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Research in Bochum

Science Explorer records 43 research institutions in Bochum, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ruhr University Bochum, University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum and Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy.

Research institutions
43
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
77k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Bochum?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ruhr University BochumUniversity 59,449 #335
2BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumHospital / health system 3,540 #15,954
3St. Josef-HospitalHospital / health system 2,425 #10,605
4University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of BochumHospital / health system 1,512 #6,643
5Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus BochumHospital / health system 1,265 #12,087
6Bochum University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,146 #16,246
7Institut für Psychologische PsychotherapieResearch facility 1,059 #23,781
8Landesinstitut für Arbeitsgestaltung des Landes Nordrhein-WestfalenInstitution 896 #24,595
9LWL-Universitätsklinikum BochumHospital / health system 727 #16,156
10Institute for Prevention and Occupational MedicineResearch facility 531 #24,194
11BP (Germany)Company 495 #20,156 all time
12Landeszentrum Gesundheit Nordrhein-WestfalenGovernment institution 491 #23,921
13Augusta-Kranken-AnstaltHospital / health system 485 #30,496 all time
14St. Elisabeth-Hospital BochumHospital / health system 470 #22,349
15Hochschule für Gesundheit - University of Applied SciencesUniversity 333 #20,484
16Protestant University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Westphalia-LippeUniversity 266 #25,808
17EmschergenossenschaftGovernment institution 247 #39,249 all time
18Katholisches Klinikum BochumHospital / health system 246 #19,994
19Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEGResearch facility 204 #14,088
20Max Planck Institute for Security and PrivacyResearch facility 189 #9,690
21Technische Hochschule Georg AgricolaUniversity 186 #35,579 all time
22Deutsches Bergbau-Museum BochumArchive 147 #11,570 all time
23Grönemeyer Institute for MicroTherapyHospital / health system 121 #34,823 all time
24P-D Refractories (Germany)Company 113 not ranked
25Zahnklinik BochumHospital / health system 80 not ranked
26EBZ Business SchoolUniversity 75 not ranked
27Center for Advanced Internet StudiesNonprofit 64 not ranked
28Stadtwerke Bochum (Germany)Company 34 not ranked
29Planetarium BochumArchive 28 not ranked
30Bochumer Institut für Technologie (Germany)Company 21 not ranked
31Management Institut Bochum (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
32Mathys (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
33St. Maria-Hilf-KrankenhausHospital / health system 14 not ranked
34Institut für Angewandte InnovationsforschungResearch facility 10 not ranked
35Bundesverband Selbstständiger PhysiotherapeutenInstitution 7 not ranked
36Arbeitsgemeinschaft für KrebsbekämpfungInstitution 6 not ranked
37Phenox (Germany)Company 5 not ranked
38Bochum ObservatoryResearch facility 4 not ranked
39Berufsforschungs- und Beratungsinstitut für interdisziplinäre TechnikgestaltungNonprofit 3 not ranked
40Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und TestentwicklungInstitution 3 not ranked
41Institut für Wohnungswesen Immobilienwirtschaft Stadt- und RegionalentwicklungNonprofit 2 not ranked
42Ruhr-Forschungsinstitut für Innovations- und StrukturpolitikNonprofit 1 not ranked
43Matthias-Claudius-StiftungNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Ruhr University Bochum: 77.3%BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum: 4.6%St. Josef-Hospital: 3.2%University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum: 2.0%38 others listed: 13.0%77%largest
Ruhr University Bochum59k · 77.3%BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum3,540 · 4.6%St. Josef-Hospital2,425 · 3.2%University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum1,512 · 2.0%38 others listed10k · 13.0%

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What is Bochum strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bochum is most concentrated in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, History and Philosophy of Science and Classics (4.0× the world share in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry).

  1. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 34.5 works4.0×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 58.9 works3.5×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 21.1 works3.3×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 146.2 works3.1×
  5. Religious studiesSubfield · 56.4 works3.1×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Bochum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Identity, Epidemiology, Gender, Sustainability, Philosophy, Governance and Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology350▼ 0.81×127 topics
  2. Machine Learning275▼ 0.77×82 topics
  3. Sustainability272◆ 1.03×87 topics
  4. Renewable Energy198▲ 1.26×46 topics
  5. Identity193▲ 2.4×54 topics
  6. Sustainable Development189◆ 1.09×57 topics
  7. Globalization185◆ 0.87×108 topics
  8. Ethics173▲ 3.3×46 topics
  9. Treatment160▲ 1.21×48 topics
  10. Gender155▲ 2.6×44 topics
  11. History149▲ 1.95×46 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties146▲ 1.38×34 topics
  13. Philosophy136▲ 2.8×35 topics
  14. Depression136▲ 1.42×25 topics
  15. Microstructure126▲ 2.2×18 topics
  16. Catalysis123▲ 1.70×26 topics
  17. Religion120▲ 2.3×36 topics
  18. Governance118▲ 3.3×14 topics
  19. Literature109▲ 1.85×46 topics
  20. Nationalism103▲ 2.1×29 topics
  21. Neurobiology97▲ 3.5×10 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation92▲ 2.7×9 topics
  23. Neuroscience85▲ 2.6×16 topics
  24. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse75▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Embodiment72▲ 3.6×7 topics
  26. Social Cognition72▲ 3.9×8 topics
  27. Security Analysis72▲ 3.8×4 topics
  28. Bildung71▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Bildungsungleichheit59▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Ethnografisches Schreiben59▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Cryptanalysis57▲ 6.3×4 topics
  32. Outcomes56▲ 6.4×2 topics
  33. Autorschaft55▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Literaturkritik55▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Side-Channel Attacks55▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Socioeconomic Status54▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Supervision52▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Data Collection50▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Emotional Regulation50▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Coaching49▲ 27×1 topic

What research is done in Bochum?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 55 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 49 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 48 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 40 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 38 works
  7. 7 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 38 works
  8. 8 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 38 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 34 works

Research output over time

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