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Research in Osnabrück

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Osnabrück, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Osnabrück University, Hochschule Osnabrück and Klinikum Osnabrück.

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
326k
17.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Osnabrück

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 Osnabrück?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Osnabrück UniversityUniversity 14,281 #707
2Hochschule OsnabrückUniversity 2,298 #1,885
3Klinikum OsnabrückHospital / health system 455 #13,186
4Schüchtermann-KlinikHospital / health system 346 #17,805 all time
5Paracelsus-KlinikenHospital / health system 284 #22,799 all time
6Marienhospital OsnabrückHospital / health system 276 #21,467 all time
7Gesellschaft fuer Wirtschaftliche StrukturforschungInstitution 146 #28,251 all time
8Deutsche Bundesstiftung UmweltInstitution 55 not ranked
9Niedersächsisches Institut für frühkindliche Bildung und EntwicklungUniversity 19 not ranked
10Akademie Überlingen (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
11Museum am SchölerbergArchive 10 not ranked
12German Foundation for Peace ResearchInstitution 9 not ranked
13KME (Germany)Company 7 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.

Osnabrück University: 78.5%Hochschule Osnabrück: 12.6%Klinikum Osnabrück: 2.5%Schüchtermann-Klinik: 1.9%9 others listed: 4.5%78%largest
Osnabrück University14k · 78.5%Hochschule Osnabrück2,298 · 12.6%Klinikum Osnabrück455 · 2.5%Schüchtermann-Klinik346 · 1.9%9 others listed819 · 4.5%

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

Which fields of science does Osnabrück work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Osnabrück is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,561 fractional works · 47.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 730 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 336 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 143 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 72 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 249 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 92 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 245 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 242 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 84 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 841 fractional works · 25.3% of its workComputer Science: 261 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 78 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 206 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 152 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 556 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 407 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSurgery: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 129 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 88 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 365 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 154 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 125 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOsnabrück3,323fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences47%

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 Sciences1,56147.0%
    1. Social Sciences73022.0%
    2. Psychology2497.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities2457.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2427.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance631.9%
    6. Decision Sciences331.0%
    1. Computer Science2617.9%
    2. Engineering2066.2%
    3. Environmental Science1524.6%
    4. Mathematics531.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy501.5%
    6. Materials Science491.5%
    7. Chemistry381.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences180.5%
    9. Energy110.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Medicine40712.2%
    2. Health Professions1293.9%
    3. Nursing80.2%
    4. Veterinary80.2%
    5. Dentistry40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1544.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1253.8%
    3. Neuroscience702.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Osnabrück strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Osnabrück is most concentrated in Religious studies and Dermatology (5.6× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 27.6 works5.6×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 42.2 works5.4×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 231 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 117 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 354 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 227 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.33× its world share, 223 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 216 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 663 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.64×227 works
  2. Psychology2.38×216 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.33×223 works
  4. Social Sciences1.76×663 works
  5. Veterinary1.68×7 works
  6. Health Professions1.49×117 works
  7. Mathematics1.44×50 works
  8. Neuroscience1.24×60 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.03×30 works
  10. Computer Science1.00×231 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×59 works
  12. Environmental Science0.88×130 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×134 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×111 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.70×46 works
  16. Chemistry0.69×32 works
  17. Medicine0.62×354 works
  18. Materials Science0.43×44 works
  19. Engineering0.42×188 works
  20. Nursing0.40×6 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.36×4 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×10 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×16 works
  24. Energy0.34×9 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×3 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Osnabrück?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Leadership, Sustainability, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Big Data and Digital Transformation.

▲ 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. Sustainability131▲ 1.61×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning109◆ 0.98×76 topics
  3. Epidemiology108▼ 0.82×108 topics
  4. Climate Change108▲ 1.19×86 topics
  5. Globalization101▲ 1.55×77 topics
  6. Governance97▲ 9.0×14 topics
  7. Sustainable Development92▲ 1.77×48 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence91▲ 1.92×38 topics
  9. Big Data90▲ 2.8×23 topics
  10. Leadership81▲ 5.0×20 topics
  11. Human Rights78▲ 2.3×51 topics
  12. Digital Transformation70▲ 3.9×17 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse69▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Identity68▲ 2.8×36 topics
  15. Gender67▲ 3.7×33 topics
  16. Bildungsungleichheit55▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Ethnografisches Schreiben55▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Ethics47▲ 2.8×32 topics
  19. Customer Experience42▲ 7.8×4 topics
  20. Mobile Health41▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. European Union38▲ 5.1×19 topics
  22. Digitalization38▲ 5.5×8 topics
  23. Customer Relationship Management36▲ 7.9×2 topics
  24. Investment Decisions36▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Social Innovation35▲ 6.8×7 topics
  26. Strategic Marketing35▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Bildung34▲ 33×3 topics
  28. Digital Capital34▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Value Chains34▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Business Models32▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Immigration32▲ 8.7×4 topics
  32. Organizational Change31▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Complex Systems30▲ 8.7×5 topics
  34. Citizenship30▲ 7.5×6 topics
  35. Sustainable Behavior30▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Technology Innovation29▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Omni-Channel Strategy28▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Autorschaft28▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Literaturkritik28▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Crisis Management28▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Osnabrück?

Sociology and Education Studies: 53 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 33 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…28German Literature and Culture Studies: 28 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…27Digital Innovation in Industries: 27 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 25 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 24 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…21Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 21 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 19 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 19 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and …19Religion, Theology, and Education: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementLiterature and Literary TheoryManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 33 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 28 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 27 works
  5. 5 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 24 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 21 works
  8. 8 Law and Political Science Law 19 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  10. 10 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 19 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%Osnabrück18.1% 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 26.4% in 2009.

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