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Social and Demographic Issues in Germany

Social and Demographic Issues in Germany is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the challenges and implications of an aging population, including topics such as elderly care, demographic transition, migrant health, healthcare workforce management, dementia management, social policy, family caregiving, healthcare innovation, and intergenerational justice.

  • Elderly Care
  • Demographic Transition
  • Migrant Health
  • Healthcare Workforce
  • Dementia Management
  • Social Policy
  • Aging Population
  • Family Caregiving
  • Healthcare Innovation
  • Intergenerational Justice
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-7%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research?

By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.2k and 114 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 1.2k works
  2. 2 Austria 114 works
  3. 3 Switzerland 76 works
  4. 4 United States 62 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 20 works
  6. 6 Netherlands 10 works
  7. 7 Poland 10 works
  8. 8 Estonia 9 works
  9. 9 Italy 9 works
  10. 10 ?? 8 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: 79.5%Austria: 7.3%Switzerland: 4.9%United States: 4.0%6 others listed: 4.2%80%largest
Germany1,237 · 79.5%Austria114 · 7.3%Switzerland76 · 4.9%United States62 · 4.0%6 others listed66 · 4.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege publishes the most Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research, followed by München Klinik and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und WohlfahrtspflegeGermany 39 works
  2. 2 München KlinikGermany 23 works
  3. 3 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 20 works
  4. 4 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 16 works
  5. 5 University of BremenGermany 14 works
  6. 6 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 14 works
  7. 7 University of ViennaAustria 14 works
  8. 8 Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany 14 works
  9. 9 University of KasselGermany 13 works
  10. 10 Universität HamburgGermany 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Social and Demographic Issues in Germany?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Social and Demographic Issues in Germany include Thomas Hofmann, Paul B. Baltes and Stefan Zeuzem.

  1. 1 Thomas Hofmann Germany 3.5k citations
  2. 2 Paul B. Baltes Germany 2.1k citations
  3. 3 Stefan Zeuzem Germany 2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research done?

The largest centres of Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Munich (Germany) and Vienna (Austria).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 120 works
  2. 2 Hamburg Germany 93 works
  3. 3 Munich Germany 75 works
  4. 4 Vienna Austria 59 works
  5. 5 Cologne Germany 45 works
  6. 6 Frankfurt am Main Germany 40 works
  7. 7 Münster Germany 31 works
  8. 8 Heidelberg Germany 30 works
  9. 9 Stuttgart Germany 30 works
  10. 10 Hanover Germany 29 works
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Where is the best place to study Social and Demographic Issues in Germany?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Cologne, Heidelberg University and University of Kassel 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%20%40%mean 14.56%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Cologne: 9, 28.6%Heidelberg University: 16, 7.0%University of Kassel: 13, 10.0%Witten/Herdecke University: 12, 17.1%University of Bremen: 14, 13.7%Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences: 10, 9.6%Bielefeld University: 12, 18.9%Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences: 8, 10.1%Fulda University of Applied Sciences: 9, 18.8%Esslingen University of Applied Sciences: 11, 11.8%University of CologneWitten/Herdecke Univ…University of KasselHeidelberg University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of CologneGermany 42.028.6%18.6×9 +31.0%
2 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 32.47.0%20.3×16 +83.4%
3 University of KasselGermany 31.210.0%52.5×13 +132.8%
4 Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany 30.617.1%84.0×12 +17.2%
5 University of BremenGermany 29.713.7%38.8×14 +4.8%
6 Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied SciencesGermany 29.29.6%151.5×10 +325.0%
7 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 29.018.9%31.5×12 -29.5%
8 Neubrandenburg University of Applied SciencesGermany 28.410.1%579.3×8 +259.4%
9 Fulda University of Applied SciencesGermany 27.418.8%190.8×9 +25.1%
10 Esslingen University of Applied SciencesGermany 27.211.8%259.3×11 +116.0%

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 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Social and Demographic Issues in Germany.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.