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Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

In research, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,214 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,125
of 22,385 · #10,908 all time
Rank in Germany
#420
of 795
Research works
568
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

What is Flensburg University of Applied Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,214 of 10,670 6.0%79 #6366

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flensburg 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Flensburg University of Applied Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 93 fractional works · 62.6% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 35.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 11.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 25.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 12.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFlensburgUniversity of…149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5335.7%
    2. Computer Science1711.7%
    3. Environmental Science64.1%
    4. Energy53.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.3%
    7. Materials Science32.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting1812.3%
    2. Social Sciences107.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities53.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine96.2%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.50× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.70× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.38× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.83× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.83×18 works
  2. Energy3.70×5 works
  3. Engineering2.38×53 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.50×1 works
  5. Computer Science1.50×17 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.45×3 works
  7. Veterinary1.27×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.11×5 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.04×3 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×6 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×5 works
  12. Materials Science0.60×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.55×10 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×2 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.46×1 works
  18. Medicine0.32×9 works
  19. Psychology0.31×1 works
  20. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  21. Nursing0.23×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.22×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Francesco Witte, Clemens Jauch and Wolfgang Weißbach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flensburg University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Francesco Witte Germany · #796,839 worldwide 437 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Clemens Jauch Germany · #1,209,775 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Weißbach Germany · #1,493,729 worldwide 200 citations · 349 works
  4. 4 Gerhard Paul Germany · #1,660,735 worldwide 668 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Cord Kaldemeyer Germany · #1,807,889 worldwide 341 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Feng Guo Germany · #1,937,209 worldwide 436 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Holger Watter Germany · #1,946,252 worldwide 79 citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Hendrik van der Sluis Germany · #2,165,195 worldwide 138 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Nils Porsche Germany · #2,529,650 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Rainer Kreuzhof Germany · #2,692,048 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Flensburg University of Applied Sciences?

The most cited paper from Flensburg University of Applied Sciences is "Measurements of the Higgs boson production and decay rates and constraints on its couplings from a combined ATLAS and CMS analysis of the LHC pp collision data at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ and 8 TeV" (G. Aad et al., 2016), with 1,095 citations. Next come "System dynamics modeling for sustainable supply chain management: A literature review and systems thinking approach" (311) and "Psychometric properties of the KINDL-R questionnaire: results of the BELLA study" (308).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measurements of the Higgs boson production and decay rates and constraints on its couplings from a combined ATLAS and CMS analysis of the LHC pp collision data at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ and 8 TeV G. Aad et al. · Journal of High Energy Physics Open access5,000 authors Aug 2016 1,095
2 System dynamics modeling for sustainable supply chain management: A literature review and systems thinking approach Tobias Rebs, Marcus Brandenburg, Stefan A. Seuring · Journal of Cleaner Production 13 Oct 2018 311
3 Psychometric properties of the KINDL-R questionnaire: results of the BELLA study the BELLA Study Group, Monika Bullinger, Anna Levke Brütt et al. · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Dec 2008 308
4 The Open Energy Modelling Framework (oemof) - A new approach to facilitate open science in energy system modelling S. Hilpert, C. Kaldemeyer, U. Krien et al. · Energy Strategy Reviews Open access 18 Jul 2018 271
5 Principles of Motor Learning to Support Neuroplasticity After ACL Injury: Implications for Optimizing Performance and Reducing Risk of Second ACL Injury Alli Gokeler, Dorothee Neuhaus, Anne Benjaminse et al. · Sports Medicine Open access 4 Feb 2019 227
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, CFD Simulation, Offshore Wind Farms, Aerodynamics, Sustainability Indicators, Weibull Distribution and Wind Turbine Wakes.

▲ 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-now 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. Renewable Energy22▲ 10.0×28 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.3×21 topics
  3. CFD Simulation6▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning6▲ 1.32×21 topics
  5. Power Electronics6▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Deep Learning6▲ 1.24×21 topics
  7. Offshore Wind Farms6▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Aerodynamics6▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Sustainability Indicators6▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Weibull Distribution6▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Wind Turbine Wakes6▲ 133×1 topic
  12. Renewable Resources6▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Strategic Marketing5▲ 159×2 topics
  16. Big Data5▲ 3.4×7 topics
  17. Information Technology5▲ 6.6×1 topic
  18. Value Chains5▲ 180×1 topic
  19. Digital Transformation4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  21. Grid Integration3▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Wind Power3▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Environmental Management3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  25. Air Quality3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  26. Customer Experience3▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Doubly Fed Induction Generator3▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Frequency Control3▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Decentralized Control3▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Mobile Health3▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Energy Transition2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Automotive Engineering2▲ 187×1 topic
  34. Business Models2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Engineering2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Lightweight Materials2▲ 187×1 topic
  38. Materials Science2▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Technology Innovation2▲ 46×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Wind Energy Research and Development, Corporate Governance and Management, Wind Turbine Control Systems and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Wind Energy Research and Development: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksWind Turbine Control Systems: 3 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 2 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…2Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…2Microgrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringStrategy and ManagementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  3. 3 Wind Turbine Control Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  7. 7 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Flensburg University of Applied Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Flensburg University of Applied Sciences0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Flensburg University of Applied Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Flensburg University of Applied Sciences10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2020.

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