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Research in Bayreuth

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Bayreuth, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Bayreuth and Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
746k
27.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Bayreuth

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 Bayreuth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BayreuthUniversity 24,251 #501
2Deutsche Rentenversicherung BundCompany 748 #14,855
3Institute for Innovative Process EngineeringNonprofit 144 #27,043 all time
4Tennet (Germany)Company 65 not ranked
5Labor PachmannHospital / health system 32 not ranked
6BioCer Entwicklungs (Germany)Company 20 not ranked
7Future Carbon (Germany)Company 19 not ranked
8Medi (Germany)Company 7 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.

University of Bayreuth: 95.9%Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund: 3.0%Institute for Innovative Process Engineering: 0.6%Tennet (Germany): 0.3%4 others listed: 0.3%96%largest
University of Bayreuth24k · 95.9%Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund748 · 3.0%Institute for Innovative Process Engineering144 · 0.6%Tennet (Germany)65 · 0.3%4 others listed78 · 0.3%

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

Which fields of science does Bayreuth work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Bayreuth is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,311 fractional works · 50.8% of its workEngineering: 754 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 220 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 129 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 121 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 441 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 177 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 98 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 92 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 333 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPollution: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 199 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 77 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 158 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 92 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 144 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 123 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,369 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 658 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 244 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 115 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnthropology: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 253 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 208 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 62 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 107 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 455 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 202 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 197 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 113 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 417 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 306 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 102 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBayreuth4,552fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering75416.6%
    2. Materials Science4419.7%
    3. Environmental Science3337.3%
    4. Computer Science1994.4%
    5. Chemistry1583.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1443.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1232.7%
    8. Energy651.4%
    9. Mathematics531.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering420.9%
  2. Social Sciences1,36930.1%
    1. Social Sciences65814.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities2535.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2084.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1072.3%
    5. Psychology1022.2%
    6. Decision Sciences410.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2024.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1974.3%
    3. Neuroscience320.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology150.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.2%
    1. Medicine3066.7%
    2. Health Professions1022.3%
    3. Nursing50.1%
    4. Veterinary20.0%
    5. Dentistry20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bayreuth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bayreuth is most concentrated in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Geophysics (5.4× the world share in Polymers and Plastics).

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 86.1 works5.4×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 80.6 works4.8×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 65.2 works4.7×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 163 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 166 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.83× its world share, 39 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.24× its world share, 139 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 172 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 666 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 278 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.80× its world share, 387 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 105 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 262 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 236 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 181 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 87 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 576 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.83×39 works
  2. Materials Science2.80×387 works
  3. Chemistry2.24×139 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.06×236 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.91×118 works
  6. Energy1.56×57 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×181 works
  8. Environmental Science1.41×278 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.19×105 works
  10. Social Sciences1.15×576 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×95 works
  12. Engineering1.12×666 works
  13. Mathematics1.02×48 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.97×37 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×163 works
  16. Health Professions0.83×86 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×166 works
  18. Psychology0.72×87 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×8 works
  20. Computer Science0.56×172 works
  21. Neuroscience0.46×30 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×14 works
  23. Medicine0.35×262 works
  24. Veterinary0.34×2 works
  25. Nursing0.25×5 works
  26. Dentistry0.06×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Bayreuth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Climate Change, Identity, Gender, Recycling, Biodegradable Polymers and Tissue Engineering.

▲ 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. Climate Change187▲ 1.51×90 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications152▲ 2.8×35 topics
  3. Sustainability135▲ 1.21×71 topics
  4. Nanocomposites133▲ 3.7×21 topics
  5. Environmental Impact131▲ 1.69×48 topics
  6. Globalization128▲ 1.43×93 topics
  7. Identity108▲ 3.3×45 topics
  8. Nanoparticles104▲ 1.81×38 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties97▲ 2.2×31 topics
  10. Gender96▲ 3.9×34 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering95▲ 3.5×13 topics
  12. Recycling86▲ 4.9×8 topics
  13. Human Rights80▲ 1.73×35 topics
  14. Colonialism80▲ 3.7×29 topics
  15. Catalysis79▲ 2.6×28 topics
  16. Cathode Materials70▲ 4.0×3 topics
  17. Biodegradable Polymers69▲ 8.8×4 topics
  18. Drug Delivery69▲ 2.8×16 topics
  19. Energy Storage68▲ 2.3×12 topics
  20. Nationalism67▲ 3.3×23 topics
  21. Waste Management66▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries61▲ 3.2×4 topics
  23. Plate Tectonics59▲ 8.6×3 topics
  24. Neoliberalism57▲ 3.5×25 topics
  25. Polymer Composites56▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Self-Assembly54▲ 3.7×12 topics
  27. Nanostructures54▲ 2.9×16 topics
  28. Superconductivity50▲ 6.3×9 topics
  29. Thermal Management49▲ 3.3×6 topics
  30. Human Health48▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Marine Environment47▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Pollution47▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Nanofibers45▲ 4.8×3 topics
  34. Regenerative Medicine45▲ 3.9×6 topics
  35. Microplastics42▲ 9.5×1 topic
  36. Terrestrial Ecosystems42▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Polymerization37▲ 8.5×6 topics
  38. Postcolonialism37▲ 5.7×16 topics
  39. Polyhydroxyalkanoates37▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Polylactic Acid37▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Bayreuth?

Microplastics and Plasti…34Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 34 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…32biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 32 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 28 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…28German Literature and Culture Studies: 28 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…26High-pressure geophysics and materials: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 24 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…19Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 19 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 19 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional works
PollutionBiomaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 34 works
  2. 2 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 32 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 28 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 26 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 19 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Bayreuth16.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.1% in 2007.

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