Bibliometric Analysis3▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Elderly Care3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Research Evaluation3▲ 128×1 topic
  33. Exhibition3▲ 263×1 topic
  34. Museum3▲ 263×1 topic
  35. Social Policy2▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Workflow Management2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Information Retrieval2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Reproducibility2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semantic Web and Ontologies, Research Data Management Practices, scientometrics and bibliometrics research and Libraries and Information Services.

Semantic Web and Ontolog…3Semantic Web and Ontologies: 3 fractional worksResearch Data Management…3Research Data Management Practices: 3 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 3 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…3Libraries and Information Services: 3 fractional worksScientific Computing and…2Scientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksGerman Economic Analysis & Policies: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…2European Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyMuseology5 others

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

  1. 1 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information Services Museology 3 works
  5. 5 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 German Economic Analysis & Policies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  8. 8 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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