Research in Essen
Science Explorer records 44 research institutions in Essen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Duisburg-Essen, FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management and West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen.
- Research institutions
- 44 12 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 75k ▼ 7% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.4M 18.6 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 17.0% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Essen?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Duisburg-EssenUniversity | 54,133 | #267 | |
| 2 | Folkwang University of the ArtsUniversity | 5,242 | #7,351 | |
| 3 | Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und EpidemiologieResearch facility | 2,319 | #10,295 | |
| 4 | FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementUniversity | 2,296 | #2,791 | |
| 5 | RuhrlandklinikHospital / health system | 1,877 | #8,852 | |
| 6 | West German Heart and Vascular Center EssenHospital / health system | 1,320 | #6,222 | |
| 7 | ThyssenKrupp (Germany)Company | 1,211 | #14,262 | |
| 8 | Evonik (Germany)Company | 1,204 | #7,013 | |
| 9 | Alfried Krupp HospitalHospital / health system | 1,008 | #20,111 | |
| 10 | Elisabeth-Krankenhaus EssenHospital / health system | 560 | #12,016 all time | |
| 11 | RWE (Germany)Company | 508 | #17,738 | |
| 12 | StifterverbandInstitution | 490 | #15,695 | |
| 13 | Heinz Nixdorf StiftungNonprofit | 451 | #21,040 | |
| 14 | Deutsche Montan Technologie (Germany)Company | 269 | #25,873 all time | |
| 15 | Gas- und Wärme-Institut EssenResearch facility | 257 | #21,240 all time | |
| 16 | Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance ImagingResearch facility | 247 | #11,565 all time | |
| 17 | Ruhrverband (Germany)Company | 228 | #20,193 all time | |
| 18 | Atlas Copco (Germany)Company | 144 | #28,373 all time | |
| 19 | STEAG (Germany)Company | 124 | #33,527 all time | |
| 20 | Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach FoundationFunder | 112 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Katholisches Klinikum EssenHospital / health system | 91 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Hochtief (Germany)Company | 90 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Gesellschaft für Nuklear Service (Germany)Company | 88 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Karl und Veronica Carstens-StiftungNonprofit | 82 | not ranked | |
| 25 | RWTÜV (Germany)Company | 68 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Brick and Tile Research InstituteNonprofit | 65 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Stiftung MercatorNonprofit | 34 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Johnson Controls (Germany)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Berufsförderungszentrum EssenUniversity | 22 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Institut für Kälte-, Klima- und EnergietechnikResearch facility | 20 | not ranked | |
| 31 | CarboTech (Germany)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Ifm electronic (Germany)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 33 | VGB PowerTechInstitution | 14 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Deichmann (Germany)Company | 12 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Museum FolkwangArchive | 8 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Mercator Research Center RuhrResearch facility | 7 | not ranked | |
| 37 | QD Laser (Germany)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 38 | PLANCO Consulting (Germany)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Deutsches StiftungszentrumNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Brost StiftungNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 41 | mmb InstitutResearch facility | 3 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Evonik StiftungInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Bildungsinstitut im GesundheitswesenInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Hermann und Lilly Schilling-StiftungInstitution | 0 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Essen work in?
