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Research in Dortmund

Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Dortmund, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are TU Dortmund University, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology and Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS.

Research institutions
38
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
49k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Dortmund?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1TU Dortmund UniversityUniversity 35,606 #961
2Max Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyResearch facility 2,085 #3,554
3Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISASResearch facility 1,653 #6,907
4Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and ArtsUniversity 1,545 #10,207
5Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthHospital / health system 1,518 #10,593
6Klinikum DortmundHospital / health system 944 #14,434
7Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human FactorsResearch facility 704 #14,337
8International School of ManagementUniversity 609 #13,606
9Feuerwehr DortmundGovernment institution 574 #26,427
10Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and LogisticsResearch facility 527 #25,547
11St.-Johannes-Hospital DortmundHospital / health system 469 #25,715 all time
12Forschungsinstitut für KinderernährungUniversity 415 #32,947 all time
13Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems EngineeringResearch facility 389 #14,540
14ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban DevelopmentNonprofit 307 #17,853
15Bundesverband Glaukom-SelbsthilfeInstitution 218 #41,483 all time
16Materialprüfungsamt Nordrhein-WestfalenCompany 179 #33,766 all time
17Klinikum Westfalen (Germany)Company 152 #41,237 all time
18Chemical Genomics CentreResearch facility 120 not ranked
19TE Connectivity (Germany)Company 103 not ranked
20Innolume (Germany)Company 90 not ranked
21Institut für Forschung und TransferInstitution 84 not ranked
22Lead Discovery Center (Germany)Company 82 not ranked
23Research Institute for Telecommunication CooperationGovernment institution 78 not ranked
24Protagen (Germany)Company 65 not ranked
25Spiekermann and WegenerResearch facility 59 not ranked
26Raith (Germany)Company 57 not ranked
27Institut InputInstitution 51 not ranked
28Measurement Specialties (Germany)Company 50 not ranked
29Elmos Semiconductor (Germany)Company 47 not ranked
30Erich-Brost-InstitutUniversity 32 not ranked
31Wilo (Germany)Company 22 not ranked
32PRO DV (Germany)Company 22 not ranked
33CellAct Pharma (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
34IX-Factory (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
35Zydolab - Institut für Zytologie und ImmunzytochemieResearch facility 3 not ranked
36Thyssengas (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
37Verein zur Förderung Innovativer Verfahren in der LogistikInstitution 2 not ranked
38GeoMobile (Germany)Company 2 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.

TU Dortmund University: 72.8%Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology: 4.3%Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS: 3.4%Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts: 3.2%34 others listed: 16.3%73%largest
TU Dortmund University36k · 72.8%Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology2,085 · 4.3%Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS1,653 · 3.4%Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts1,545 · 3.2%34 others listed7,987 · 16.3%

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

What is Dortmund strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dortmund is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biochemistry (5.5× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 127.9 works5.5×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 209.8 works5.3×
  3. BiochemistrySubfield · 27.5 works4.3×
  4. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 65.3 works4.0×
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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 Dortmund?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Sustainable Development, Big Data, Sustainability, Governance, Customer Experience and Bildungsungleichheit.

▲ 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. Sustainability317▲ 1.70×85 topics
  2. Sustainable Development280▲ 2.3×59 topics
  3. Deep Learning237◆ 0.90×77 topics
  4. Machine Learning233◆ 0.93×84 topics
  5. Big Data229▲ 3.3×27 topics
  6. Digital Transformation200▲ 4.9×19 topics
  7. Education162▲ 1.23×71 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence159▲ 1.51×42 topics
  9. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse154▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Governance149▲ 5.9×14 topics
  11. Leadership140▲ 3.8×23 topics
  12. E-commerce107▲ 2.3×7 topics
  13. Customer Experience105▲ 9.1×4 topics
  14. Bildungsungleichheit103▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Ethnografisches Schreiben103▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Social Innovation93▲ 7.8×6 topics
  17. Organizational Change93▲ 17×7 topics
  18. Business Models91▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Mobile Health90▲ 8.5×3 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics84▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Technology Innovation82▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Omni-Channel Strategy81▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Customer Relationship Management74▲ 6.6×2 topics
  24. Professional Development74▲ 4.8×13 topics
  25. Software Engineering73▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Investment Decisions72▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Industrial Automation71▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Flexible Automation69▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems69▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Mathematical Modeling69▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Socio-Technical Systems68▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Engineering67▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Materials Science67▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Digital Capital66▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Value Chains66▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Innovation Ecosystems66▲ 8.4×2 topics
  37. Turbine Technology66▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Agility65▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Generation Management65▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Innovation Policy61▲ 8.1×5 topics

What research is done in Dortmund?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 103 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 81 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 69 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 66 works
  5. 5 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 66 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 65 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  8. 8 Education Methods and Technologies Education 51 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 41 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 41 works

Research output over time

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