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HafenCity University Hamburg

In research, HafenCity University Hamburg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,757 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,713 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,916 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,618
of 22,385 · #7,086 all time
Rank in Germany
#197
of 795
Research works
852
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
HafenCity University Hamburg

What is HafenCity University Hamburg 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 #3,757 of 10,670 7.0%151 #4477
Social SciencesDomain #3,713 of 9,585 8.8%165 #4679
Social SciencesField #2,916 of 5,988 9.1%103 #3566
EngineeringField #3,489 of 5,901 4.6%62 #5169

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,477 #3,757
  2. Social Sciences#4,679 #3,713
  3. Social Sciences#3,566 #2,916
  4. Engineering#5,169 #3,489
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does HafenCity University Hamburg work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at HafenCity University Hamburg is in Physical Sciences, 47% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Engineering (20%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 47.5% of its workEngineering: 71 fractional works · 19.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 45 fractional works · 12.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 7.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 171 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 34 fractional works · 9.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMuseology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHafenCityUniversity…361fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7119.6%
    2. Environmental Science4512.4%
    3. Computer Science287.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences143.9%
    5. Energy41.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.0%
    7. Materials Science30.8%
    8. Mathematics20.4%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10729.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities349.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting143.8%
    4. Psychology61.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Health Professions30.8%
    2. Medicine10.3%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
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: 0.53× 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.50× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.30× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.30×34 works
  2. Environmental Science2.50×45 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.47×14 works
  4. Social Sciences2.35×107 works
  5. Energy1.31×4 works
  6. Engineering1.31×71 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.17×14 works
  8. Computer Science1.02×28 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×6 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.76×3 works
  11. Psychology0.59×6 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×9 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.45×4 works
  14. Mathematics0.35×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.29×3 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.26×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.22×3 works
  19. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.17×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.16×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works
  24. Medicine0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at HafenCity University Hamburg?

Ranked on the quality score, Gernot Grabher, Annette Eicker and Monika Grubbauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HafenCity University Hamburg.

  1. 1 Gernot Grabher Germany · #79,285 worldwide 7.7k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Annette Eicker Germany · #748,002 worldwide 4.7k citations · 250 works
  3. 3 Monika Grubbauer Germany · #861,884 worldwide 421 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Tom Hawxwell Germany · #1,114,599 worldwide 914 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Maren Lindstaedt Germany · #1,493,942 worldwide 850 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Jörg Knieling Germany · #1,502,062 worldwide 942 citations · 138 works
  7. 7 Felix Tschirschwitz Germany · #1,567,147 worldwide 580 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jörg Rainer Noennig Germany · #1,770,237 worldwide 681 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Thomas P. Kersten Germany · #1,803,540 worldwide 2.2k citations · 128 works
  10. 10 Andreas Obersteg Germany · #1,869,580 worldwide 191 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at HafenCity University Hamburg

What are the most cited papers from HafenCity University Hamburg?

The most cited paper from HafenCity University Hamburg is "A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change" (Lea Berrang‐Ford et al., 2021), with 657 citations. Next come "Low-Cost and Open-Source Solutions for Automated Image Orientation – A Critical Overview" (251) and "Playful public participation in urban planning: A case study for online serious games" (230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change Lea Berrang‐Ford et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access126 authors 28 Oct 2021 657
2 Low-Cost and Open-Source Solutions for Automated Image Orientation – A Critical Overview Fabio Remondino, Silvio Del Pizzo, Thomas P. Kersten et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2012 251
3 Playful public participation in urban planning: A case study for online serious games Alenka Poplin · Computers Environment and Urban Systems 16 Dec 2011 230
4 A review of occupant control on natural ventilation Astrid Roetzel, Aris Tsangrassoulis, Udo Dietrich et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 4 Dec 2009 199
5 Distance as asset? Knowledge collaboration in hybrid virtual communities Gernot Grabher, Oliver Ibert · Journal of Economic Geography 9 Aug 2013 196
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HafenCity University Hamburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Governance, Urban Development, Renewable Energy, Digitalization, Virtual Reality 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-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. Sustainability38▲ 4.3×37 topics
  2. Sustainable Development32▲ 5.6×21 topics
  3. Governance24▲ 20×3 topics
  4. Urban Development24▲ 19×10 topics
  5. Renewable Energy20▲ 3.8×20 topics
  6. Innovation16▲ 4.4×5 topics
  7. Digitalization14▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Big Data14▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Remote Sensing14▲ 3.1×14 topics
  10. Literature13▲ 6.8×7 topics
  11. Virtual Reality13▲ 7.5×3 topics
  12. Gender13▲ 6.8×7 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage13▲ 6.5×11 topics
  14. Conservation12▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. History12▲ 4.9×6 topics
  16. Terrestrial Laser Scanning12▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Identity12▲ 4.5×8 topics
  18. Biosphere Reserves12▲ 265×1 topic
  19. Landscape Management12▲ 184×1 topic
  20. Citizen Science11▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Narrative11▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Geospatial Crowdsourcing11▲ 155×1 topic
  23. Leadership11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  24. Volunteered Geographic Information11▲ 155×1 topic
  25. Complex Systems10▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Materiality10▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Crisis Management10▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Participation10▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Policy Change10▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Services10▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Social-Ecological Systems9▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Social Innovation9▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Art9▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Energy Simulation9▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Citizen Participation8▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Exhibition8▲ 188×1 topic
  38. Museum8▲ 188×1 topic
  39. Privacy Concerns8▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Spatial Analysis7▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does HafenCity University Hamburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…11Geographic Information Systems Studies: 11 fractional worksPublic Administration an…10Public Administration and Political Analysis: 10 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…8Libraries and Information Services: 8 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …7Innovation, Technology, and Society: 7 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 6 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…6German Literature and Culture Studies: 6 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 11 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 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 7 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 6 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has HafenCity University Hamburg's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 HafenCity University Hamburg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%HafenCity University Hamburg0.0013% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of HafenCity University Hamburg 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025HafenCity University Hamburg4.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.3% in 2012.

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