In 2022-now, 32% of research in Essen is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences4,16431.5%
- Social Sciences1,87114.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting7315.5%
- Arts and Humanities6154.7%
- Psychology5454.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2712.0%
- Decision Sciences1321.0%
- Physical Sciences4,14531.4%
- Engineering1,72913.1%
- Computer Science7115.4%
- Environmental Science4183.2%
- Materials Science3913.0%
- Physics and Astronomy2902.2%
- Chemistry2031.5%
- Mathematics1551.2%
- Energy1200.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences740.6%
- Chemical Engineering540.4%
- Health Sciences3,68527.9%
- Medicine3,26224.7%
- Health Professions3762.8%
- Nursing210.2%
- Dentistry140.1%
- Veterinary130.1%
- Life Sciences1,2209.2%
What is Essen strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Essen is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Management of Technology and Innovation and Biochemistry (3.4× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 61.4 works3.4×
- Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 112.5 works3.2×
- BiochemistrySubfield · 25.3 works2.6×
- Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 125.8 works2.5×
- Applied PsychologySubfield · 40.9 works2.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting1.66×625 works
- Arts and Humanities1.63×549 works
- Psychology1.34×478 works
- Medicine1.26×2,832 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.22×143 works
- Chemical Engineering1.22×50 works
- Neuroscience1.19×226 works
- Social Sciences1.15×1,699 works
- Health Professions1.10×338 works
- Decision Sciences1.05×119 works
- Chemistry1.01×185 works
- Energy1.01×108 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×253 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.98×254 works
- Mathematics0.95×130 works
- Engineering0.89×1,555 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×529 works
- Materials Science0.85×347 works
- Veterinary0.74×12 works
- Computer Science0.69×622 works
- Environmental Science0.63×367 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×16 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×66 works
- Nursing0.30×17 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×134 works
- Dentistry0.21×12 works
Which keywords describe research in Essen?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Digital Transformation, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Mobile Health, Customer Experience and Big Data.
- Competence
- Generation Management
- Socio-Technical Systems
- Curriculum
- Digital Capital
- Investment Decisions
- Technology Innovation
- Organizational Change
- Business Models
- Genetic Mutations
- Gender
- Ethnografisches Schreiben
- Customer Experience
- Chemotherapy
- Leadership
- Education
- Governance
- Big Data
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Sustainable Development
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
- Globalization
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Immunotherapy
- Identity
- Bildungsungleichheit
- Mobile Health
- Information Technology
- Prognostic Factors
- Social Innovation
- Customer Relationship Management
- Omni-Channel Strategy
- Strategic Marketing
- Value Chains
- Teacher Education
- Agility
- Didactics
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
- Epidemiology440▼ 0.84×130 topics
- Machine Learning347▼ 0.79×88 topics
- Sustainable Development316▲ 1.53×68 topics
- Sustainability296◆ 0.92×93 topics
- Artificial Intelligence276▲ 1.47×44 topics
- Big Data273▲ 2.2×26 topics
- Digital Transformation270▲ 3.8×21 topics
- Governance260▲ 6.0×16 topics
- Globalization251◆ 0.97×116 topics
- Education244◆ 1.07×92 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse234▲ 46×2 topics
- Leadership205▲ 3.2×23 topics
- Immunotherapy195▲ 2.0×19 topics
- Chemotherapy193▲ 2.1×25 topics
- Identity166▲ 1.74×56 topics
- Customer Experience154▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Bildungsungleichheit153▲ 42×1 topic
- Ethnografisches Schreiben153▲ 42×1 topic
- Mobile Health152▲ 7.9×3 topics
- Gender150▲ 2.1×41 topics
- Information Technology147▲ 2.3×16 topics
- Genetic Mutations144▲ 2.5×23 topics
- Prognostic Factors141▲ 2.5×14 topics
- Business Models121▲ 13×4 topics
- Social Innovation118▲ 5.8×7 topics
- Organizational Change118▲ 11×6 topics
- Customer Relationship Management114▲ 6.2×2 topics
- Technology Innovation112▲ 25×2 topics
- Omni-Channel Strategy111▲ 40×1 topic
- Investment Decisions110▲ 6.8×3 topics
- Strategic Marketing98▲ 35×2 topics
- Digital Capital98▲ 43×1 topic
- Value Chains98▲ 43×1 topic
- Curriculum96▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Teacher Education95▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Socio-Technical Systems87▲ 26×3 topics
- Agility84▲ 44×1 topic
- Generation Management84▲ 44×1 topic
- Didactics83▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Competence81▲ 53×1 topic
What research is done in Essen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 144 works
- 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 91 works
- 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 83 works
- 4 Education Methods and Technologies Education 70 works
- 5 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 64 works
- 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 63 works
- 7 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 62 works
- 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 60 works
- 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 57 works
- 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 50 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.9% in 2016.
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