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Research in Kempten (Allgäu)

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Kempten (Allgäu), Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kempten University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
6.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kempten (Allgäu)

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 Kempten (Allgäu)?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kempten University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,223 #4,609
2Cefak (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
3Milchwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Versuchsanstalt KemptenInstitution 3 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.

Which fields of science does Kempten (Allgäu) work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Kempten (Allgäu) is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 158 fractional works · 38.5% of its workEngineering: 95 fractional works · 23.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 45 fractional works · 11.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 134 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 11.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 107 fractional works · 26.2% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 40 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 32 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKempten (Allgäu)410fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences33%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9523.1%
    2. Computer Science4511.1%
    3. Environmental Science81.9%
    4. Energy20.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    7. Materials Science20.4%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences4611.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4611.1%
    3. Psychology235.5%
    4. Decision Sciences81.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities71.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.2%
    1. Medicine6415.6%
    2. Health Professions409.7%
    3. Veterinary20.5%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kempten (Allgäu) strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kempten (Allgäu) is most concentrated in General Health Professions (5.6× the world share in General Health Professions).

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 27.0 works5.6×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.68× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.94× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.01× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.94×2 works
  2. Health Professions3.68×34 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.01×34 works
  4. Psychology1.85×20 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.83×6 works
  6. Engineering1.64×87 works
  7. Computer Science1.32×36 works
  8. Social Sciences0.88×39 works
  9. Medicine0.85×57 works
  10. Nursing0.69×1 works
  11. Energy0.67×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×4 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.53×5 works
  14. Environmental Science0.38×7 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×5 works
  16. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.26×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×3 works
  22. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.13×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Kempten (Allgäu)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Elderly Care, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Health, Customer Experience and Business Models.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development24▲ 3.7×10 topics
  2. Big Data23▲ 5.9×14 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 3.9×19 topics
  4. Digital Transformation23▲ 10×11 topics
  5. Deep Learning22▲ 1.54×29 topics
  6. Sustainability19▲ 1.89×27 topics
  7. Machine Learning18▲ 1.29×31 topics
  8. Elderly Care17▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Mobile Health16▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Customer Experience14▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Business Models13▲ 43×2 topics
  12. E-commerce12▲ 5.3×3 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Technology Innovation12▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Customer Relationship Management11▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life10▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Information Technology10▲ 5.0×5 topics
  19. Investment Decisions10▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Organizational Change9▲ 29×5 topics
  21. Digital Capital9▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Value Chains9▲ 127×1 topic
  23. Leadership9▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. Professional Development9▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Social Innovation9▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Aging and Health Policy8▲ 467×1 topic
  27. Digital Technologies in Nursing Care8▲ 467×1 topic
  28. Electric Vehicles8▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 5.8×6 topics
  30. Telemedicine8▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Thermal Management8▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Social Policy7▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Utilization7▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Interdisciplinary Research7▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Demographic Transition7▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Emotional Regulation7▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Innovation Policy7▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Employee Engagement6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Workforce6▲ 215×1 topic

What research is done in Kempten (Allgäu)?

Digital Innovation in In…9Digital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksSocial Policies and Heal…7Social Policies and Healthcare Reform: 7 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 7 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 6 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 6 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 5 fractional worksSocial and Demographic I…5Social and Demographic Issues in Germany: 5 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 4 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationGeneral Health ProfessionsStrategy and ManagementSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  2. 2 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  4. 4 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works

Research output over time

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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%Kempten (Allgäu)13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.3% in 2014.

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