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German Colonialism and Identity Studies

German Colonialism and Identity Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 5k research works in it since 1950. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersections of colonialism, identity, and memory in German literature and history, with a particular focus on the impact of German colonial activities in Namibia. It delves into themes of race, gender, migration, nationalism, and postcolonialism, offering critical perspectives on the construction of identity in the context of colonial history.

  • Colonialism
  • Identity
  • German Literature
  • Postcolonialism
  • Namibia
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Cultural Memory
  • Migration
  • Nationalism
Research works
5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
657
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+55%
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Which countries lead German Colonialism and Identity Studies research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (647 and 169 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 647 works
  2. 2 United States 169 works
  3. 3 France 75 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 71 works
  5. 5 Austria 62 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 46 works
  7. 7 Switzerland 45 works
  8. 8 Poland 32 works
  9. 9 Italy 23 works
  10. 10 South Africa 23 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Germany: 54.2%United States: 14.2%France: 6.3%United Kingdom: 6.0%6 others listed: 19.4%54%largest
Germany647 · 54.2%United States169 · 14.2%France75 · 6.3%United Kingdom71 · 6.0%6 others listed231 · 19.4%

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Which institutions lead German Colonialism and Identity Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universität Hamburg publishes the most German Colonialism and Identity Studies research, followed by Freie Universität Berlin and University of Vienna.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universität HamburgGermany 24 works
  2. 2 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 19 works
  3. 3 University of ViennaAustria 18 works
  4. 4 University of CologneGermany 17 works
  5. 5 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 16 works
  6. 6 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 15 works
  7. 7 University of FreiburgGermany 15 works
  8. 8 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 14 works
  9. 9 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 13 works
  10. 10 Ruhr University BochumGermany 13 works

Where is German Colonialism and Identity Studies research done?

The largest centres of German Colonialism and Identity Studies research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Munich (Germany).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 66 works
  2. 2 Hamburg Germany 38 works
  3. 3 Vienna Austria 36 works
  4. 4 Munich Germany 32 works
  5. 5 Frankfurt am Main Germany 24 works
  6. 6 Cologne Germany 23 works
  7. 7 Paris France 20 works
  8. 8 Freiburg Germany 17 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 17 works
  10. 10 Bochum Germany 16 works
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Where is the best place to study German Colonialism and Identity Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Freiburg, University of Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 15.54%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Freiburg: 15, 20.5%University of Potsdam: 11, 20.4%Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 14, 15.3%University of Bayreuth: 12, 26.0%Universität Hamburg: 24, 5.6%University of Vienna: 18, 12.7%Bielefeld University: 12, 20.7%University of Cologne: 16, 10.4%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 16, 11.1%Freie Universität Berlin: 19, 12.7%University of BayreuthUniversity of FreiburgUniversity of PotsdamHumboldt-Universität…
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of FreiburgGermany 80.720.5%29.0×15 +480.6%
2 University of PotsdamGermany 75.220.4%34.2×11 +308.3%
3 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 74.115.3%27.1×14 +195.2%
4 University of BayreuthGermany 72.926.0%47.9×12 —
5 Universität HamburgGermany 72.45.6%29.8×24 +418.5%
6 University of ViennaAustria 71.212.7%25.9×18 +102.3%
7 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 68.320.7%35.3×12 +109.1%
8 University of CologneGermany 66.510.4%36.0×16 +133.3%
9 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 65.411.1%18.5×16 +82.0%
10 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 65.212.7%34.9×19 +30.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is German Colonialism and Identity Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are German Colonialism and Identity Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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