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Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences

In research, Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,371 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,143 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,059 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,001
of 28,054 · #22,983 all time
Rank in Germany
#709
of 1,178
Research works
944
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Aschaffenburg 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,371 of 12,888 8.4%134 #14264
EngineeringField #5,143 of 6,636 8.6%89 #7706
Social SciencesDomain #9,059 of 10,521 13.4%93 #11659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aschaffenburg 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#14,264 #9,371
  2. Engineering#7,706 #5,143
  3. Social Sciences#11,659 #9,059
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.87× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.36× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.55× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Konrad Doll, M. Conrad and M. Guthzeit lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Konrad Doll Germany · #435,920 worldwide 152 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 M. Conrad Germany · #554,664 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 M. Guthzeit Germany · #584,269 worldwide 50 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Martin-Niels Däfler Germany · #602,738 worldwide 0 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Kai Borgeest Germany · #670,664 worldwide 3 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Georg Rainer Hofmann Germany · #863,851 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Lars Bernhard Schöne Germany · #877,126 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ralf Hellmann Germany · #912,022 worldwide 57 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Tilo Gockel Germany · #1,119,304 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Thomas Lauer Germany · #1,138,507 worldwide 24 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Big Data, Autonomous Vehicles, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy and Leadership.

▲ 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. Deep Learning18▲ 2.1×27 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 2.6×14 topics
  3. Sustainable Development16▲ 4.0×11 topics
  4. Renewable Energy13▲ 3.6×11 topics
  5. Big Data13▲ 5.5×8 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Digital Transformation12▲ 9.0×5 topics
  8. Autonomous Vehicles11▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Leadership9▲ 7.6×10 topics
  10. Customer Relationship Management9▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Information Technology8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 9.9×5 topics
  13. Digital Capital8▲ 179×1 topic
  14. Value Chains8▲ 179×1 topic
  15. Thermal Management8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing8▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Internet of Things7▲ 3.3×6 topics
  18. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.6×7 topics
  19. Employee Engagement7▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Materials Science7▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles7▲ 8.8×4 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  24. Mathematical Modeling6▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Turbine Technology6▲ 139×1 topic
  26. Laser Ablation6▲ 68×2 topics
  27. Micromachining6▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Femtosecond Laser6▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Transparent Materials6▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Urban Planning6▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Agility6▲ 164×1 topic
  32. Organizational Change6▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Data Protection6▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Digital Rights6▲ 241×1 topic
  35. Environmental Policy5▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Governance5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Business Models5▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse5▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Social Innovation5▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Model Predictive Control5▲ 7.2×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Laser Material Processing Techniques and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Corporate Governance and…8Corporate Governance and Management: 8 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …6Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 6 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…6Laser Material Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksCorporate Management and…6Corporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 6 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksSociology and Education …4Sociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksReal estate and construc…4Real estate and construction management: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…4Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …3Innovation, Technology, and Society: 3 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementComputational MechanicsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 8 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  3. 3 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 6 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  5. 5 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 6 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Real estate and construction management Architecture 4 works
  9. 9 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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