German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien)

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien)

Short name

GIGA

Country, city

Germany, Hamburg

00681ts17

Organization website

Publications

996

Citations

13 145

h-index

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (272 publications)

Democratization (44 publications)

World Development (16 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Göttingen (73 publications)

Hamburg University (60 publications)

University of Konstanz (21 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Leiden University (9 publications)

University of Edinburgh (9 publications)

University of Oxford (9 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 2005

Total publications

996

Total citations

13145

Citations per publication

13.2

Average publications per year

47.43

Average authors per publication

2.05

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 298, 29.92% Political Science and International Relations 298 publications, 29.92%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 219, 21.99% Sociology and Political Science 219 publications, 21.99%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 176, 17.67% Geography, Planning and Development 176 publications, 17.67%
Development	Development, 107, 10.74% Development 107 publications, 10.74%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 86, 8.63% Economics and Econometrics 86 publications, 8.63%
History	History, 42, 4.22% History 42 publications, 4.22%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 37, 3.71% Cultural Studies 37 publications, 3.71%
Law	Law, 34, 3.41% Law 34 publications, 3.41%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 33, 3.31% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 33 publications, 3.31%
Safety Research	Safety Research, 26, 2.61% Safety Research 26 publications, 2.61%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 23, 2.31% Pharmacology (medical) 23 publications, 2.31%
Demography	Demography, 20, 2.01% Demography 20 publications, 2.01%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 17, 1.71% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 17 publications, 1.71%
Public Administration	Public Administration, 16, 1.61% Public Administration 16 publications, 1.61%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 14, 1.41% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 14 publications, 1.41%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 14, 1.41% General Social Sciences 14 publications, 1.41%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 13, 1.31% Global and Planetary Change 13 publications, 1.31%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 12, 1.2% Anthropology 12 publications, 1.2%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 11, 1.1% Strategy and Management 11 publications, 1.1%
General Business, Management and Accounting	General Business, Management and Accounting, 11, 1.1% General Business, Management and Accounting 11 publications, 1.1%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 10, 1% General Environmental Science 10 publications, 1%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality	Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 8, 0.8% Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 8 publications, 0.8%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 7, 0.7% Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 publications, 0.7%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 7, 0.7% Business and International Management 7 publications, 0.7%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 7, 0.7% Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 publications, 0.7%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 6, 0.6% General Medicine 6 publications, 0.6%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance	General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6, 0.6% General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 publications, 0.6%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 6, 0.6% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 publications, 0.6%
Forestry	Forestry, 6, 0.6% Forestry 6 publications, 0.6%
Accounting	Accounting, 6, 0.6% Accounting 6 publications, 0.6%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 272, 27.31% SSRN Electronic Journal 272 publications, 27.31%
Democratization	Democratization, 44, 4.42% Democratization 44 publications, 4.42%
World Development	World Development, 16, 1.61% World Development 16 publications, 1.61%
Africa Spectrum	Africa Spectrum, 14, 1.41% Africa Spectrum 14 publications, 1.41%
Third World Quarterly	Third World Quarterly, 12, 1.2% Third World Quarterly 12 publications, 1.2%
International Politics	International Politics, 11, 1.1% International Politics 11 publications, 1.1%
Conflict Management and Peace Science	Conflict Management and Peace Science, 10, 1% Conflict Management and Peace Science 10 publications, 1%
Innovative Konfliktforschung – Innovation in Conflict Research	Innovative Konfliktforschung – Innovation in Conflict Research, 10, 1% Innovative Konfliktforschung – Innovation in Conflict Research 10 publications, 1%
Global Policy	Global Policy, 9, 0.9% Global Policy 9 publications, 0.9%
Meditteranean Politics	Meditteranean Politics, 9, 0.9% Meditteranean Politics 9 publications, 0.9%
Journal of Conflict Resolution	Journal of Conflict Resolution, 8, 0.8% Journal of Conflict Resolution 8 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Modern African Studies	Journal of Modern African Studies, 8, 0.8% Journal of Modern African Studies 8 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 8, 0.8% Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 8 publications, 0.8%
Middle East Policy	Middle East Policy, 8, 0.8% Middle East Policy 8 publications, 0.8%
Integriertes Küstenzonenmanagement	Integriertes Küstenzonenmanagement, 8, 0.8% Integriertes Küstenzonenmanagement 8 publications, 0.8%
Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft	Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 7, 0.7% Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 7 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding	Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 7, 0.7% Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 7 publications, 0.7%
Foreign Policy Analysis	Foreign Policy Analysis, 7, 0.7% Foreign Policy Analysis 7 publications, 0.7%
International Studies Review	International Studies Review, 6, 0.6% International Studies Review 6 publications, 0.6%
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism	Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 6, 0.6% Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 6 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Peace Research	Journal of Peace Research, 6, 0.6% Journal of Peace Research 6 publications, 0.6%
International Studies Quarterly	International Studies Quarterly, 6, 0.6% International Studies Quarterly 6 publications, 0.6%
Canadian Journal of African Studies	Canadian Journal of African Studies, 6, 0.6% Canadian Journal of African Studies 6 publications, 0.6%
Middle East Critique	Middle East Critique, 5, 0.5% Middle East Critique 5 publications, 0.5%
Civil Wars	Civil Wars, 5, 0.5% Civil Wars 5 publications, 0.5%
Comparative Political Studies	Comparative Political Studies, 5, 0.5% Comparative Political Studies 5 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies	Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 5, 0.5% Journal of Contemporary African Studies 5 publications, 0.5%
Land Use Policy	Land Use Policy, 5, 0.5% Land Use Policy 5 publications, 0.5%
International Area Studies Review	International Area Studies Review, 5, 0.5% International Area Studies Review 5 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Global Security Studies	Journal of Global Security Studies, 5, 0.5% Journal of Global Security Studies 5 publications, 0.5%
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Publishers

