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Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

In research, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,371 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,680 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,193 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Signal Processing is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,617
of 28,054 · #918 all time
Rank in Germany
#428
of 1,178
Research works
14k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
233k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Darmstadt 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 #5,371 of 10,521 15.1%183 #2818
Physical SciencesDomain #7,680 of 12,888 13.2%295 #726
Social SciencesField #4,193 of 6,365 16.3%85 #3566
Computer ScienceField #3,189 of 4,667 17.1%140 #996
EngineeringField #5,636 of 6,636 6.7%109 #1198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Darmstadt 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. Social Sciences#2,818 #5,371
  2. Physical Sciences#726 #7,680
  3. Social Sciences#3,566 #4,193
  4. Computer Science#996 #3,189
  5. Engineering#1,198 #5,636
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 Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 20.3 works13×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 50.8 works7.8×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.48× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.65× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, J. Kübler, Eckhard Wollenweber and Karl Küpfmüller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 J. Kübler Germany · #45,463 worldwide 855 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Eckhard Wollenweber Germany · #77,235 worldwide 227 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Karl Küpfmüller Germany · #133,442 worldwide 42 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Jürgen Brickmann Germany · #143,235 worldwide 254 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Lars Rademacher Germany · #146,220 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Klaus Häfner Germany · #151,702 worldwide 247 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Jürgen Schmitt Germany · #153,818 worldwide 233 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Herbert Schäfer Germany · #169,909 worldwide 178 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Bernhard Neumann Germany · #172,247 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang Pfeiffer Germany · #178,321 worldwide 315 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Big Data, Security, Sustainable Development, Authentication, Privacy, Face Recognition and Digital Transformation.

▲ 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 Learning54▲ 3.0×51 topics
  2. Sustainable Development35▲ 4.3×12 topics
  3. Big Data34▲ 7.2×14 topics
  4. Security32▲ 9.4×14 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence26▲ 3.7×21 topics
  6. Authentication25▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Sustainability25▲ 1.97×22 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks24▲ 6.4×10 topics
  9. Privacy24▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Face Recognition23▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Digital Transformation23▲ 8.3×6 topics
  12. Feature Extraction20▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Age Estimation18▲ 55×2 topics
  14. Pose Estimation18▲ 31×3 topics
  15. 3D Face Reconstruction18▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Facial Landmark Detection18▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Biometric Recognition18▲ 143×1 topic
  18. Fingerprint18▲ 143×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Customer Experience15▲ 19×3 topics
  21. E-commerce15▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Governance14▲ 8.2×3 topics
  23. Business Models14▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Mobile Health14▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Omni-Channel Strategy14▲ 124×1 topic
  26. Technology Innovation14▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 7.2×6 topics
  28. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse12▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Thermal Management12▲ 6.8×3 topics
  30. Social Innovation12▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Vibration Analysis12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Fluid Dynamics11▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Mathematical Modeling11▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Engineering11▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Materials Science11▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Wireless Communications11▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Bildungsungleichheit10▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Ethnografisches Schreiben10▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Antenna9▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Microstrip9▲ 20×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Face recognition and analysis, Biometric Identification and Security, Digital Innovation in Industries and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Face recognition and analysis: 18 fractional worksBiometric Identification and Security: 18 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…14Digital Innovation in Industries: 14 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …11Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 11 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 10 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 9 fractional worksData Visualization and A…8Data Visualization and Analytics: 8 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 7 fractional worksUser Authentication and Security Systems: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSignal ProcessingManagement of Technology and InnovationComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 18 works
  2. 2 Biometric Identification and Security Signal Processing 18 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 11 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 works
  8. 8 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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