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Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

In research, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,450 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#3,688 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,188 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,377
of 28,054 · #9,575 all time
Rank in Germany
#554
of 1,178
Research works
2k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Frankfurt 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 #5,450 of 10,521 16.3%162 #5989
Computer ScienceField #3,688 of 4,667 12.3%66 #4823
Social SciencesField #5,188 of 6,365 16.7%74 #5405
Physical SciencesDomain #10,807 of 12,888 8.6%173 #10015
EngineeringField #6,052 of 6,636 5.4%85 #7647

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Frankfurt 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#5,989 #5,450
  2. Computer Science#4,823 #3,688
  3. Social Sciences#5,405 #5,188
  4. Physical Sciences#10,015 #10,807
  5. Engineering#7,647 #6,052
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 Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.84× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Karl‐Otto Apel, Max Dehn and Michaela Köttig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Karl‐Otto Apel Germany · #57,477 worldwide 147 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Max Dehn Germany · #128,083 worldwide 198 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Michaela Köttig Germany · #171,732 worldwide 46 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Christina Andersson Germany · #178,245 worldwide 86 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Tobias Hagen Germany · #228,379 worldwide 128 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Ralph Steinbrück Germany · #271,759 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Barbara Klein Germany · #334,509 worldwide 128 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Karl Kleist Germany · #360,730 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Korndörfer Germany · #396,968 worldwide 1 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Margrit Brückner Germany · #472,725 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Software Engineering, Industrial Automation, Flexible Automation, Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems 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. Big Data23▲ 6.3×15 topics
  2. Sustainability22▲ 2.3×29 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 4.1×26 topics
  4. Deep Learning19▲ 1.40×47 topics
  5. Machine Learning17▲ 1.36×46 topics
  6. Sustainable Development17▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Digital Transformation12▲ 5.9×9 topics
  8. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.2×18 topics
  9. Internet of Things12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  10. Software Engineering11▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Industrial Automation11▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Flexible Automation11▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems11▲ 109×1 topic
  14. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 7.9×4 topics
  15. Thermal Management10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  16. E-commerce10▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Governance10▲ 7.9×9 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.8×14 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis10▲ 9.6×3 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics10▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Mathematical Modeling10▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Engineering10▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Materials Science10▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Customer Experience9▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Healthcare9▲ 2.0×12 topics
  26. Security8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  27. Mobile Health8▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Business Models8▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Omni-Channel Strategy8▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Technology Innovation8▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Distributed Systems7▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Privacy7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Cybersecurity7▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. Virtual Reality7▲ 3.4×5 topics
  36. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Data Protection4▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Digital Rights4▲ 122×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries and Sociology and Education Studies.

Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 11 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 4 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…4Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 3 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 3 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputational MechanicsManagement of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 10 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 4 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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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.