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Albstadt-Sigmaringen University

In research, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,562 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,767
of 22,385 · #9,212 all time
Rank in Germany
#292
of 795
Research works
508
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University

What is Albstadt-Sigmaringen University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,562 of 9,585 4.9%74 #9525

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Albstadt-Sigmaringen University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Albstadt-Sigmaringen University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 76 fractional works · 42.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 12.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 36.0% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 16.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlbstadt-SigmaringenUniversity180fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences36%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2815.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2212.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities179.3%
    4. Psychology63.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.9%
    1. Engineering2916.2%
    2. Computer Science179.3%
    3. Materials Science116.1%
    4. Environmental Science42.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    1. Medicine116.2%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.23× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.73× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.73×22 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.23×17 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.55×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.75×11 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×11 works
  6. Social Sciences1.22×28 works
  7. Computer Science1.19×17 works
  8. Psychology1.09×6 works
  9. Engineering1.08×29 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×10 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.93×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.91×3 works
  13. Veterinary0.68×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.48×0 works
  19. Energy0.44×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.44×4 works
  21. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  22. Nursing0.39×0 works
  23. Medicine0.32×11 works
  24. Health Professions0.31×2 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mara Strenger, Jörn Felix Lübben and Karlheinz Seitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Albstadt-Sigmaringen University.

  1. 1 Mara Strenger Germany · #1,146,027 worldwide 458 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Jörn Felix Lübben Germany · #1,342,315 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Karlheinz Seitz Germany · #1,758,569 worldwide 1.9k citations · 101 works
  4. 4 Carl von Fischbach Germany · #1,958,782 worldwide 13 citations · 98 works
  5. 5 Wibke Heidig Germany · #2,304,122 worldwide 85 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Andreas Mockenhaupt Germany · #2,442,654 worldwide 60 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Martin Mauch Germany · #2,691,433 worldwide 520 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Lutz Sommer Germany · #2,695,437 worldwide 1.1k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Manuel Haug Germany · #3,023,229 worldwide 216 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Jonas Rossmanith Germany · #3,037,028 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University

What are the most cited papers from Albstadt-Sigmaringen University?

The most cited paper from Albstadt-Sigmaringen University is "Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients" (Sven Jarius et al., 2012), with 773 citations. Next come "Alginate-Based Edible Films and Coatings for Food Packaging Applications" (710) and "Bio-Based Packaging: Materials, Modifications, Industrial Applications and Sustainability" (491).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients Sven Jarius et al. · Journal of Neuroinflammation Open access 19 Jan 2012 773
2 Alginate-Based Edible Films and Coatings for Food Packaging Applications Tugce Sentürk Parreidt, Kajetan Müller, Markus C. Schmid · Foods Open access 17 Oct 2018 710
3 Bio-Based Packaging: Materials, Modifications, Industrial Applications and Sustainability Corina L. Reichert et al. · Polymers Open access 14 Jul 2020 491
4 Intelligent Packaging in the Food Sector: A Brief Overview Patrícia Ana Muller, Markus C. Schmid · Foods Open access 7 Jan 2019 471
5 Neuromyelitis optica: Evaluation of 871 attacks and 1,153 treatment courses Ingo Kleiter et al. · Annals of Neurology 4 Nov 2015 442
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Big Data, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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 institution'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. Sustainability21▲ 4.8×21 topics
  2. Big Data13▲ 7.5×9 topics
  3. Education12▲ 3.9×13 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 4.3×13 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse9▲ 128×2 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  7. Internet of Things8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  8. Nanocomposites8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  9. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.9×7 topics
  10. Digital Transformation8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  11. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.5×5 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Mathematical Modeling6▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis6▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Engineering6▲ 79×2 topics
  16. Materials Science6▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Thermal Management6▲ 11×1 topic
  19. Turbine Technology6▲ 201×1 topic
  20. Antioxidant6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  21. Governance6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit5▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Business Models5▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Customer Experience5▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Ethnografisches Schreiben5▲ 105×1 topic
  26. Information Technology5▲ 6.2×1 topic
  27. Tissue Engineering5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Value Chains5▲ 168×1 topic
  29. Mobile Health5▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Consumer Perception5▲ 12×7 topics
  31. Biodegradable Polymers5▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Technology Innovation5▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Antimicrobial4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  34. Cybersecurity4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Learning4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  37. Teacher Education4▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Didactics4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Digital Twin4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Smart Manufacturing4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Albstadt-Sigmaringen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Corporate Governance and Management, Sociology and Education Studies and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Physics and Engineering …6Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…5Corporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksSociology and Education …5Sociology and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…5Digital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…3Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 3 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 3 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 3 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Education Methods and Technologies Education 4 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 3 works
  9. 9 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  10. 10 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Albstadt-Sigmaringen University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Albstadt-Sigmaringen University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Albstadt-Sigmaringen University0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Albstadt-Sigmaringen University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Albstadt-Sigmaringen University11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2025.

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