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Furtwangen University

In research, Furtwangen University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,750 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,773 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,678 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology — Museology is 35.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,248
of 28,054 · #13,488 all time
Rank in Germany
#512
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Furtwangen University 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,750 of 11,982 15.2%106 #7200
Social SciencesDomain #6,773 of 10,521 10.2%182 #7815
EngineeringField #4,678 of 6,636 10.7%114 #6013
MedicineField #7,514 of 10,443 14.9%90 #9726
Physical SciencesDomain #11,149 of 12,888 10.8%209 #11169
Computer ScienceField #4,237 of 4,667 16.1%61 #4994
Social SciencesField #5,803 of 6,365 11.7%63 #6601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Furtwangen University 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. Health Sciences#7,200 #5,750
  2. Social Sciences#7,815 #6,773
  3. Engineering#6,013 #4,678
  4. Medicine#9,726 #7,514
  5. Physical Sciences#11,169 #11,149
  6. Computer Science#4,994 #4,237
  7. Social Sciences#6,601 #5,803
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 Furtwangen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 35.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 22.9 works35×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Furtwangen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Immo Eberl, Stefan Selke and Christophe Kunze lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Furtwangen University.

  1. 1 Immo Eberl Germany · #316,373 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Stefan Selke Germany · #396,641 worldwide 34 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Christophe Kunze Germany · #518,194 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Dörn Germany · #673,019 worldwide 38 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Harry Timm Germany · #695,509 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Gert Böhme Germany · #784,083 worldwide 0 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Matthias Kohl Germany · #810,255 worldwide 66 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Folker Wenzel Germany · #917,455 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Christoph Zydorek Germany · #920,121 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Christoph Reich Germany · #930,517 worldwide 88 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Furtwangen University

Which keywords describe research at Furtwangen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Digital Transformation, Narrative, Art, Exhibition, Museum, History and Tool Wear.

▲ 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 Learning31▲ 1.70×48 topics
  2. Literature27▲ 9.3×5 topics
  3. Digital Transformation27▲ 9.5×7 topics
  4. Narrative26▲ 31×3 topics
  5. History24▲ 6.6×4 topics
  6. Art24▲ 52×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning23▲ 1.35×40 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 3.2×17 topics
  9. Exhibition23▲ 398×1 topic
  10. Museum23▲ 398×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development19▲ 2.3×11 topics
  12. Big Data19▲ 3.9×12 topics
  13. Tool Wear17▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Customer Experience16▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Leadership14▲ 5.4×5 topics
  16. Mobile Health12▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Security11▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Organizational Change11▲ 28×3 topics
  19. E-commerce10▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Surface Roughness10▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Waste Management10▲ 4.7×3 topics
  22. Recycling10▲ 5.0×3 topics
  23. Business Models10▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Governance10▲ 5.5×4 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse9▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Machining9▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Surface Integrity9▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Omni-Channel Strategy9▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Technology Innovation9▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Medical Applications8▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Process Parameters8▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Socio-Technical Systems8▲ 69×2 topics
  33. Employee Engagement8▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Agility8▲ 115×1 topic
  35. Generation Management8▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Social Innovation8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Micromachining8▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Acute Lung Injury7▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Mechanical Ventilation7▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Ethical Consumption7▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Furtwangen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries and Information Services, Advanced machining processes and optimization, Digital Innovation in Industries and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Libraries and Informatio…23Libraries and Information Services: 23 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 8 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…6Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 6 fractional worksElectrical and Bioimpedance Tomography: 6 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 6 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 6 fractional works
MuseologyMechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries and Information Services Museology 23 works
  2. 2 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  5. 5 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Furtwangen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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