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Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 262, 26.31% Social Science Electronic Publishing 262 publications, 26.31%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 221, 22.19% Taylor & Francis 221 publications, 22.19%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 119, 11.95% Springer Nature 119 publications, 11.95%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 78, 7.83% Elsevier 78 publications, 7.83%
SAGE	SAGE, 77, 7.73% SAGE 77 publications, 7.73%
Wiley	Wiley, 74, 7.43% Wiley 74 publications, 7.43%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 51, 5.12% Oxford University Press 51 publications, 5.12%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 39, 3.92% Cambridge University Press 39 publications, 3.92%
Brill	Brill, 13, 1.31% Brill 13 publications, 1.31%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde	Institut fur Afrika-Kunde, 12, 1.2% Institut fur Afrika-Kunde 12 publications, 1.2%
Institut fur Asienkunde	Institut fur Asienkunde, 8, 0.8% Institut fur Asienkunde 8 publications, 0.8%
MDPI	MDPI, 5, 0.5% MDPI 5 publications, 0.5%
Emerald	Emerald, 3, 0.3% Emerald 3 publications, 0.3%
SciELO	SciELO, 3, 0.3% SciELO 3 publications, 0.3%
The Pennsylvania State University Press	The Pennsylvania State University Press, 3, 0.3% The Pennsylvania State University Press 3 publications, 0.3%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 2, 0.2% Walter de Gruyter 2 publications, 0.2%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca	Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2, 0.2% Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2 publications, 0.2%
Institut fur Iberoamerika-Kunde	Institut fur Iberoamerika-Kunde, 2, 0.2% Institut fur Iberoamerika-Kunde 2 publications, 0.2%
Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais	Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais, 2, 0.2% Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais 2 publications, 0.2%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 2, 0.2% Inderscience Publishers 2 publications, 0.2%
Universidad de los Andes	Universidad de los Andes, 2, 0.2% Universidad de los Andes 2 publications, 0.2%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 1, 0.1% World Scientific 1 publication, 0.1%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1, 0.1% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1 publication, 0.1%
American Diabetes Association	American Diabetes Association, 1, 0.1% American Diabetes Association 1 publication, 0.1%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 1, 0.1% University of Chicago Press 1 publication, 0.1%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 1, 0.1% Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 1 publication, 0.1%
Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH	Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH, 1, 0.1% Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH 1 publication, 0.1%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 1, 0.1% MIT Press 1 publication, 0.1%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 1, 0.1% American Meteorological Society 1 publication, 0.1%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1, 0.1% IOP Publishing 1 publication, 0.1%
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With other organizations

