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Folkwang University of the Arts

In research, Folkwang University of the Arts stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,850 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,799 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,081 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,921
of 28,054 · #2,988 all time
Rank in Germany
#251
of 1,178
Research works
5.2k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Folkwang University of the Arts 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,850 of 12,888 15.1%226 #1944
Social SciencesDomain #3,799 of 10,521 9.9%478 #3523
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,081 of 1,998 8.3%182 #1260
Social SciencesField #3,561 of 6,365 11.4%218 #3906
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,881 of 2,578 11.0%100 #2071
EngineeringField #6,202 of 6,636 4.3%79 #3316

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Folkwang University of the Arts 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. Physical Sciences#1,944 #3,850
  2. Social Sciences#3,523 #3,799
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,260 #1,081
  4. Social Sciences#3,906 #3,561
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,071 #1,881
  6. Engineering#3,316 #6,202
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 Folkwang University of the Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 45.0 works11×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.74× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.27× its world share, 182 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 218 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Folkwang University of the Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen Zinnecker, Ralf Schnell and B. Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Folkwang University of the Arts.

  1. 1 Jürgen Zinnecker Germany · #79,102 worldwide 87 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Ralf Schnell Germany · #84,930 worldwide 38 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 B. Schneider Germany · #86,358 worldwide 372 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 K. H. Drexhage Germany · #150,220 worldwide 158 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Javier Virto Germany · #197,589 worldwide 224 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Werner Mörmann Germany · #270,577 worldwide 119 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Günther von Bünau Germany · #277,450 worldwide 142 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Adalbert Maercker Germany · #310,307 worldwide 128 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Markus Böhm Germany · #345,398 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Beate Müller Germany · #354,606 worldwide 69 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Folkwang University of the Arts

Which keywords describe research at Folkwang University of the Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Governance, Literature, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, History, Bildung and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Identity61▲ 11×26 topics
  2. Gender50▲ 12×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development42▲ 3.5×13 topics
  4. Governance36▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Literature36▲ 8.6×22 topics
  6. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse34▲ 109×2 topics
  7. History34▲ 6.3×23 topics
  8. Education32▲ 2.5×40 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence31▲ 3.0×20 topics
  10. Bildung30▲ 120×3 topics
  11. Cultural Studies29▲ 10×18 topics
  12. Philosophy27▲ 8.1×22 topics
  13. Innovation27▲ 3.4×18 topics
  14. Autorschaft25▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Literaturkritik25▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Ethics24▲ 6.5×27 topics
  17. Bildungsungleichheit23▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Ethnografisches Schreiben23▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Digital Transformation23▲ 5.6×7 topics
  20. Narrative22▲ 18×7 topics
  21. Art22▲ 33×7 topics
  22. Photography19▲ 64×4 topics
  23. Leadership18▲ 5.0×8 topics
  24. Entanglement18▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Nationalism17▲ 4.9×16 topics
  26. Sociology17▲ 16×16 topics
  27. Digitalization17▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Aesthetics16▲ 28×9 topics
  29. Visual Culture16▲ 37×4 topics
  30. Social Innovation15▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Communication15▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis15▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Sociolinguistics15▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Embodiment14▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Digital Communication14▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Quantum Information14▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Language Variation14▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Crisis Management13▲ 41×4 topics
  39. Phraseology13▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Communication Practices13▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Folkwang University of the Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Sociology and Education Studies, Linguistic research and analysis and Public Administration and Political Analysis.

German Literature and Culture Studies: 25 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 23 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 13 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 12 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 12 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 11 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…11Education Methods and Technologies: 11 fractional worksCybernetics and Technolo…10Cybernetics and Technology in Society: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…9Digital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …9Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 9 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 25 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 13 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  5. 5 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  6. 6 Libraries and Information Services Museology 11 works
  7. 7 Education Methods and Technologies Education 11 works
  8. 8 Cybernetics and Technology in Society History and Philosophy of Science 10 works
  9. 9 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  10. 10 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 9 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Folkwang University of the Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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