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Heilbronn University

In research, Heilbronn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,708 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,054 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,852 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Management of Technology and Innovation is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,063
of 28,054 · #13,879 all time
Rank in Germany
#443
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Heilbronn 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 #3,708 of 10,521 13.6%338 #4114
Computer ScienceField #2,054 of 4,667 18.9%110 #3307
Social SciencesField #3,852 of 6,365 13.2%139 #5451
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,692 of 2,578 11.8%104 #1265
Physical SciencesDomain #8,913 of 12,888 12.8%257 #12287
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,911 of 2,578 14.0%65 #3337
EngineeringField #5,427 of 6,636 7.8%121 #6714

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heilbronn 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#4,114 #3,708
  2. Computer Science#3,307 #2,054
  3. Social Sciences#5,451 #3,852
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,265 #1,692
  5. Physical Sciences#12,287 #8,913
  6. Sociology and Political Science#3,337 #1,911
  7. Engineering#6,714 #5,427
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 Heilbronn University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 20.2 works10.0×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 38.6 works6.7×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.9 works6.7×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.12× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 121 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.85× its world share, 104 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heilbronn University?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Gläser, Karen Holtzblatt and Michael Schulze lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heilbronn University.

  1. 1 Christian Gläser Germany · #250,880 worldwide 44 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Karen Holtzblatt Germany · #253,785 worldwide 144 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Michael Schulze Germany · #260,227 worldwide 114 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 W Scheitlin Germany · #336,108 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Axel Birk Germany · #348,823 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Eb. Nestle Germany · #421,326 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Roland Pfennig Germany · #470,499 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Diana Schmidt Germany · #526,491 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Wanja Wellbrock Germany · #543,106 worldwide 11 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Nina Konopinski-Klein Germany · #637,730 worldwide 0 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Heilbronn University

Which keywords describe research at Heilbronn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Information Technology, Investment Decisions and Strategic Marketing.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development47▲ 4.5×23 topics
  2. Big Data46▲ 7.7×15 topics
  3. Sustainability40▲ 2.5×35 topics
  4. Deep Learning39▲ 1.70×47 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence38▲ 4.2×21 topics
  6. Machine Learning32▲ 1.48×43 topics
  7. Digital Transformation30▲ 8.5×11 topics
  8. Customer Relationship Management28▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Information Technology27▲ 8.5×5 topics
  10. Investment Decisions27▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Strategic Marketing26▲ 179×2 topics
  12. Digital Capital26▲ 212×1 topic
  13. Neural Networks26▲ 2.5×25 topics
  14. Value Chains26▲ 212×1 topic
  15. Leadership23▲ 7.2×11 topics
  16. Customer Experience21▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Mobile Health18▲ 20×3 topics
  18. E-commerce17▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Business Models17▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Governance16▲ 7.5×10 topics
  21. Technology Innovation16▲ 79×2 topics
  22. Omni-Channel Strategy16▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Social Innovation16▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management16▲ 2.6×16 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles13▲ 9.5×5 topics
  26. Urban Development13▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Interdisciplinary Research12▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Cybersecurity11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Innovation Policy11▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Digital Social Innovation10▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Knowledge Engineering10▲ 119×1 topic
  32. Organizational Change10▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Fluid Dynamics10▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Digitalization10▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Socio-Technical Systems10▲ 64×2 topics
  36. Employee Engagement9▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse9▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Engineering9▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Materials Science9▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Social Policy9▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Heilbronn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Innovation in Industries, Innovation, Technology, and Society and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Corporate Governance and…26Corporate Governance and Management: 26 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 16 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 10 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 9 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 9 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 8 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy7Criminal Law and Policy: 7 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 6 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political ScienceComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 26 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 16 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 9 works
  5. 5 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heilbronn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher 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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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.