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University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 73, 7.33% University of Göttingen 73 publications, 7.33%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 60, 6.02% Hamburg University 60 publications, 6.02%
University of Konstanz	University of Konstanz, 21, 2.11% University of Konstanz 21 publications, 2.11%
Leuphana University of Lüneburg	Leuphana University of Lüneburg, 17, 1.71% Leuphana University of Lüneburg 17 publications, 1.71%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 10, 1% Free University of Berlin 10 publications, 1%
University of Passau	University of Passau, 10, 1% University of Passau 10 publications, 1%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 9, 0.9% University of Oxford 9 publications, 0.9%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 9, 0.9% University of Edinburgh 9 publications, 0.9%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 9, 0.9% Goethe University Frankfurt 9 publications, 0.9%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 9, 0.9% Leiden University 9 publications, 0.9%
University of Mannheim	University of Mannheim, 9, 0.9% University of Mannheim 9 publications, 0.9%
Central University of Haryana	Central University of Haryana, 8, 0.8% Central University of Haryana 8 publications, 0.8%
Leibniz University Hannover	Leibniz University Hannover, 8, 0.8% Leibniz University Hannover 8 publications, 0.8%
Philipps University of Marburg	Philipps University of Marburg, 8, 0.8% Philipps University of Marburg 8 publications, 0.8%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 8, 0.8% Erasmus University Rotterdam 8 publications, 0.8%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 7, 0.7% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 7 publications, 0.7%
Helmut Schmidt University	Helmut Schmidt University, 7, 0.7% Helmut Schmidt University 7 publications, 0.7%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 6, 0.6% University of Tübingen 6 publications, 0.6%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 6, 0.6% Radboud University Nijmegen 6 publications, 0.6%
Durham University	Durham University, 6, 0.6% Durham University 6 publications, 0.6%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 6, 0.6% University of Bergen 6 publications, 0.6%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 6, 0.6% Harvard University 6 publications, 0.6%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 6, 0.6% Ohio State University 6 publications, 0.6%
University of Erfurt	University of Erfurt, 6, 0.6% University of Erfurt 6 publications, 0.6%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 5, 0.5% Humboldt University of Berlin 5 publications, 0.5%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 5, 0.5% University of Zurich 5 publications, 0.5%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 5, 0.5% Aarhus University 5 publications, 0.5%
King's College London	King's College London, 5, 0.5% King's College London 5 publications, 0.5%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 5, 0.5% University of Birmingham 5 publications, 0.5%
Chulalongkorn University	Chulalongkorn University, 5, 0.5% Chulalongkorn University 5 publications, 0.5%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 9, 0.9% University of Oxford 9 publications, 0.9%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 9, 0.9% University of Edinburgh 9 publications, 0.9%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 9, 0.9% Leiden University 9 publications, 0.9%
Central University of Haryana	Central University of Haryana, 8, 0.8% Central University of Haryana 8 publications, 0.8%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 8, 0.8% Erasmus University Rotterdam 8 publications, 0.8%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 6, 0.6% Radboud University Nijmegen 6 publications, 0.6%
