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Augsburg University

In research, Augsburg University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,702 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,312 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,994 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,054
of 28,054 · #5,078 all time
Rank in United States
#2,270
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Augsburg University 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 #7,702 of 10,521 10.6%124 #3902
Health SciencesDomain #9,312 of 11,982 5.2%69 #5810
Social SciencesField #5,994 of 6,365 6.4%63 #3157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Augsburg 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 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. Social Sciences#3,902 #7,702
  2. Health Sciences#5,810 #9,312
  3. Social Sciences#3,157 #5,994
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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.01× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Augsburg University?

Ranked on the composite score, John Benson, Barry M. Franklin and Gudula Linck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augsburg University.

  1. 1 John Benson United States · #195,860 worldwide 138 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Barry M. Franklin United States · #269,393 worldwide 55 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Gudula Linck United States · #377,785 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Josef Franz Lindner United States · #427,981 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Thomas Eberl United States · #485,465 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Bruce R. Reichenbach United States · #627,840 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 W. Braun United States · #809,356 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 M. J. Engebretson United States · #850,603 worldwide 125 citations · 91 works
  9. 9 J. Eckart United States · #875,682 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Walter F. Wislicenus United States · #931,237 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Augsburg University

Which keywords describe research at Augsburg University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Education, Gender, Reflective Practice, History, Pain Management, Sociolinguistics and Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 2.3×22 topics
  2. Epidemiology9◆ 0.91×43 topics
  3. Public Health8▲ 2.1×22 topics
  4. Ethics7▲ 5.9×16 topics
  5. History7▲ 4.0×17 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 1.91×19 topics
  7. Gender6▲ 4.9×17 topics
  8. Identity6▲ 3.4×19 topics
  9. Reflective Practice5▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Literature5▲ 3.6×15 topics
  11. Pain Management4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Sociolinguistics4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  13. Cultural Studies4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  14. Religion4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  15. Social Justice4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  16. Anxiety4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. Mortality4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Philosophy4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  20. Teacher Education4▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Multilingualism4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Governance3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Feminism3▲ 4.5×11 topics
  24. Music Therapy3▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Preoperative Anxiety3▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Stress Reduction3▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Language Policy3▲ 8.8×1 topic
  28. Social Theory3▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Translanguaging3▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Bildungsungleichheit3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Ethnografisches Schreiben3▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Professional Development3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  33. Psychoanalysis3▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Solar Wind3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Cultural Competence3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Intersectionality3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  37. Gender Studies2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Psychology2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  39. Teaching2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Cultural Sociology2▲ 72×2 topics

Which research topics does Augsburg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Music Therapy and Health, Multilingual Education and Policy, Sociology and Education Studies and Theology and Philosophy of Evil.

Music Therapy and Health3Music Therapy and Health: 3 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…3Multilingual Education and Policy: 3 fractional worksSociology and Education …3Sociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …2Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies2Health and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic research and …2Linguistic research and analysis: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyLinguistics and LanguageSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 3 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Education Methods and Technologies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 2 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.1%domestic only47.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Augsburg University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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