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Hochschule Niederrhein

In research, Hochschule Niederrhein stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,083 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,447 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,482 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Management of Technology and Innovation is 20.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,381
of 28,054 · #12,762 all time
Rank in Germany
#456
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Hochschule Niederrhein 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 #5,083 of 10,521 10.1%225 #7881
Physical SciencesDomain #7,447 of 12,888 7.1%255 #7377
Health SciencesDomain #9,482 of 11,982 7.9%68 #11075
Computer ScienceField #4,104 of 4,667 6.1%65 #5967
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,271 of 2,578 6.2%112 #2551
EngineeringField #5,859 of 6,636 5.9%101 #7779

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hochschule Niederrhein 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#7,881 #5,083
  2. Physical Sciences#7,377 #7,447
  3. Health Sciences#11,075 #9,482
  4. Computer Science#5,967 #4,104
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,551 #2,271
  6. Engineering#7,779 #5,859
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 Niederrhein specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 35.8 works21×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 47.0 works9.5×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 112.2 works6.1×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.09× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hochschule Niederrhein?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Lux, Wilhelm Mülder and Bernd Strehmel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hochschule Niederrhein.

  1. 1 Thomas Lux Germany · #344,073 worldwide 150 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Wilhelm Mülder Germany · #511,528 worldwide 4 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Bernd Strehmel Germany · #556,129 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Gerrit Heinemann Germany · #590,396 worldwide 27 citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Veronika Strehmel Germany · #747,234 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Boris Mahltig Germany · #758,618 worldwide 183 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Lorenz Borucki Germany · #760,115 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Gunzelin Schmid Noerr Germany · #827,317 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Erich Schützendorf Germany · #830,782 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Sylvia Thun Germany · #895,467 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hochschule Niederrhein

Which keywords describe research at Hochschule Niederrhein?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, E-commerce, Customer Experience, Information Technology, Mobile Health and Customer Relationship Management.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence51▲ 6.5×18 topics
  2. Big Data49▲ 9.4×18 topics
  3. Sustainable Development42▲ 4.7×15 topics
  4. Digital Transformation42▲ 14×8 topics
  5. E-commerce39▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Customer Experience38▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Information Technology35▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Mobile Health34▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Customer Relationship Management34▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Business Models34▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Strategic Marketing33▲ 261×2 topics
  12. Omni-Channel Strategy33▲ 274×1 topic
  13. Technology Innovation33▲ 186×1 topic
  14. Investment Decisions33▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Digital Capital33▲ 311×1 topic
  16. Value Chains33▲ 311×1 topic
  17. Sustainability28▲ 1.98×26 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications22▲ 3.2×14 topics
  19. Renewable Energy15▲ 1.85×15 topics
  20. Ionic Liquids14▲ 8.6×5 topics
  21. Antimicrobial12▲ 7.6×3 topics
  22. Dyeing11▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Textiles11▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Vibration Analysis10▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Fluid Dynamics10▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Thermal Management10▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. Elderly Care10▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Engineering10▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Materials Science10▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Network Effects9▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Market Dynamics9▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Thermal Properties8▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Platform Competition8▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Two-Sided Markets8▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Fabric Comfort8▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Moisture Management8▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Renewable Resources8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Biodegradable Polymers7▲ 7.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Hochschule Niederrhein publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Digital Innovation in In…33Digital Innovation in Industries: 33 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…33Corporate Governance and Management: 33 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 11 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 10 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Ec…8Digital Platforms and Economics: 8 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 8 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 5 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementBuilding and ConstructionComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 33 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 33 works
  3. 3 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 11 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 10 works
  5. 5 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 8 works
  6. 6 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  7. 7 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hochschule Niederrhein's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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