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Research in Aalen

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Aalen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hochschule Aalen and Klinik für Psychosomatik.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
7.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Aalen

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aalen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Klinik für PsychosomatikHospital / health system 2,878 #8,424
2Hochschule AalenUniversity 2,506 #6,146
3Ostalb-Klinikum AalenHospital / health system 124 #33,077 all time
4Mahindra Forgings (Germany)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Klinik für Psychosomatik: 52.2%Hochschule Aalen: 45.5%Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen: 2.3%Mahindra Forgings (Germany): 0.0%52%largest
Klinik für Psychosomatik2,878 · 52.2%Hochschule Aalen2,506 · 45.5%Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen124 · 2.3%Mahindra Forgings (Germany)2 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Aalen work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Aalen is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Medicine (16%), Psychology (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 385 fractional works · 40.0% of its workEngineering: 246 fractional works · 25.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 51 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 69 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 332 fractional works · 34.5% of its workPsychology: 117 fractional works · 12.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 57 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 4.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 95 fractional works · 9.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 75 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 196 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMedicine: 151 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAalen963fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences35%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering24625.5%
    2. Computer Science697.2%
    3. Materials Science323.3%
    4. Environmental Science121.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy101.0%
    6. Chemistry90.9%
    7. Mathematics40.4%
    8. Energy20.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology11712.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting959.8%
    3. Social Sciences757.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities242.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance141.4%
    6. Decision Sciences70.7%
    1. Medicine15115.6%
    2. Health Professions434.5%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience222.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology212.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Aalen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aalen is most concentrated in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Clinical Psychology (7.7× the world share in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 32.4 works7.7×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 45.0 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.80× its world share, 220 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 90 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.62×90 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.32×87 works
  3. Engineering1.80×220 works
  4. Health Professions1.71×37 works
  5. Neuroscience1.29×17 works
  6. Computer Science0.98×62 works
  7. Materials Science0.91×26 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.83×20 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.79×6 works
  10. Medicine0.77×120 works
  11. Social Sciences0.63×66 works
  12. Chemistry0.55×7 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×9 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.51×9 works
  15. Mathematics0.43×4 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×18 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×1 works
  18. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  19. Energy0.24×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.21×9 works
  21. Nursing0.18×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.14×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×1 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×3 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Aalen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Big Data, Depression, Investment Decisions, Anxiety, Customer Relationship Management and Digital Capital.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Machine Learning40▲ 1.24×48 topics
  2. Deep Learning39▲ 1.19×49 topics
  3. Sustainability38▲ 1.63×30 topics
  4. Big Data34▲ 3.7×15 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence31▲ 2.2×20 topics
  6. Depression30▲ 3.5×18 topics
  7. Digital Transformation29▲ 5.6×11 topics
  8. Sustainable Development29▲ 1.91×24 topics
  9. Mental Health28▲ 2.0×33 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties28▲ 3.0×25 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing27▲ 9.0×8 topics
  12. Anxiety24▲ 5.1×11 topics
  13. Microstructure21▲ 4.3×12 topics
  14. Information Technology20▲ 4.5×7 topics
  15. Investment Decisions19▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Leadership19▲ 4.0×12 topics
  17. Customer Relationship Management19▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Digital Capital18▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Value Chains18▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Professional Development18▲ 9.1×4 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries18▲ 4.5×4 topics
  22. Mobile Health18▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Adolescents17▲ 4.9×9 topics
  24. Prevalence17▲ 4.3×11 topics
  25. Workplace17▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Emotional Regulation17▲ 72×2 topics
  27. Customer Experience16▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Outcomes16▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Self-Efficacy16▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. 3D Printing16▲ 7.4×4 topics
  31. Coaching16▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Psychodrama16▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Vibration Analysis15▲ 5.9×7 topics
  34. Business Models15▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Challenges15▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Materials14▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Industrial Automation13▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Omni-Channel Strategy13▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Technology Innovation13▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Flexible Automation13▲ 52×1 topic

What research is done in Aalen?

Corporate Governance and Management: 18 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 12 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…12Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 12 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…11Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 11 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 11 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 10 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…9Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 9 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 7 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…7Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 7 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 11 works
  6. 6 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Aalen7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.4% in 2019.

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