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Research in Bremen

Science Explorer records 67 research institutions in Bremen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Bremen, Constructor University and Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

Research institutions
67
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
54k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Bremen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BremenUniversity 33,414 #588
2Constructor UniversityUniversity 4,902 #3,822
3Praxis für HumangenetikResearch facility 2,189 #19,783
4Hochschule BremenUniversity 1,410 #10,477
5Max Planck Institute for Marine MicrobiologyResearch facility 1,263 #7,679
6Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced MaterialsResearch facility 1,104 #12,381
7Klinikum Bremen-MitteHospital / health system 1,071 #22,107
8Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWTResearch facility 1,003 #17,552
9Bremen Institute for Applied Beam TechnologyResearch facility 795 #11,714 all time
10Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine ResearchResearch facility 778 #10,873
11Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPSResearch facility 716 #11,755
12Fraunhofer Institute for Digital MedicineResearch facility 615 #11,547
13Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek BremenArchive 581 #17,273
14Klinikum Links der WeserHospital / health system 454 #31,922 all time
15Institute for Applied Systems Technology BremenResearch facility 441 #17,921
16Krankenhaus St. Joseph-Stift BremenHospital / health system 438 #29,641 all time
17InfoConsult (Germany)Company 355 #23,826
18DSI Informationstechnik (Germany)Company 237 #31,872 all time
19German Foreign Trade and Transport AcademyUniversity 181 #26,604
20Bremer UmweltinstitutNonprofit 155 #42,555 all time
21Spring Techno (Germany)Company 152 #35,060 all time
22Institute for Information Management BremenNonprofit 143 #34,515 all time
23University of Applied Sciences AppollonUniversity 141 #27,695
24Atlas Elektronik (Germany)Company 131 #40,306 all time
25Institut für Seeverkehrswirtschaft und LogistikNonprofit 130 #36,766 all time
26DIAKOHospital / health system 115 not ranked
27Prof. Hess KinderklinikHospital / health system 108 not ranked
28University of the Arts BremenUniversity 95 not ranked
29Biolog Life Science InstituteCompany 51 not ranked
30Augenklinik UniversitätsalleeHospital / health system 48 not ranked
31Roland Mills United (Germany)Company 45 not ranked
32OHB (Germany)Company 41 not ranked
33Overseas MuseumArchive 40 not ranked
34Hochschule für Öffentliche Verwaltung BremenUniversity 38 not ranked
35Friedrich-Wilhelm-Bessel-Institut ForschungsgesellschaftResearch facility 29 not ranked
36Mician (Germany)Company 26 not ranked
37Ribocon (Germany)Company 24 not ranked
38Institut für Berufs- und SozialpädagogikUniversity 22 not ranked
39Institut für Freizeitwissenschaft und KulturarbeitNonprofit 21 not ranked
40Progress-Institut für WirtschaftsforschungNonprofit 20 not ranked
41The Institute for the Law of the Sea and International Marine Environmental LawNonprofit 19 not ranked
42Mondelēz International (Germany)Company 14 not ranked
43MeVis Medical Solutions (Germany)Company 12 not ranked
44Bremen Overseas Research & Development AssociationNonprofit 10 not ranked
45Faust & Backhaus Environmental ConsultingCompany 7 not ranked
46Centrum für Operative Urologie BremenResearch facility 6 not ranked
47MeVis BreastCare (Germany)Company 6 not ranked
48Bregau (Germany)Company 6 not ranked
49Balance Technology ConsultingCompany 4 not ranked
50BEGO Implant Systems (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
51Staatsarchiv BremenArchive 4 not ranked
52IT ConsultCompany 3 not ranked
53Forschungsinstitut für Beschäftigung Arbeit QualifikationResearch facility 3 not ranked
54Die Senatorin für Kinder und BildungGovernment institution 3 not ranked
55Lürssen (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
56Focke MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
57OAS (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
58Phytolutions (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
59The SILVA Ribosomal RNA Database ProjectArchive 1 not ranked
60SAACKE (Germany)Company 1 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.

University of Bremen: 62.3%Constructor University: 9.1%Praxis für Humangenetik: 4.1%Hochschule Bremen: 2.6%56 others listed: 21.8%62%largest
University of Bremen33k · 62.3%Constructor University4,902 · 9.1%Praxis für Humangenetik2,189 · 4.1%Hochschule Bremen1,410 · 2.6%56 others listed12k · 21.8%

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

What is Bremen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bremen is most concentrated in Software, Hardware and Architecture and Oceanography (6.0× the world share in Software).

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 30.1 works6.0×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 52.1 works5.9×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 121.3 works5.5×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 163.9 works4.7×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 59.4 works3.5×
  6. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 411.8 works3.4×
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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 Bremen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Governance, Sustainability, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Globalization, Social Policy, Bildungsungleichheit and Ethnografisches Schreiben.

▲ 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. Climate Change394▲ 1.87×97 topics
  2. Sustainability258▲ 1.35×88 topics
  3. Deep Learning237◆ 0.88×76 topics
  4. Globalization235▲ 1.53×108 topics
  5. Machine Learning213▼ 0.83×83 topics
  6. Public Health153▲ 1.34×53 topics
  7. Governance145▲ 5.6×14 topics
  8. Big Data139▲ 1.96×25 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties133▲ 1.75×34 topics
  10. Identity118▲ 2.1×55 topics
  11. Gender101▲ 2.4×42 topics
  12. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse100▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Digital Transformation92▲ 2.2×21 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing89▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Nationalism89▲ 2.5×25 topics
  16. Microstructure88▲ 2.2×18 topics
  17. Social Policy86▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Global Warming85▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Bildungsungleichheit78▲ 34×1 topic
  20. Ethnografisches Schreiben78▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Neoliberalism78▲ 2.8×24 topics
  22. Political Economy76▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Income Inequality75▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Public Opinion74▲ 7.6×6 topics
  25. Holocene70▲ 7.7×3 topics
  26. Elderly Care68▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Sea Level67▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Mobile Health67▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Ocean Acidification66▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Paleoclimatology61▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Solar Influence57▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Glacial Cycles57▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Institutional Change57▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Monsoon Dynamics57▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Welfare State57▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Ideational Power56▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Redistribution56▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Cultural Memory47▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Data Collection46▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Epidemiological Study45▲ 8.6×4 topics

What research is done in Bremen?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 78 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 57 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 56 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 43 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 42 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 39 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 35 works
  8. 8 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 34 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 34 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 33 works

Research output over time

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