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Hochschule Aalen

In research, Hochschule Aalen stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,392 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,482 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,569 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Strategy and Management — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,092
of 28,054 · #8,679 all time
Rank in Germany
#508
of 1,178
Research works
2.5k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Hochschule Aalen 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,392 of 12,888 7.5%336 #7196
EngineeringField #4,482 of 6,636 5.8%219 #4613
Social SciencesDomain #7,569 of 10,521 11.7%159 #5867
Computer ScienceField #3,921 of 4,667 15.9%62 #5114
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,225 of 2,578 11.4%84 #2509

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hochschule Aalen 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. Physical Sciences#7,196 #8,392
  2. Engineering#4,613 #4,482
  3. Social Sciences#5,867 #7,569
  4. Computer Science#5,114 #3,921
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,509 #2,225
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 Hochschule Aalen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 32.2 works12×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 29.5 works6.3×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.70× its world share, 219 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.86× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hochschule Aalen?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Neusüß, Anna Nagl and Ricardo Buettner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hochschule Aalen.

  1. 1 Christian Neusüß Germany · #224,510 worldwide 146 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Anna Nagl Germany · #323,790 worldwide 2 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Ricardo Buettner Germany · #387,790 worldwide 122 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Jürgen Gutekunst Germany · #425,644 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Roy Oberhauser Germany · #428,260 worldwide 66 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Martin Stohrer Germany · #491,559 worldwide 11 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Ulrich Holzbaur Germany · #610,721 worldwide 9 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Rolf Martin Germany · #720,014 worldwide 39 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Klaus Bressler Germany · #769,300 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Achim Frick Germany · #874,634 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hochschule Aalen

Which keywords describe research at Hochschule Aalen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Additive Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Investment Decisions and Microstructure.

▲ 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 Learning36▲ 1.94×46 topics
  2. Machine Learning34▲ 1.94×43 topics
  3. Sustainability34▲ 2.5×24 topics
  4. Big Data31▲ 6.2×14 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence27▲ 3.6×17 topics
  6. Sustainable Development26▲ 3.0×21 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing26▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Digital Transformation25▲ 8.8×10 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties25▲ 4.7×23 topics
  10. Neural Networks23▲ 2.7×21 topics
  11. Microstructure20▲ 7.0×12 topics
  12. Information Technology19▲ 7.3×6 topics
  13. Investment Decisions19▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Digital Capital18▲ 178×1 topic
  15. Value Chains18▲ 178×1 topic
  16. Leadership16▲ 6.0×9 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management15▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 6.5×4 topics
  19. 3D Printing15▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis14▲ 9.8×7 topics
  21. Customer Experience14▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Challenges14▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Business Models13▲ 35×2 topics
  24. E-commerce13▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Materials13▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Polymer Composites13▲ 9.1×4 topics
  27. Applications13▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Mobile Health12▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Cathode Materials12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Technology Innovation12▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Biomedical Engineering12▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Industrial Automation12▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Ceramics11▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Fused Deposition Modeling11▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Flexible Automation11▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems11▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Process Parameters11▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Material Characterization11▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Metal Powders9▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Hochschule Aalen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Innovation in Industries, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Corporate Governance and…18Corporate Governance and Management: 18 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…12Digital Innovation in Industries: 12 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…11Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 11 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…11Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 9 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …7Advancements in Battery Materials: 7 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 7 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 6 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hochschule Aalen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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