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Research in Ulm

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Ulm, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universität Ulm, Technische Hochschule Ulm and Bundeswehrkrankenhaus.

Research institutions
18
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
54k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ulm

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 Ulm?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universität UlmUniversity 46,143 #584
2Technische Hochschule UlmUniversity 2,416 #3,960
3BundeswehrkrankenhausHospital / health system 1,241 #16,137
4Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-WürttembergNonprofit 802 #17,401
5DRK-Blutspendedienst Baden-Württemberg - HessenHospital / health system 489 #22,187 all time
6University and Rehabilitation Clinics UlmHospital / health system 303 #20,216 all time
7German National Bone Marrow Donor RegistryNonprofit 147 #34,308 all time
8Ulrich Medical (Germany)Company 119 not ranked
9Wieland (Germany)Company 117 not ranked
10Agaplesion Bethesda KlinikHospital / health system 108 not ranked
11United Monolithic Semiconductors (Germany)Company 81 not ranked
12Dantec Dynamics (Germany)Company 36 not ranked
13Teva Pharmaceuticals (Germany)Company 28 not ranked
14Schwenk (Germany)Company 24 not ranked
15Therapeutische Drug Monitoring Kinder-und JugendpsychiatrieHospital / health system 12 not ranked
16ProgeniusUniversity 10 not ranked
17Interfels (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
18Deutsche WirbelsäulengesellschaftInstitution 0 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.

Universität Ulm: 88.6%Technische Hochschule Ulm: 4.6%Bundeswehrkrankenhaus: 2.4%Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg: 1.5%13 others listed: 2.8%89%largest
Universität Ulm46k · 88.6%Technische Hochschule Ulm2,416 · 4.6%Bundeswehrkrankenhaus1,241 · 2.4%Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg802 · 1.5%13 others listed1,481 · 2.8%

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

Which fields of science does Ulm work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Ulm is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Engineering (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,319 fractional works · 37.2% of its workMedicine: 2,088 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSurgery: 312 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 154 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 146 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 145 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 120 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 118 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 106 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 93 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 175 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,147 fractional works · 34.4% of its workEngineering: 944 fractional works · 15.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 428 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 157 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 419 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 152 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 234 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 152 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 138 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 81 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 113 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 99 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 925 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 501 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 282 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 215 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 98 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 118 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 89 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 845 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPsychology: 386 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 172 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 97 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 248 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUlm6,236fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences14%

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. Health Sciences2,31937.2%
    1. Medicine2,08833.5%
    2. Health Professions1752.8%
    3. Dentistry390.6%
    4. Nursing140.2%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Engineering94415.1%
    2. Computer Science4196.7%
    3. Materials Science2343.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1382.2%
    5. Chemistry1131.8%
    6. Environmental Science991.6%
    7. Energy741.2%
    8. Mathematics641.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering460.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences190.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5018.0%
    2. Neuroscience2153.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1181.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences781.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.2%
    1. Psychology3866.2%
    2. Social Sciences2484.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting771.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities480.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance460.7%
    6. Decision Sciences400.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ulm strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ulm is most concentrated in Applied Psychology, Otorhinolaryngology and Catalysis (4.0× the world share in Applied Psychology).

  1. Applied PsychologySubfield · 32.0 works4.0×
  2. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 20.1 works3.6×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 29.2 works3.6×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 54.0 works3.6×
← 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.

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: 0.26× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 440 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 98 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 188 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 99 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 383 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 65 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 861 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 214 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.37× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 150 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 1,829 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 338 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 228 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.15×42 works
  2. Neuroscience2.09×188 works
  3. Psychology2.00×338 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.76×98 works
  5. Medicine1.72×1,829 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×440 works
  7. Dentistry1.37×37 works
  8. Energy1.27×65 works
  9. Chemistry1.14×99 works
  10. Materials Science1.10×214 works
  11. Engineering1.04×861 works
  12. Health Professions1.03×150 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.02×126 works
  14. Mathematics0.90×59 works
  15. Computer Science0.89×383 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.68×36 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×12 works
  18. Nursing0.44×12 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×68 works
  20. Veterinary0.34×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×41 works
  22. Environmental Science0.32×88 works
  23. Social Sciences0.32×228 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.28×44 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×68 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×17 works

Which keywords describe research in Ulm?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Epidemiology, Rechargeable Batteries, Energy Storage, Battery Materials, Nanostructured Anodes and Battery Technology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology354▲ 1.43×127 topics
  2. Cathode Materials233▲ 9.6×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning197◆ 0.91×72 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries191▲ 7.4×3 topics
  5. Inflammation186▲ 1.40×80 topics
  6. Energy Storage173▲ 4.3×11 topics
  7. Machine Learning155▼ 0.75×75 topics
  8. Mental Health141▲ 1.58×41 topics
  9. Rechargeable Batteries141▲ 8.5×2 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress127▲ 1.24×56 topics
  11. Depression120▲ 2.2×23 topics
  12. Battery Technology116▲ 6.7×2 topics
  13. Cancer114▲ 1.36×50 topics
  14. Treatment113▲ 1.49×50 topics
  15. Battery Materials111▲ 11×1 topic
  16. Nanostructured Anodes111▲ 11×1 topic
  17. Nanomaterials108▲ 1.66×19 topics
  18. Chemotherapy106▲ 2.4×25 topics
  19. Immunotherapy103▲ 2.3×18 topics
  20. Quality of Life103◆ 1.14×52 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease96▲ 1.36×35 topics
  22. Ionic Conductivity95▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Genetics94▲ 2.1×22 topics
  24. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries93▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Risk Factors92▲ 1.35×37 topics
  26. Nanostructured Cathodes92▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Solid-State Electrolytes92▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Anxiety81▲ 2.7×12 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors80▲ 3.0×14 topics
  30. Catalysis79▲ 1.90×27 topics
  31. Complications78▲ 2.5×17 topics
  32. Mortality76▲ 2.1×13 topics
  33. Thermal Management71▲ 3.5×8 topics
  34. Genetic Mutations69▲ 2.5×23 topics
  35. Electric Vehicles68▲ 3.8×4 topics
  36. Metal-Organic Frameworks66▲ 2.5×6 topics
  37. Battery Management Systems59▲ 6.5×1 topic
  38. Thermal Runaway59▲ 6.5×1 topic
  39. Emotion Regulation58▲ 2.9×8 topics
  40. Neurodegeneration58▲ 3.0×11 topics

What research is done in Ulm?

Advancements in Battery …102Advancements in Battery Materials: 102 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…84Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 84 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 56 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 30 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 24 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 23 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 21 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 20 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 19 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 19 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentApplied Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 102 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 84 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 56 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 23 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 21 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 20 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 19 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 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%Ulm16.6% 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 26.8% in 2016.

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