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Hochschule Bielefeld

In research, Hochschule Bielefeld stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,815 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,036 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,131 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Cognitive Neuroscience — General Health Professions is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,235
of 28,054 · #6,116 all time
Rank in Germany
#226
of 1,178
Research works
3k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Hochschule Bielefeld 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 #2,815 of 10,521 17.7%328 #3245
Physical SciencesDomain #5,036 of 12,888 13.1%250 #6429
Health SciencesDomain #5,131 of 11,982 22.2%117 #5330
Social SciencesField #2,982 of 6,365 20.8%142 #3520
MedicineField #4,897 of 10,443 22.2%64 #5512
Life SciencesDomain #4,994 of 7,800 19.5%85 #5056
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,657 of 2,578 22.1%65 #1929
EngineeringField #5,245 of 6,636 7.4%113 #6246
PsychologyField #1,752 of 2,181 22.4%62 #2331
Computer ScienceField #3,851 of 4,667 18.0%63 #4263

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hochschule Bielefeld 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#3,245 #2,815
  2. Physical Sciences#6,429 #5,036
  3. Health Sciences#5,330 #5,131
  4. Social Sciences#3,520 #2,982
  5. Medicine#5,512 #4,897
  6. Life Sciences#5,056 #4,994
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,929 #1,657
  8. Engineering#6,246 #5,245
  9. Psychology#2,331 #1,752
  10. Computer Science#4,263 #3,851
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 Bielefeld specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 41.8 works3.9×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.2 works3.7×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Hochschule Bielefeld?

Ranked on the composite score, Sebastian Bamberg, Bernhard Bachmann and Helmut Günther lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hochschule Bielefeld.

  1. 1 Sebastian Bamberg Germany · #123,283 worldwide 293 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Bernhard Bachmann Germany · #311,204 worldwide 64 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Helmut Günther Germany · #448,274 worldwide 214 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Wolfgang Köhn Germany · #525,159 worldwide 29 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Thorsten Imkamp Germany · #574,046 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Sabrina Proß Germany · #604,809 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Udo Seelmeyer Germany · #683,055 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rıza Öztürk Germany · #960,016 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Andrea Ehrmann Germany · #1,010,640 worldwide 105 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Anant Patel Germany · #1,025,223 worldwide 69 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Hochschule Bielefeld

Which keywords describe research at Hochschule Bielefeld?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Digital Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Marketing, Education, Healthcare and Evaluation.

▲ 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. Sustainability30▲ 1.60×34 topics
  2. Deep Learning29◆ 1.09×48 topics
  3. Machine Learning29◆ 1.13×48 topics
  4. Education29▲ 2.1×32 topics
  5. Big Data28▲ 3.9×17 topics
  6. Renewable Energy25▲ 2.2×23 topics
  7. Healthcare24▲ 2.8×13 topics
  8. Mental Health23▲ 2.0×27 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 2.1×19 topics
  10. Public Health22▲ 1.99×32 topics
  11. Digital Transformation22▲ 5.4×9 topics
  12. Sustainable Development20▲ 1.63×18 topics
  13. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse19▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Statistical Analysis16▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Leadership15▲ 4.1×9 topics
  16. Marketing15▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Governance15▲ 5.7×6 topics
  18. Evaluation14▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Psychological Testing14▲ 128×2 topics
  20. Physical Training14▲ 184×1 topic
  21. Research14▲ 14×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Bildungsungleichheit12▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Ethnografisches Schreiben12▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Fluid Dynamics12▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Elderly Care12▲ 9.9×7 topics
  27. Customer Experience12▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Mobile Health12▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Vibration Analysis12▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Mathematical Modeling11▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Engineering11▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Materials Science11▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Turbine Technology11▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Organizational Change11▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Utilization10▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Epidemiological Study9▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Socioeconomic Status9▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Data Collection9▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Business Models9▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Germany9▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Hochschule Bielefeld publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Science and Education, Sociology and Education Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Health and Medical Studies.

Sports Science and Educa…14Sports Science and Education: 14 fractional worksSociology and Education …12Sociology and Education Studies: 12 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …11Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 11 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies9Health and Medical Studies: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 7 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…7Education Methods and Technologies: 7 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 5 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceSociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 11 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  7. 7 Education Methods and Technologies Education 7 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hochschule Bielefeld's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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