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Research in Trier

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Trier, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universität Trier, Trier University of Applied Sciences and Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier.

Research institutions
12
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Trier?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universität TrierUniversity 8,934 #3,179
2Trier University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,964 #12,630
3Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder TrierNonprofit 381 #23,198
4Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European UnionResearch facility 230 #26,034
5Institute for TelematicsResearch facility 214 #34,192 all time
6Klinikum Mutterhaus der BorromäerinnenHospital / health system 190 #40,161 all time
7Leibniz Institute for PsychologyResearch facility 181 #17,393 all time
8Theologische Fakultät TrierUniversity 18 not ranked
9Daacro (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
10WestRock (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
11Handwerkskammer TrierInstitution 3 not ranked
12Trivisio Prototyping (Germany)Company 1 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.

Universität Trier: 73.6%Trier University of Applied Sciences: 16.2%Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier: 3.1%Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union: 1.9%8 others listed: 5.2%74%largest
Universität Trier8,934 · 73.6%Trier University of Applied Sciences1,964 · 16.2%Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier381 · 3.1%Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union230 · 1.9%8 others listed626 · 5.2%

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What is Trier strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Trier is most concentrated in Classics, History and Philosophy of Science and Applied Psychology (15.6× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 21.3 works16×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 29.1 works8.2×
  3. Applied PsychologySubfield · 20.7 works6.3×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 26.3 works5.6×
← 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 Trier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Gender, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Identity, Education, History and Ethics.

▲ 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. Education78▲ 1.99×54 topics
  2. Globalization77▲ 1.71×65 topics
  3. Sustainable Development66▲ 1.81×41 topics
  4. Gender62▲ 5.0×33 topics
  5. Innovation59▲ 2.4×29 topics
  6. Identity59▲ 3.5×35 topics
  7. Governance56▲ 7.5×11 topics
  8. Digital Transformation55▲ 4.6×12 topics
  9. Leadership55▲ 5.0×16 topics
  10. History55▲ 3.4×32 topics
  11. Human Rights53▲ 2.3×37 topics
  12. Big Data50▲ 2.4×18 topics
  13. Ethics48▲ 4.3×28 topics
  14. Philosophy44▲ 4.4×26 topics
  15. Information Technology42▲ 3.7×7 topics
  16. Literature40▲ 3.2×30 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis39▲ 2.9×14 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation39▲ 5.4×9 topics
  19. Neural Mechanisms34▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Customer Relationship Management33▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Investment Decisions33▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Bildung33▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Strategic Marketing31▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Customer Experience31▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Mobile Health31▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Digital Capital31▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Value Chains31▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Embodiment30▲ 7.0×6 topics
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse30▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Digitalization29▲ 6.3×6 topics
  31. Complex Systems26▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Sociology25▲ 8.1×16 topics
  33. Bildungsungleichheit25▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Ethnografisches Schreiben25▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Organizational Change25▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Cultural History24▲ 8.4×12 topics
  37. Participation23▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Autorschaft23▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Literaturkritik23▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Prefrontal Cortex23▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Trier?

Corporate Governance and…31Corporate Governance and Management: 31 fractional worksSociology and Education …25Sociology and Education Studies: 25 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 23 fractional worksPublic Administration an…22Public Administration and Political Analysis: 22 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…22Digital Innovation in Industries: 22 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 20 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 19 fractional worksCorporate Management and…18Corporate Management and Leadership: 18 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 17 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 16 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 31 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 23 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 22 works
  6. 6 Law and Political Science Law 20 works
  7. 7 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 19 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 18 works
  9. 9 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 17 works
  10. 10 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 16 works

Research output over time

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