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Ansbach University of Applied Sciences

In research, Ansbach University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,492 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,992 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,225
of 28,054 · #35,081 all time
Rank in Germany
#866
of 1,178
Research works
450
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Ansbach University of Applied Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,492 of 10,521 9.3%116 #14465
Physical SciencesDomain #11,992 of 12,888 9.1%94 #21004

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ansbach University of Applied Sciences 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Ansbach University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 54.3 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.97× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.21× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, W Gottwald and Wolfgang Schlüter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 W Gottwald Germany · #679,783 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang Schlüter Germany · #1,451,099 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Customer Experience, Sustainable Development, Business Models, E-commerce and Mobile Health.

▲ 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 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. Big Data26▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 7.5×12 topics
  3. Digital Transformation23▲ 19×9 topics
  4. Sustainable Development19▲ 5.1×8 topics
  5. Sustainability18▲ 3.1×14 topics
  6. Customer Experience18▲ 50×4 topics
  7. Machine Learning17▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Business Models15▲ 90×2 topics
  9. E-commerce15▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Mobile Health15▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Technology Innovation14▲ 200×2 topics
  12. Omni-Channel Strategy14▲ 287×1 topic
  13. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Polymer Composites11▲ 17×4 topics
  15. 3D Printing10▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Challenges9▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Biomedical Engineering9▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Customer Relationship Management9▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Applications9▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Social Media9▲ 2.6×13 topics
  21. Ceramics8▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Fused Deposition Modeling8▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Materials8▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Healthcare8▲ 3.1×9 topics
  25. Information Technology8▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Innovation8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  27. Digital Capital7▲ 172×1 topic
  28. Value Chains7▲ 172×1 topic
  29. Leadership7▲ 6.5×7 topics
  30. Statistical Analysis7▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Social Capital7▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Organizational Change6▲ 38×3 topics
  33. Marketing6▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Assembly Planning6▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Design for Manufacture6▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Socio-Technical Systems5▲ 91×2 topics
  37. Employee Engagement5▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Agility5▲ 146×1 topic
  39. Generation Management5▲ 146×1 topic
  40. Social Innovation5▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Ansbach University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Innovation in Industries, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Corporate Governance and Management and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Digital Innovation in In…14Digital Innovation in Industries: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 7 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 6 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 5 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Ec…4Digital Platforms and Economics: 4 fractional worksData Analysis with R: 3 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 3 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 3 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 3 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationAutomotive EngineeringStrategy and ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  6. 6 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ansbach University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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