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Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal

In research, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,899 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,587 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,210 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,978
of 28,054 · #18,976 all time
Rank in Germany
#539
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal 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 #4,899 of 10,521 21.6%114 #6037
Social SciencesField #3,587 of 6,365 24.2%63 #4908
Physical SciencesDomain #11,210 of 12,888 13.5%72 #15835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal 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#6,037 #4,899
  2. Social Sciences#4,908 #3,587
  3. Physical Sciences#15,835 #11,210
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 Magdeburg-Stendal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 38.3 works4.5×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.88× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.66× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal?

Ranked on the composite score, Günter Mey, Norbert Wohlfahrt and Roland Roth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal.

  1. 1 Günter Mey Germany · #142,979 worldwide 132 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Norbert Wohlfahrt Germany · #215,149 worldwide 28 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Roland Roth Germany · #224,274 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Heinz-Jürgen Dahme Germany · #240,885 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Peter-Georg Albrecht Germany · #555,416 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Markus Zenger Germany · #555,635 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Karl-Heinz Braun Germany · #573,395 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Rainer Paris Germany · #594,822 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Heidrun Matthäus Germany · #614,826 worldwide 0 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Matthias Morfeld Germany · #690,727 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal

Which keywords describe research at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Climate Change, Public Health, Sustainability and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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. Climate Change18▲ 2.8×41 topics
  2. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse14▲ 141×2 topics
  3. Governance14▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 2.1×30 topics
  5. Bildungsungleichheit11▲ 159×1 topic
  6. Ethnografisches Schreiben11▲ 159×1 topic
  7. Public Health11▲ 3.1×12 topics
  8. Mental Health9▲ 2.6×15 topics
  9. Depression6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  10. Chronic Diseases6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  11. Leadership6▲ 5.1×4 topics
  12. Data Collection6▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Healthcare Utilization6▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Socioeconomic Status5▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Germany5▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Health Surveys5▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Nationalism5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  18. Anxiety5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  19. Gender Studies5▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Health Disparities4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  21. Professional Development4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  22. Workplace4▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Antisemitism4▲ 182×1 topic
  25. Coaching4▲ 106×1 topic
  26. Psychodrama4▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Right-Wing Extremism4▲ 182×1 topic
  28. Organizational Change4▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Political Communication4▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Agenda Setting3▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Citizenship Education3▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Complex Systems3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Disaster Management3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Elderly Care3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  37. Media Framing3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Social Policy3▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Social Innovation3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Cultural Psychology3▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Health and Medical Studies, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy and German legal, social, and political studies.

Sociology and Education …11Sociology and Education Studies: 11 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies5Health and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…4Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 4 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 3 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  6. 6 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Education Methods and Technologies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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