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Research in Paderborn

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Paderborn, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Paderborn University, Hesse (Germany) and Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Paderborn?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Paderborn UniversityUniversity 20,329 #1,779
2Hesse (Germany)Company 743 #9,466
3Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems DesignResearch facility 356 #23,986
4Fachhochschule der WirtschaftUniversity 281 #40,694 all time
5Theologische Fakultät PaderbornUniversity 136 #40,107 all time
6Brüderkrankenhaus St. Josef PaderbornHospital / health system 124 #40,851 all time
7Benteler (Germany)Company 85 not ranked
8Westfalen-KollegUniversity 74 not ranked
9Diebold Nixdorf (Germany)Company 28 not ranked
10S&N (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
11Johann Adam Möhler Institute for EcumenismUniversity 8 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Paderborn University: 91.7%Hesse (Germany): 3.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design: 1.6%Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft: 1.3%7 others listed: 2.1%92%largest
Paderborn University20k · 91.7%Hesse (Germany)743 · 3.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design356 · 1.6%Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft281 · 1.3%7 others listed466 · 2.1%

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

What is Paderborn strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Paderborn is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Management of Technology and Innovation (6.7× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 35.6 works6.7×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 96.1 works5.4×
  3. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 54.3 works5.2×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Paderborn?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Big Data, Sustainability, Identity, Governance, Gender, Bildungsungleichheit and Ethnografisches Schreiben.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Sustainability156▲ 1.86×50 topics
  2. Education118▲ 1.99×55 topics
  3. Machine Learning118◆ 1.04×66 topics
  4. Big Data110▲ 3.5×23 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse99▲ 70×2 topics
  6. Identity97▲ 3.9×32 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties84▲ 2.5×27 topics
  8. Gender83▲ 4.4×33 topics
  9. Digital Transformation77▲ 4.2×16 topics
  10. Governance73▲ 6.4×8 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management63▲ 1.96×16 topics
  12. Bildungsungleichheit59▲ 58×1 topic
  13. Ethnografisches Schreiben59▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Biosensors56▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Literature56▲ 3.0×28 topics
  16. Ethics55▲ 3.3×31 topics
  17. Cultural Studies54▲ 4.2×22 topics
  18. Teaching Methods53▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Teacher Education51▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Mathematical Modeling49▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration48▲ 4.1×5 topics
  22. Professional Development45▲ 6.6×9 topics
  23. Thermal Management44▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Curriculum42▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Optical Modulators41▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Didactics41▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Teaching41▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Customer Experience41▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Competence40▲ 98×1 topic
  30. Fluid Dynamics39▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics38▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Socio-Technical Systems36▲ 45×3 topics
  33. Organizational Change33▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Multimodality32▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Digital Communication32▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Language Variation32▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Business Models32▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Phraseology31▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Bildung31▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Communication Practices31▲ 44×1 topic

What research is done in Paderborn?

Sociology and Education Studies: 59 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 40 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 31 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 28 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 27 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 27 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…26Photonic and Optical Devices: 26 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 26 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 24 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…24Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 40 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 31 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 28 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 27 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 26 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 24 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 24 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.