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Research in Siegen

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Siegen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Siegen and Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
170k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Siegen

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 Siegen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SiegenUniversity 13,101 #572
2Diakonie Klinikum Jung-StillingHospital / health system 270 #21,442

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 Siegen work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Siegen is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (19%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,465 fractional works · 47.1% of its workEngineering: 672 fractional works · 21.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 111 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 104 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 71 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 364 fractional works · 11.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 107 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 57 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 51 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 146 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 63 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 103 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,292 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 600 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 259 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEducation: 106 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 74 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 254 fractional works · 8.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 50 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 166 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 164 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 237 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 169 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 117 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSiegen3,112fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences42%

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. Engineering67221.6%
    2. Computer Science36411.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1464.7%
    4. Materials Science1033.3%
    5. Environmental Science591.9%
    6. Chemistry431.4%
    7. Mathematics381.2%
    8. Energy210.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences150.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,29241.5%
    1. Social Sciences60019.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities2548.1%
    3. Psychology1665.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1645.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance672.1%
    6. Decision Sciences421.4%
    1. Medicine1695.4%
    2. Health Professions642.1%
    3. Veterinary20.1%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology551.8%
    2. Neuroscience401.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences170.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Siegen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Siegen is most concentrated in Human-Computer Interaction, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and History and Philosophy of Science (8.9× the world share in Human-Computer Interaction).

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 51.9 works8.9×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 58.8 works6.7×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works6.6×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 22.3 works4.8×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 329 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 603 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.11× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.90× its world share, 235 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 144 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 551 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.90×235 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.11×132 works
  3. Psychology1.68×144 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.64×149 works
  5. Social Sciences1.55×551 works
  6. Computer Science1.51×329 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.44×39 works
  8. Engineering1.43×603 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×64 works
  10. Mathematics1.02×34 works
  11. Chemistry0.93×41 works
  12. Materials Science0.93×92 works
  13. Health Professions0.78×58 works
  14. Neuroscience0.76×35 works
  15. Energy0.72×18 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.46×4 works
  17. Environmental Science0.38×54 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×47 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×13 works
  20. Medicine0.27×148 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×4 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×14 works
  24. Veterinary0.09×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.05×1 works
  26. Nursing0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Siegen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Identity, Additive Manufacturing, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Aesthetics and Education.

▲ 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. Deep Learning104◆ 0.97×67 topics
  2. Sustainability98▲ 1.29×57 topics
  3. Machine Learning92◆ 0.89×70 topics
  4. Education90▲ 1.69×64 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence87▲ 1.97×37 topics
  6. Globalization83▲ 1.36×82 topics
  7. Identity75▲ 3.3×43 topics
  8. Sustainable Development70▲ 1.44×36 topics
  9. Big Data68▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Governance64▲ 6.3×13 topics
  11. Ethics64▲ 4.1×36 topics
  12. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse63▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Innovation58▲ 1.81×36 topics
  14. Social Capital58▲ 3.6×14 topics
  15. Gender57▲ 3.4×37 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing57▲ 5.9×7 topics
  17. History51▲ 2.3×31 topics
  18. Digital Transformation48▲ 2.9×22 topics
  19. Leadership44▲ 2.9×18 topics
  20. Literature44▲ 2.5×32 topics
  21. Aesthetics42▲ 17×10 topics
  22. Virtual Reality42▲ 2.7×14 topics
  23. Philosophy41▲ 3.0×30 topics
  24. Bildungsungleichheit38▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Ethnografisches Schreiben38▲ 44×1 topic
  26. User Experience35▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Participatory Design33▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Professional Development32▲ 4.9×12 topics
  29. Embodiment31▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Customer Experience31▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Sociology28▲ 6.5×20 topics
  32. Bildung28▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Health Behavior Change28▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Curriculum27▲ 8.6×5 topics
  35. Lattice QCD27▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Human-Robot Interaction27▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Design Research26▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Interaction Design26▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Competence25▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Didactics25▲ 8.6×1 topic

What research is done in Siegen?

Sociology and Education Studies: 33 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 24 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technol…23Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 23 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…20Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 20 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 18 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 18 fractional worksVocational Education and…16Vocational Education and Training: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 15 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 15 fractional worksLinguistic research and …14Linguistic research and analysis: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationHuman-Computer InteractionIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 24 works
  3. 3 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 23 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18 works
  7. 7 Vocational Education and Training Education 16 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 14 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 counting10%20%30%Siegen18.9% 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 27.5% in 2013.

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