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Research in Mülheim

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Mülheim, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
377k
41.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Mülheim

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 Mülheim?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ruhr West University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,260 #5,661
2Mannesmann (Germany)Company 392 #28,468 all time
3Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein-WestfalenCompany 49 not ranked
4Schauenburg (Germany)Company 35 not ranked
5Gerstel (Germany)Company 27 not ranked
6Theodor Fliedner FoundationInstitution 10 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.

Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences: 71.1%Mannesmann (Germany): 22.1%Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein-Westfalen: 2.8%Schauenburg (Germany): 2.0%2 others listed: 2.1%71%largest
Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences1,260 · 71.1%Mannesmann (Germany)392 · 22.1%Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein-Westfalen49 · 2.8%Schauenburg (Germany)35 · 2.0%2 others listed37 · 2.1%

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

Which fields of science does Mülheim work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research in Mülheim is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (26%), Engineering (15%), Materials Science (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 925 fractional works · 76.2% of its workChemistry: 311 fractional works · 25.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 193 fractional works · 15.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 63 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 183 fractional works · 15.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 58 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 121 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 86 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 79 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 68 fractional works · 5.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 65 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCatalysis: 32 fractional works · 2.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 152 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 43 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 84 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMülheim1,214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

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. Chemistry31125.6%
    2. Engineering18315.1%
    3. Materials Science12110.0%
    4. Computer Science796.5%
    5. Energy685.6%
    6. Environmental Science504.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering494.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy413.4%
    9. Mathematics141.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.7%
    1. Social Sciences514.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting433.5%
    3. Psychology332.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities121.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.5%
    6. Decision Sciences60.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology514.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics141.1%
    3. Neuroscience121.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine403.3%
    2. Health Professions121.0%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mülheim strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mülheim is most concentrated in Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Catalysis (20.7× the world share in Inorganic Chemistry).

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 55.9 works21×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 167.7 works21×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 28.7 works18×
  4. ChemistryField · 274.0 works16×
  5. Chemical EngineeringField · 44.7 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.38× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.79× its world share, 45 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 16.10× its world share, 274 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.29× its world share, 63 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 168 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.89× its world share, 109 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry16.10×274 works
  2. Chemical Engineering11.79×45 works
  3. Energy6.29×63 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.38×13 works
  5. Materials Science2.89×109 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.56×38 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×40 works
  8. Engineering1.03×168 works
  9. Mathematics0.92×12 works
  10. Psychology0.88×29 works
  11. Environmental Science0.83×45 works
  12. Computer Science0.82×69 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×46 works
  14. Neuroscience0.66×12 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.47×5 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×6 works
  17. Health Professions0.35×10 works
  18. Social Sciences0.33×45 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.28×9 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×6 works
  21. Medicine0.16×34 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×6 works
  23. Veterinary0.11×0 works
  24. Nursing0.09×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Mülheim?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Electrocatalysis, Hydrogenation, Transition Metal Catalysis, Transition Metal Complexes, Catalysts, Organic Synthesis and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Catalysis133▲ 16×27 topics
  2. Electrocatalysis69▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Hydrogenation68▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Nanomaterials56▲ 4.4×17 topics
  5. Transition Metal Catalysis54▲ 52×4 topics
  6. Transition Metal Complexes52▲ 47×4 topics
  7. Catalysts52▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Organic Synthesis49▲ 35×11 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks41▲ 8.2×6 topics
  10. Water Splitting41▲ 9.1×4 topics
  11. Nanoparticles40▲ 2.6×27 topics
  12. Enantioselective Synthesis37▲ 50×7 topics
  13. Carbon Dioxide35▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry35▲ 11×12 topics
  15. Organometallic Chemistry35▲ 65×5 topics
  16. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions34▲ 46×3 topics
  17. Fuel Cells34▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Green Chemistry33▲ 15×9 topics
  19. Heterocycles32▲ 29×8 topics
  20. Energy Conversion32▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Hydrogen Evolution32▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Oxygen Reduction32▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Dehydrogenation32▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Enantioselective Reactions31▲ 67×2 topics
  25. C-C Bond Formation30▲ 61×3 topics
  26. Polymerization30▲ 26×5 topics
  27. Catalytic28▲ 20×6 topics
  28. Selective Oxidation28▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Oxidation27▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Synthesis26▲ 5.8×26 topics
  31. Asymmetric Catalysis26▲ 58×4 topics
  32. Hydrogen Bonding26▲ 25×4 topics
  33. Aryl Halides26▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Oxidative Coupling26▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Human-Robot Interaction26▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Chiral Ligands25▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation24▲ 44×1 topic
  38. C–H Activation24▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Homogeneous Catalysts23▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Alcohol Activation23▲ 72×1 topic

What research is done in Mülheim?

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 30 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 21 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…21Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 21 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…19Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 19 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 16 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 15 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…14Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 14 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 12 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 12 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Ni…12Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 12 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  2. 2 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 21 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 21 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 19 works
  5. 5 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 16 works
  6. 6 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 14 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 12 works
  9. 9 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  10. 10 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 12 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 counting20%40%60%Mülheim17.7% 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 40.7% in 2016.

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