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Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences

In research, Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,834 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,669 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 20.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,961
of 28,054 · #28,666 all time
Rank in Germany
#742
of 1,178
Research works
459
▲ 360% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Federal University of Applied Administrative 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 #4,834 of 10,521 9.2%128 #8908
Social SciencesField #5,669 of 6,365 7.7%93 #8061

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal University of Applied Administrative 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 Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 43.9 works21×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.6 works5.6×
  3. Social SciencesField · 92.8 works5.1×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.13× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin H. W. Möllers, Anke Borsdorff and Armin Pfahl-Traughber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences.

  1. 1 Martin H. W. Möllers Germany · #291,671 worldwide 12 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Anke Borsdorff Germany · #440,188 worldwide 2 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Armin Pfahl-Traughber Germany · #493,048 worldwide 22 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Naoki HASHIMOTO Germany · #777,976 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Ларс Бергер Germany · #1,010,650 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Tom Mannewitz Germany · #1,063,587 worldwide 12 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Stefan Goertz Germany · #1,123,164 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Stefan Goertz Germany · #1,189,459 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Digitalization, Governance, Leadership, Globalization, Security, Innovation and Legal Methodology.

▲ 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. Human Rights20▲ 14×14 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 5.3×16 topics
  3. Digitalization15▲ 52×3 topics
  4. Governance14▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Leadership13▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Security11▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Innovation11▲ 7.4×4 topics
  8. Legal Methodology11▲ 405×1 topic
  9. Party Competition11▲ 637×1 topic
  10. Participation10▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Policy Change10▲ 542×1 topic
  12. European Union9▲ 27×8 topics
  13. Criminal Law8▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Youth Offenders7▲ 114×2 topics
  15. Legal Reforms6▲ 469×1 topic
  16. Prison System6▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Nationalism6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  18. International Relations6▲ 17×8 topics
  19. Terrorism6▲ 83×2 topics
  20. Conflict5▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Sovereignty5▲ 39×5 topics
  22. Extremism5▲ 129×1 topic
  23. Radicalization5▲ 129×1 topic
  24. Global Governance5▲ 15×6 topics
  25. International Law5▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Nation-Building4▲ 58×4 topics
  27. Democracy4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  28. Financial Markets4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Antisemitism4▲ 289×1 topic
  30. Economic Crisis4▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Policing4▲ 956×1 topic
  32. Right-Wing Extremism4▲ 289×1 topic
  33. State-Building4▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Diplomacy4▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Public Opinion4▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Afghanistan4▲ 103×1 topic
  37. Pakistan4▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Physician Liability3▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Climate Consequences3▲ 217×1 topic
  40. Nuclear War3▲ 217×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Law and Political Science, Public Administration and Political Analysis, Criminal Law and Policy and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence.

Law and Political Science: 11 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 10 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 6 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 5 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 4 fractional worksGerman Security and Defe…4German Security and Defense Policies: 4 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 3 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Law and Political Science Law 11 works
  2. 2 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 360% 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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