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Heidelberg University

In research, Heidelberg University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,555 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,458 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,833 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,356
of 28,054 · #3,444 all time
Rank in United States
#728
of 4,192
Research works
5.6k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Heidelberg 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,555 of 10,521 22.1%125 #1644
Life SciencesDomain #3,458 of 7,800 24.3%75 #2113
Physical SciencesDomain #7,833 of 12,888 14.9%80 #4605
Health SciencesDomain #7,512 of 11,982 18.1%93 #3276
MedicineField #6,614 of 10,443 18.6%82 #2528

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heidelberg 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. Social Sciences#1,644 #2,555
  2. Life Sciences#2,113 #3,458
  3. Physical Sciences#4,605 #7,833
  4. Health Sciences#3,276 #7,512
  5. Medicine#2,528 #6,614
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: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.53× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heidelberg University?

Ranked on the composite score, Oskar Perron, Hans Driesch and Géza Alföldy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heidelberg University.

  1. 1 Oskar Perron United States · #32,770 worldwide 239 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Hans Driesch United States · #95,280 worldwide 71 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Géza Alföldy United States · #106,382 worldwide 42 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 R. Thoma United States · #129,261 worldwide 92 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 David B. Baker United States · #150,159 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Julius Arnold United States · #154,667 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 G Quincke United States · #176,704 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Philipp Lenard United States · #190,725 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Th. Leber United States · #206,686 worldwide 161 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Tonio Hölscher United States · #212,930 worldwide 22 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Heidelberg University

Which keywords describe research at Heidelberg University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Epidemiology, Globalization, Religion, Immunotherapy, Climate Change, Nationalism and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15◆ 0.99×72 topics
  2. Climate Change12◆ 1.15×52 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 1.46×40 topics
  4. Cancer10▲ 2.0×37 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 1.23×55 topics
  6. Machine Learning9▼ 0.72×39 topics
  7. Human Rights7▲ 1.93×23 topics
  8. Immunotherapy7▲ 2.7×14 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress7◆ 1.13×35 topics
  10. Mental Health6▲ 1.20×27 topics
  11. Religion6▲ 3.6×21 topics
  12. Nationalism6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  13. Colonialism6▲ 3.3×17 topics
  14. Ethics6▲ 3.2×18 topics
  15. Identity5▲ 1.95×20 topics
  16. Gender5▲ 2.4×18 topics
  17. Development5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Gene Expression5▲ 2.1×17 topics
  19. Biomarkers5▲ 1.82×14 topics
  20. Clinical Trials4▲ 1.79×16 topics
  21. Radiotherapy4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  22. Aging4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  24. Philosophy4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  25. Gender Differences4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  26. Innate Immunity4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  28. Stem Cells3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  29. Global Governance3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  30. Gene Regulation3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  31. Molecular Classification3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Glioblastoma3▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Public Opinion3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Temozolomide3▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Workplace3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Cultural Transmission3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  37. Ion Channels3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  38. Membrane Proteins3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  39. Radiosurgery2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  40. Family Support2▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Heidelberg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Social Sciences and Policies, Health and Medical Studies and Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy.

Glioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…2Social Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 2 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Social SciencesGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.0%domestic only53.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heidelberg University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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