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Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

In research, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,820 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,362 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,492 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,991
of 28,054 · #2,755 all time
Rank in Germany
#146
of 1,178
Research works
7k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg 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 #1,820 of 10,521 18.7%439 #2424
Physical SciencesDomain #2,362 of 12,888 13.2%992 #2063
Computer ScienceField #1,492 of 4,667 13.9%168 #1235
EngineeringField #2,216 of 6,636 10.5%495 #1316
Social SciencesField #2,218 of 6,365 18.4%200 #2942
Life SciencesDomain #3,516 of 7,800 21.8%112 #4739
Environmental ScienceField #1,634 of 3,551 23.7%129 #1325
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,265 of 2,578 21.3%99 #1596
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,349 of 1,998 15.2%76 #2469
Health SciencesDomain #8,480 of 11,982 14.7%142 #12315

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg 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#2,424 #1,820
  2. Physical Sciences#2,063 #2,362
  3. Computer Science#1,235 #1,492
  4. Engineering#1,316 #2,216
  5. Social Sciences#2,942 #2,218
  6. Life Sciences#4,739 #3,516
  7. Environmental Science#1,325 #1,634
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,596 #1,265
  9. Arts and Humanities#2,469 #1,349
  10. Health Sciences#12,315 #8,480
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.

What does Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 55.3 works5.7×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 47.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.85× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 168 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 495 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 200 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Patricia Graf, Klaus Birkhofer and Dieter Bestle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg.

  1. 1 Patricia Graf Germany · #62,221 worldwide 403 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Klaus Birkhofer Germany · #68,261 worldwide 502 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Dieter Bestle Germany · #113,419 worldwide 199 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Claus Lewerentz Germany · #114,512 worldwide 191 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Fabian Mauß Germany · #122,158 worldwide 200 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Jan Schnellenbach Germany · #127,975 worldwide 91 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Jan Hoffmann Germany · #198,015 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 J. Reif Germany · #207,244 worldwide 213 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Detlev Möller Germany · #213,982 worldwide 123 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Lothar Knopp Germany · #252,394 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

Which keywords describe research at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Social Innovation and Customer Relationship Management.

▲ 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. Sustainability85▲ 2.1×61 topics
  2. Renewable Energy74▲ 3.0×38 topics
  3. Climate Change66▲ 1.45×78 topics
  4. Deep Learning62◆ 1.07×59 topics
  5. Sustainable Development56▲ 2.1×39 topics
  6. Machine Learning55◆ 0.99×62 topics
  7. Heat Transfer38▲ 4.5×17 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties38▲ 2.3×27 topics
  9. Neural Networks33▲ 1.27×31 topics
  10. Microstructure30▲ 3.4×16 topics
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation29▲ 9.0×5 topics
  12. Identity26▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Information Technology25▲ 3.1×10 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing23▲ 4.5×7 topics
  15. Urban Development23▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Social Innovation22▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Customer Relationship Management21▲ 8.7×2 topics
  18. Governance21▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Investment Decisions21▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Renewable Energy Integration21▲ 3.7×6 topics
  21. Digital Capital20▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Value Chains20▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Thermal Management20▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Vibration Analysis18▲ 4.0×9 topics
  25. Fluid Dynamics17▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Energy Transition17▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. Environmental Policy16▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Carbon Dioxide16▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse15▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Cultural Sociology15▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Bildungsungleichheit14▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Ethnografisches Schreiben14▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Renewable Fuels14▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Turbulent Flow14▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Social Theory14▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling13▲ 9.0×4 topics
  37. Turbulent Flows13▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Innovation Policy13▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Cultural Sustainability12▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Materials Science12▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Sociology and Education Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Catalysts for Methane Reforming.

Corporate Governance and…20Corporate Governance and Management: 20 fractional worksSociology and Education …14Sociology and Education Studies: 14 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 12 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 11 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 11 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 11 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences and History: 11 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…11Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 11 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 10 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 10 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsCatalysis4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 20 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 12 works
  4. 4 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 11 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 11 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 11 works
  7. 7 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 10 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.