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Heidelberg University of Education

In research, Heidelberg University of Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,614 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,312 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,021 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,334
of 28,054 · #10,479 all time
Rank in Germany
#370
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Heidelberg University of Education 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 #2,614 of 10,521 22.7%191 #2934
Social SciencesField #2,312 of 6,365 28.3%105 #3141
Physical SciencesDomain #10,021 of 12,888 16.5%62 #13113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heidelberg University of Education 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#2,934 #2,614
  2. Social Sciences#3,141 #2,312
  3. Physical Sciences#13,113 #10,021
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: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.67× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.60× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heidelberg University of Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Ludwig A. Pongratz, Reinhard Mehring and E. Arnolds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heidelberg University of Education.

  1. 1 Ludwig A. Pongratz Germany · #94,317 worldwide 48 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Reinhard Mehring Germany · #396,709 worldwide 17 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 E. Arnolds Germany · #410,563 worldwide 81 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Christian Vollmer Germany · #524,027 worldwide 122 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Alexander Wohnig Germany · #602,933 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Manfred Hintermair Germany · #873,488 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jens Bucksch Germany · #909,841 worldwide 33 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ulrich Michel Germany · #966,209 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Tobias Dörfler Germany · #1,132,422 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Klaus Sarimski Germany · #1,226,782 worldwide 15 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Heidelberg University of Education

Which keywords describe research at Heidelberg University of Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Conservation, Education, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Teacher Education and Curriculum.

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse23▲ 177×2 topics
  2. Education21▲ 3.9×29 topics
  3. Governance16▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Conservation16▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Public Health13▲ 3.0×14 topics
  6. Bildungsungleichheit13▲ 142×1 topic
  7. Ethnografisches Schreiben13▲ 142×1 topic
  8. Teacher Education13▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Identity13▲ 5.6×15 topics
  10. Curriculum12▲ 41×5 topics
  11. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.4×14 topics
  12. E-Learning11▲ 3.6×7 topics
  13. Gender11▲ 6.6×14 topics
  14. Learning10▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Teaching10▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Educational Technology10▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Digital Learning10▲ 5.9×2 topics
  18. Competence10▲ 265×1 topic
  19. Didactics10▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Chronic Diseases10▲ 12×3 topics
  21. History9▲ 4.2×12 topics
  22. Motivation9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Cultural Studies9▲ 7.3×8 topics
  24. Biodiversity Offsets8▲ 355×1 topic
  25. No Net Loss8▲ 355×1 topic
  26. Biodiversity8▲ 3.6×9 topics
  27. Epidemiological Study8▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Professional Development8▲ 13×9 topics
  29. Socioeconomic Status8▲ 48×3 topics
  30. Student Engagement8▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Healthcare Utilization7▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Germany7▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Health Surveys7▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Environmental Ethics7▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Philosophy7▲ 5.1×10 topics
  36. Well-being7▲ 5.9×11 topics
  37. Teaching Methods7▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Multilingualism6▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Self-Regulation6▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Biosphere Reserves6▲ 141×1 topic

Which research topics does Heidelberg University of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Environmental Conservation and Management and Health and Medical Studies.

Sociology and Education …13Sociology and Education Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservati…8Environmental Conservation and Management: 8 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies7Health and Medical Studies: 7 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Philosophy and Ethics: 6 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…4Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 10 works
  3. 3 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  6. 6 Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 3 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heidelberg University of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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