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HafenCity University Hamburg

In research, HafenCity University Hamburg stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,622 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,249 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,139 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,350
of 28,054 · #15,661 all time
Rank in Germany
#553
of 1,178
Research works
852
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is HafenCity University Hamburg 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 #6,622 of 10,521 16.3%165 #7195
Social SciencesField #4,249 of 6,365 18.8%103 #4925
Physical SciencesDomain #10,139 of 12,888 13.2%151 #10871
EngineeringField #5,813 of 6,636 10.2%62 #8440

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HafenCity University Hamburg 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#7,195 #6,622
  2. Social Sciences#4,925 #4,249
  3. Physical Sciences#10,871 #10,139
  4. Engineering#8,440 #5,813
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.

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: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.39× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.53× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HafenCity University Hamburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas P. Kersten, Udo Dietrich and Lars Schmeink lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HafenCity University Hamburg.

  1. 1 Thomas P. Kersten Germany · #405,394 worldwide 83 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Udo Dietrich Germany · #573,546 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Lars Schmeink Germany · #708,877 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Regula Valérie Burri Germany · #726,781 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Harald Sternberg Germany · #806,374 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alexandra Manske Germany · #871,091 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jörg Knieling Germany · #903,609 worldwide 32 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Jochen Schiewe Germany · #932,330 worldwide 45 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ingrid Breckner Germany · #980,087 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Matthias Friedrich Germany · #1,300,965 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at HafenCity University Hamburg

Which keywords describe research at HafenCity University Hamburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Governance, Urban Development, Digitalization, Virtual Reality, Gender and Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainability34▲ 4.2×32 topics
  2. Sustainable Development30▲ 5.7×18 topics
  3. Governance23▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Urban Development22▲ 18×10 topics
  5. Innovation16▲ 4.6×5 topics
  6. Renewable Energy15▲ 3.1×15 topics
  7. Digitalization13▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Gender13▲ 7.3×7 topics
  9. Virtual Reality13▲ 7.8×3 topics
  10. Literature13▲ 7.2×6 topics
  11. Remote Sensing13▲ 3.1×13 topics
  12. Conservation12▲ 8.6×6 topics
  13. History12▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage12▲ 6.6×10 topics
  15. Big Data12▲ 3.9×6 topics
  16. Identity12▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Biosphere Reserves12▲ 273×1 topic
  18. Landscape Management12▲ 199×1 topic
  19. Terrestrial Laser Scanning11▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Narrative11▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Citizen Science11▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Geospatial Crowdsourcing10▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Leadership10▲ 6.6×2 topics
  24. Volunteered Geographic Information10▲ 164×1 topic
  25. Materiality10▲ 82×2 topics
  26. Complex Systems10▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Participation10▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Policy Change10▲ 210×1 topic
  29. Social Innovation9▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Art9▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services9▲ 6.7×5 topics
  33. Energy Simulation8▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Exhibition8▲ 222×1 topic
  35. Museum8▲ 222×1 topic
  36. Citizen Participation7▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Social-Ecological Systems7▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Privacy Concerns7▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does HafenCity University Hamburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Geographic Information Systems Studies, Public Administration and Political Analysis and Libraries and Information Services.

Ecology, Conservation, a…12Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 12 fractional worksGeographic Information S…10Geographic Information Systems Studies: 10 fractional worksPublic Administration an…10Public Administration and Political Analysis: 10 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…8Libraries and Information Services: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 7 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…6Smart Cities and Technologies: 6 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 6 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…5Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 5 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsMuseology5 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  2. 2 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 10 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information Services Museology 8 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 6 works
  8. 8 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 6 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 5 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HafenCity University Hamburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% 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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