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Research in Lübeck

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Lübeck, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Lübeck, Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck and Universitäres Kinderwunschzentrum Lübeck.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
550k
21.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lübeck

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 Lübeck?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LübeckUniversity 23,057 #788
2Universitäres Kinderwunschzentrum LübeckHospital / health system 834 #12,304
3Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika (Germany)Company 724 #10,594 all time
4Technical University of Applied Sciences LübeckUniversity 526 #9,954
5Medizinisches Laserzentrum Lübeck (Germany)Company 413 #19,983 all time
6Institute for Integrative and Experimental GenomicsResearch facility 255 #14,695 all time
7Dräger (Germany)Company 203 #22,775 all time
8Lübeck Academy of MusicUniversity 29 not ranked
9Baader Food Processing Machinery (Germany)Company 6 not ranked
10Amedon (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
11Deutscher Berufsverband Rettungsdienst e.VInstitution 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 Lübeck: 88.5%Universitäres Kinderwunschzentrum Lübeck: 3.2%Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika (Germany): 2.8%Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck: 2.0%7 others listed: 3.5%89%largest
University of Lübeck23k · 88.5%Universitäres Kinderwunschzentrum Lübeck834 · 3.2%Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika (Germany)724 · 2.8%Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck526 · 2.0%7 others listed911 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does Lübeck work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Lübeck is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,220 fractional works · 54.1% of its workMedicine: 2,016 fractional works · 49.2% of its workSurgery: 209 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 184 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 141 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 135 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 133 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 121 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 112 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 99 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 98 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 92 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 164 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 87 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 726 fractional works · 17.7% of its workComputer Science: 293 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 105 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 70 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 277 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 56 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 697 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 336 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 169 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 73 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 202 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 99 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 121 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 105 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 459 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPsychology: 185 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 69 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 143 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLübeck4,101fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences11%

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. Health Sciences2,22054.1%
    1. Medicine2,01649.2%
    2. Health Professions1644.0%
    3. Dentistry220.5%
    4. Nursing160.4%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Computer Science2937.2%
    2. Engineering2776.7%
    3. Environmental Science561.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy360.9%
    5. Materials Science180.4%
    6. Mathematics180.4%
    7. Chemistry160.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.2%
    9. Energy40.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3368.2%
    2. Neuroscience2024.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1212.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences300.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.2%
    1. Psychology1854.5%
    2. Social Sciences1433.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities501.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting320.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance270.6%
    6. Decision Sciences230.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lübeck strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lübeck is most concentrated in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Dermatology and Neurology (6.6× the world share in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems).

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 20.0 works6.6×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 47.4 works5.1×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 98.6 works4.8×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 84.8 works4.6×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 38.5 works4.0×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 290 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.96× its world share, 106 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.99× its world share, 172 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 254 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 243 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 141 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.57× its world share, 1,756 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.99×172 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.96×106 works
  3. Medicine2.57×1,756 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.53×290 works
  5. Health Professions1.51×141 works
  6. Psychology1.48×160 works
  7. Dentistry0.96×17 works
  8. Computer Science0.92×254 works
  9. Nursing0.72×12 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.60×8 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.58×20 works
  12. Engineering0.46×243 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.44×45 works
  14. Mathematics0.40×17 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.37×29 works
  16. Veterinary0.32×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×24 works
  18. Environmental Science0.27×48 works
  19. Social Sciences0.27×123 works
  20. Chemistry0.23×13 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×24 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×27 works
  23. Materials Science0.12×14 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.10×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×6 works
  26. Energy0.08×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Lübeck?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Quality of Life and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology350▲ 2.1×126 topics
  2. Inflammation177▲ 2.0×82 topics
  3. Deep Learning169▲ 1.19×64 topics
  4. Diagnosis143▲ 3.7×40 topics
  5. Treatment134▲ 2.7×49 topics
  6. Quality of Life131▲ 2.2×49 topics
  7. Machine Learning120◆ 0.88×63 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress103▲ 1.52×56 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders98▲ 4.2×19 topics
  10. Immunotherapy95▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Autoantibodies90▲ 9.4×8 topics
  12. Management87▲ 2.7×32 topics
  13. Cancer86▲ 1.56×52 topics
  14. Chemotherapy82▲ 2.8×25 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease75▲ 1.61×35 topics
  16. Clinical Trials73▲ 2.7×19 topics
  17. Genetics70▲ 2.4×25 topics
  18. Depression67▲ 1.86×23 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome64▲ 1.93×22 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease61▲ 6.0×8 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors60▲ 3.3×14 topics
  22. Rituximab59▲ 9.9×4 topics
  23. Global Burden57▲ 2.6×12 topics
  24. Immunosuppressive Therapy57▲ 7.3×8 topics
  25. Radiotherapy56▲ 3.5×13 topics
  26. Guidelines56▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines55▲ 2.4×14 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration54▲ 4.3×11 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations54▲ 3.0×23 topics
  30. Autoimmune53▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction50▲ 4.2×11 topics
  32. Echocardiography44▲ 3.9×8 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria42▲ 4.4×10 topics
  34. Catheter Ablation41▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Intravenous Immunoglobulin38▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Regulatory T Cells34▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Epidemiological Study34▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Bullous Pemphigoid33▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Pemphigoid33▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Immune Dysregulation32▲ 9.7×2 topics

What research is done in Lübeck?

Autoimmune Bullous Skin …32Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 32 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…22Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 22 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 20 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 20 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 19 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 18 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 17 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …17Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 17 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 17 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 17 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineDermatologyGeneral Health ProfessionsBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 32 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 22 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  4. 4 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 19 works
  6. 6 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 18 works
  7. 7 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 17 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  10. 10 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 17 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%Lübeck15.7% 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 23.5% in 2016.

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