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HAW Hamburg

In research, HAW Hamburg stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,423 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,291 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,122 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Museology is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,621
of 28,054 · #6,366 all time
Rank in Germany
#237
of 1,178
Research works
4.5k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is HAW 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 #2,423 of 10,521 16.8%419 #2582
Social SciencesField #2,291 of 6,365 19.2%188 #2060
Physical SciencesDomain #5,122 of 12,888 11.1%394 #5965
Health SciencesDomain #6,703 of 11,982 16.1%135 #8253
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,564 of 2,578 15.5%92 #1704
Computer ScienceField #2,932 of 4,667 9.1%116 #2596
EngineeringField #4,527 of 6,636 8.9%142 #5126
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,959 of 2,578 17.4%70 #2469
MedicineField #8,245 of 10,443 17.1%73 #8534
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,791 of 1,998 8.1%79 #2305

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HAW 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#2,582 #2,423
  2. Social Sciences#2,060 #2,291
  3. Physical Sciences#5,965 #5,122
  4. Health Sciences#8,253 #6,703
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,704 #1,564
  6. Computer Science#2,596 #2,932
  7. Engineering#5,126 #4,527
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,469 #1,959
  9. Medicine#8,534 #8,245
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,305 #1,791
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 HAW Hamburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 29.1 works24×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 27.1 works8.7×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 188 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 HAW Hamburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans−Werner Goetz, Jürgen Hoffmann and Susanne Busch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HAW Hamburg.

  1. 1 Hans−Werner Goetz Germany · #103,017 worldwide 34 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Hoffmann Germany · #380,004 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Susanne Busch Germany · #391,021 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Walter Leal Filho Germany · #401,061 worldwide 1.1k citations · 488 works
  5. 5 Dörte Poelzig Germany · #413,090 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Thomas Cirsovius Germany · #414,918 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Oliver Hahm Germany · #424,217 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Hauke Petersen Germany · #455,403 worldwide 91 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Franz Korf Germany · #484,096 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Guy Beaucamp Germany · #516,381 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at HAW Hamburg

Which keywords describe research at HAW Hamburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Art, Literature, Narrative, History, Exhibition and Museum.

▲ 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. Sustainability44▲ 1.82×59 topics
  2. History35▲ 5.0×17 topics
  3. Climate Change34▲ 1.29×68 topics
  4. Renewable Energy33▲ 2.3×34 topics
  5. Literature33▲ 6.2×10 topics
  6. Machine Learning33◆ 1.00×50 topics
  7. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse32▲ 78×2 topics
  8. Governance31▲ 9.5×9 topics
  9. Public Health31▲ 2.1×32 topics
  10. Art30▲ 35×6 topics
  11. Narrative29▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Exhibition28▲ 263×1 topic
  13. Museum28▲ 263×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.77×30 topics
  15. Feedback Control25▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Bildungsungleichheit24▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.41×37 topics
  18. Ethnografisches Schreiben24▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Big Data23▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. Fluctuation Theorems23▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Stochastic Thermodynamics23▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 1.63×24 topics
  23. Digital Transformation21▲ 3.9×12 topics
  24. Leadership16▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases14▲ 5.6×6 topics
  26. Social Innovation14▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Elderly Care13▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Curriculum12▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Interdisciplinary Research11▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Healthcare Utilization10▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Content Analysis10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Mobile Health10▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Socioeconomic Status10▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Epidemiological Study9▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Germany9▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Health Surveys9▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Organizational Change9▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Teacher Education9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Empowerment9▲ 9.5×4 topics
  40. Organizational Innovation9▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does HAW Hamburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries and Information Services, Sociology and Education Studies, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics and Health and Medical Studies.

Libraries and Informatio…28Libraries and Information Services: 28 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 23 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 9 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 9 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 8 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 8 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 7 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 7 fractional works
MuseologySociology and Political ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries and Information Services Museology 28 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  3. 3 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 23 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Education Methods and Technologies Education 8 works
  7. 7 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  8. 8 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  9. 9 Media Studies and Communication Communication 7 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 7 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HAW Hamburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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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.