Durham University	Durham University, 6, 0.6% Durham University 6 publications, 0.6%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 6, 0.6% University of Bergen 6 publications, 0.6%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 6, 0.6% Harvard University 6 publications, 0.6%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 6, 0.6% Ohio State University 6 publications, 0.6%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 5, 0.5% University of Zurich 5 publications, 0.5%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 5, 0.5% Aarhus University 5 publications, 0.5%
King's College London	King's College London, 5, 0.5% King's College London 5 publications, 0.5%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 5, 0.5% University of Birmingham 5 publications, 0.5%
Chulalongkorn University	Chulalongkorn University, 5, 0.5% Chulalongkorn University 5 publications, 0.5%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 5, 0.5% University of Sheffield 5 publications, 0.5%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 4, 0.4% University of Gothenburg 4 publications, 0.4%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 4, 0.4% University of Copenhagen 4 publications, 0.4%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 4, 0.4% University of Cape Town 4 publications, 0.4%
Hong Kong Baptist University	Hong Kong Baptist University, 4, 0.4% Hong Kong Baptist University 4 publications, 0.4%
University of Dar es Salaam	University of Dar es Salaam, 4, 0.4% University of Dar es Salaam 4 publications, 0.4%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 4, 0.4% Utrecht University 4 publications, 0.4%
University for Continuing Education Krems	University for Continuing Education Krems, 4, 0.4% University for Continuing Education Krems 4 publications, 0.4%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 4, 0.4% Wageningen University and Research Centre 4 publications, 0.4%
University of Kent	University of Kent, 4, 0.4% University of Kent 4 publications, 0.4%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 4, 0.4% Universidade de Brasília 4 publications, 0.4%
Bar-Ilan University	Bar-Ilan University, 3, 0.3% Bar-Ilan University 3 publications, 0.3%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 3, 0.3% Uppsala University 3 publications, 0.3%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 3, 0.3% University of Bern 3 publications, 0.3%
University College London	University College London, 3, 0.3% University College London 3 publications, 0.3%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 63, 6.33% United Kingdom 63 publications, 6.33%
USA	USA, 45, 4.52% USA 45 publications, 4.52%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 35, 3.51% Netherlands 35 publications, 3.51%
Italy	Italy, 16, 1.61% Italy 16 publications, 1.61%
Norway	Norway, 16, 1.61% Norway 16 publications, 1.61%
Brazil	Brazil, 14, 1.41% Brazil 14 publications, 1.41%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 14, 1.41% Switzerland 14 publications, 1.41%
India	India, 13, 1.31% India 13 publications, 1.31%
Austria	Austria, 12, 1.2% Austria 12 publications, 1.2%
Denmark	Denmark, 11, 1.1% Denmark 11 publications, 1.1%
Sweden	Sweden, 10, 1% Sweden 10 publications, 1%
South Africa	South Africa, 8, 0.8% South Africa 8 publications, 0.8%
France	France, 7, 0.7% France 7 publications, 0.7%
Australia	Australia, 7, 0.7% Australia 7 publications, 0.7%
China	China, 6, 0.6% China 6 publications, 0.6%
Ghana	Ghana, 6, 0.6% Ghana 6 publications, 0.6%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 6, 0.6% Indonesia 6 publications, 0.6%
Spain	Spain, 6, 0.6% Spain 6 publications, 0.6%
Mexico	Mexico, 6, 0.6% Mexico 6 publications, 0.6%
Thailand	Thailand, 6, 0.6% Thailand 6 publications, 0.6%
Israel	Israel, 5, 0.5% Israel 5 publications, 0.5%
Belgium	Belgium, 4, 0.4% Belgium 4 publications, 0.4%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 4, 0.4% Tanzania 4 publications, 0.4%
Chile	Chile, 4, 0.4% Chile 4 publications, 0.4%
Argentina	Argentina, 3, 0.3% Argentina 3 publications, 0.3%
Canada	Canada, 3, 0.3% Canada 3 publications, 0.3%
Colombia	Colombia, 3, 0.3% Colombia 3 publications, 0.3%
Lebanon	Lebanon, 3, 0.3% Lebanon 3 publications, 0.3%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 3, 0.3% New Zealand 3 publications, 0.3%
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