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Research in Erfurt

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Erfurt, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Erfurt, IU International University of Applied Sciences and University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 108% vs 2018-21
Citations
89k
7.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Erfurt

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 Erfurt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ErfurtUniversity 3,751 #1,800
2Medizinische Akademie ErfurtUniversity 2,049 #20,568 all time
3X-Fab (Germany)Company 1,830 #7,163
4IU International University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,298 #2,426
5Helios Klinikum ErfurtHospital / health system 727 #21,734
6Thüringer AufbaubankInstitution 704 #12,034
7University of Applied Sciences ErfurtUniversity 654 #7,101
8Melexis (Germany)Company 83 not ranked
9SocraTec R&D (Germany)Company 66 not ranked
10Katholisches Krankenhaus St. Johann NepomukHospital / health system 37 not ranked
11Stadtarchiv ErfurtArchive 9 not ranked
12HMU Health and Medical University ErfurtUniversity 6 not ranked
13PV Crystalox Solar (Germany)Company 5 not ranked
14Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale GesellschaftGovernment institution 2 not ranked
15CardioSec (Germany)Company 1 not ranked
16Naturstiftung DavidInstitution 1 not ranked
17Thüringer Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und NaturschutzGovernment institution 1 not ranked
18Thüringer Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und SportGovernment institution 1 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 Erfurt: 33.4%Medizinische Akademie Erfurt: 18.3%X-Fab (Germany): 16.3%IU International University of Applied Sciences: 11.6%14 others listed: 20.5%33%largest
University of Erfurt3,751 · 33.4%Medizinische Akademie Erfurt2,049 · 18.3%X-Fab (Germany)1,830 · 16.3%IU International University of Applied Sciences1,298 · 11.6%14 others listed2,297 · 20.5%

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

Which fields of science does Erfurt work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Erfurt is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Engineering (14%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,228 fractional works · 54.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,043 fractional works · 25.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 471 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 198 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 129 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCommunication: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 421 fractional works · 10.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 122 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 100 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 90 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 405 fractional works · 10.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 80 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 56 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 227 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 80 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 88 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 65 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,256 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEngineering: 576 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 179 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 444 fractional works · 10.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 175 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 85 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 403 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 275 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 85 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 172 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKErfurt4,059fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences55%

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. Social Sciences2,22854.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,04325.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting42110.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities40510.0%
    4. Psychology2275.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance882.2%
    6. Decision Sciences451.1%
    1. Engineering57614.2%
    2. Computer Science44410.9%
    3. Environmental Science852.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy461.1%
    5. Materials Science340.8%
    6. Energy200.5%
    7. Mathematics200.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences190.5%
    9. Chemistry80.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Medicine2756.8%
    2. Health Professions1203.0%
    3. Dentistry40.1%
    4. Nursing30.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Neuroscience601.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences511.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology511.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Erfurt strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Erfurt is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation, History and Philosophy of Science and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (7.5× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 80.8 works7.5×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 31.4 works5.8×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 86.4 works5.1×
  4. MuseologySubfield · 21.4 works4.9×
  5. Religious studiesSubfield · 28.4 works4.8×
  6. HistorySubfield · 44.3 works3.9×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 366 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 499 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 234 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.53× its world share, 360 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.35× its world share, 381 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 189 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 921 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.53×360 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.35×381 works
  3. Social Sciences2.06×921 works
  4. Psychology1.75×189 works
  5. Computer Science1.33×366 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.20×41 works
  7. Health Professions1.13×106 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×77 works
  9. Engineering0.94×499 works
  10. Neuroscience0.93×53 works
  11. Energy0.57×18 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.49×38 works
  13. Environmental Science0.44×77 works
  14. Mathematics0.42×18 works
  15. Medicine0.35×234 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×15 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×42 works
  18. Materials Science0.24×29 works
  19. Veterinary0.24×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×42 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.19×2 works
  22. Dentistry0.19×3 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×6 works
  25. Chemistry0.14×8 works
  26. Nursing0.12×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Erfurt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Governance, Leadership, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Artificial Intelligence, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse and Customer Experience.

▲ 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. Deep Learning203▲ 1.45×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning194▲ 1.43×84 topics
  3. Sustainable Development168▲ 2.6×46 topics
  4. Digital Transformation159▲ 7.3×18 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence158▲ 2.7×45 topics
  6. Globalization158▲ 1.97×110 topics
  7. Big Data144▲ 3.7×26 topics
  8. Sustainability138▲ 1.39×82 topics
  9. Governance133▲ 10×15 topics
  10. Leadership126▲ 6.4×24 topics
  11. Identity117▲ 4.0×50 topics
  12. Gender108▲ 5.0×43 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse93▲ 59×2 topics
  14. Customer Experience91▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Information Technology88▲ 4.6×15 topics
  16. Mobile Health87▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Ethics84▲ 4.1×41 topics
  18. Nationalism84▲ 4.6×29 topics
  19. E-commerce84▲ 3.6×6 topics
  20. History83▲ 2.9×44 topics
  21. Neoliberalism82▲ 5.6×24 topics
  22. Customer Relationship Management79▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Business Models78▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Investment Decisions75▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Technology Innovation74▲ 54×3 topics
  26. Omni-Channel Strategy73▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Bildungsungleichheit72▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Ethnografisches Schreiben72▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Digital Capital66▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Value Chains66▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Organizational Change64▲ 20×5 topics
  32. Social Innovation63▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Employee Engagement59▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Socio-Technical Systems57▲ 56×3 topics
  35. Imperialism56▲ 18×6 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems54▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Agility54▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Generation Management54▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Environmental Sustainability53▲ 8.1×7 topics
  40. Class Struggle51▲ 39×2 topics

What research is done in Erfurt?

Sociology and Education Studies: 69 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 66 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…64Corporate Governance and Management: 64 fractional worksCorporate Management and…49Corporate Management and Leadership: 49 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 45 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 37 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…33German Literature and Culture Studies: 33 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 32 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 27 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 26 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 69 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 66 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 64 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 49 works
  5. 5 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 45 works
  6. 6 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 37 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 33 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 32 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 27 works
  10. 10 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 26 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 2025Erfurt8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.8% in 2003.

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