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Helmut Schmidt University

In research, Helmut Schmidt University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,385 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,531 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,545 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Finance and Statistics and Probability — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,990
of 28,054 · #4,027 all time
Rank in Germany
#187
of 1,178
Research works
5.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Helmut Schmidt 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 #1,385 of 10,521 24.6%608 #1491
Social SciencesField #1,531 of 6,365 26.2%261 #1562
Physical SciencesDomain #3,545 of 12,888 12.0%798 #3047
EngineeringField #1,976 of 6,636 10.8%504 #1793
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #432 of 1,201 27.4%73 #652
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,368 of 2,578 20.3%97 #965
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #959 of 1,775 28.0%85 #861
Health SciencesDomain #6,813 of 11,982 26.5%69 #9180
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,543 of 2,578 21.7%96 #1707
Computer ScienceField #2,860 of 4,667 14.6%122 #3016

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmut Schmidt 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#1,491 #1,385
  2. Social Sciences#1,562 #1,531
  3. Physical Sciences#3,047 #3,545
  4. Engineering#1,793 #1,976
  5. Political Science and International Relations#652 #432
  6. Sociology and Political Science#965 #1,368
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#861 #959
  8. Health Sciences#9,180 #6,813
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,707 #1,543
  10. Computer Science#3,016 #2,860
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 Helmut Schmidt University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 69.0 works8.8×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 30.1 works6.6×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 20.6 works6.4×
  4. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 29.9 works4.1×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 17 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.22× its world share, 504 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 261 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Helmut Schmidt University?

Ranked on the composite score, Günther Ortmann, Thomas Klassen and Marcel Lewandowsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helmut Schmidt University.

  1. 1 Günther Ortmann Germany · #38,078 worldwide 136 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Thomas Klassen Germany · #47,060 worldwide 806 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Marcel Lewandowsky Germany · #76,948 worldwide 106 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Arnd‐Michael Nohl Germany · #77,872 worldwide 109 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Udo Kelle Germany · #89,390 worldwide 220 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 F. Gärtner Germany · #94,028 worldwide 322 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 M. Breuer Germany · #115,420 worldwide 291 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Jörg Felfe Germany · #121,793 worldwide 150 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Tanja Klenk Germany · #153,705 worldwide 81 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Jürgen Hartmann Germany · #198,957 worldwide 194 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Helmut Schmidt University

Which keywords describe research at Helmut Schmidt University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Leadership, Sustainability, Industrial Automation, Software Engineering, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Optics and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning65▲ 1.25×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning62▲ 1.25×52 topics
  3. Sustainability61▲ 1.64×40 topics
  4. Governance44▲ 8.8×11 topics
  5. Leadership38▲ 5.3×16 topics
  6. Globalization38▲ 1.28×46 topics
  7. Renewable Energy35▲ 1.61×28 topics
  8. Economic Growth31▲ 2.4×21 topics
  9. Human Rights30▲ 1.92×25 topics
  10. Big Data28▲ 2.1×17 topics
  11. Innovation28▲ 1.78×27 topics
  12. Industrial Automation26▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Software Engineering24▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Fiscal Policy24▲ 7.3×7 topics
  15. Nonlinear Optics24▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Flexible Automation23▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems23▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Renewable Energy Integration22▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Smart Grid22▲ 3.9×9 topics
  20. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse22▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Power Electronics21▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles21▲ 4.7×4 topics
  23. European Union21▲ 6.0×15 topics
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems20▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Capital Flows19▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Austerity Measures17▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Time Series17▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Bildungsungleichheit16▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Ethnografisches Schreiben16▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Statistical Analysis16▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Non-Destructive Testing16▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Microresonators16▲ 13×3 topics
  33. ECB's Rescue Facility15▲ 144×1 topic
  34. TARGET2 Balances15▲ 144×1 topic
  35. NGOs15▲ 9.8×4 topics
  36. Virtual Prototyping14▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Assembly Planning14▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Design for Manufacture14▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Wave Propagation14▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Work Engagement13▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Helmut Schmidt University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Sociology and Education Studies, European Monetary and Fiscal Policies and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Flexible and Reconfigura…23Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 23 fractional worksSociology and Education …16Sociology and Education Studies: 16 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fi…15European Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 15 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…14Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 14 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 12 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 12 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…11Fault Detection and Control Systems: 11 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 10 fractional worksInternational Developmen…9International Development and Aid: 9 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceFinanceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 15 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 12 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 9 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helmut Schmidt University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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