Hochschule Niederrhein
In research, Hochschule Niederrhein stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,428 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,740 of 9,585 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,022 of 2,581 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 18.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,509 of 22,385 · #2,262 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #139 of 795
- Research works
- 2.2k ▲ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 12k 5.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 26% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Hochschule Niederrhein known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,428 of 10,670 | 3.8% | 255 | #1541 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,740 of 9,585 | 6.6% | 225 | #1974 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,022 of 2,581 | 5.1% | 112 | #855 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,585 of 5,901 | 4.0% | 101 | #3236 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,881 of 9,902 | 4.1% | 68 | #5151 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #3,285 of 4,417 | 2.1% | 65 | #3114 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#1,541 #2,428
- Social Sciences#1,974 #2,740
- Business, Management and Accounting#855 #1,022
- Engineering#3,236 #3,585
- Health Sciences#5,151 #6,881
- Computer Science#3,114 #3,285
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Hochschule Niederrhein work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at Hochschule Niederrhein is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (18%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences29045.7%
- Engineering11818.6%
- Computer Science7311.5%
- Materials Science355.5%
- Environmental Science253.9%
- Chemistry172.7%
- Physics and Astronomy61.0%
- Mathematics50.8%
- Energy40.7%
- Chemical Engineering40.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
- Social Sciences23937.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting11418.0%
- Social Sciences609.4%
- Arts and Humanities294.5%
- Psychology223.4%
- Decision Sciences91.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.0%
- Health Sciences7712.1%
- Medicine457.1%
- Health Professions304.7%
- Nursing20.3%
- Life Sciences284.5%
What does Hochschule Niederrhein specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 18.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 36.3 works19×
- Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 47.7 works8.7×
- Business, Management and AccountingField · 114.2 works5.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 24 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting5.59×114 works
- Health Professions1.80×30 works
- Chemistry1.74×17 works
- Chemical Engineering1.65×4 works
- Materials Science1.59×35 works
- Arts and Humanities1.56×28 works
- Decision Sciences1.51×9 works
- Computer Science1.47×73 works
- Engineering1.24×118 works
- Psychology1.11×22 works
- Environmental Science0.79×25 works
- Energy0.76×4 works
- Social Sciences0.74×60 works
- Mathematics0.66×5 works
- Nursing0.56×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.46×6 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×14 works
- Neuroscience0.41×4 works
- Medicine0.37×45 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×10 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.01×0 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 5.6×
- Health Professions 1.8×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Materials Science 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Decision Sciences 1.5×
- Computer Science 1.5×
- Engineering 1.2×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Hochschule Niederrhein?
Ranked on the quality score, Christian Schmitz, Bernd Strehmel and Ceren Kütahya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hochschule Niederrhein.
- 1
Christian Schmitz
Germany · #597,366 worldwide 4.5k citations · 105 works
- 2
Bernd Strehmel
Germany · #698,756 worldwide 4.2k citations · 175 works
- 3
Ceren Kütahya
Germany · #708,503 worldwide 1.3k citations · 27 works
- 4
Gaoyuan Zhang
Germany · #726,338 worldwide 521 citations · 39 works
- 5
Marc Heimann
Germany · #895,572 worldwide 556 citations · 21 works
- 6
Jürgen Schram
Germany · #1,213,707 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
- 7
Hans‐Günter Hirsch
Germany · #1,311,787 worldwide 2.5k citations · 38 works
- 8
Andreas G. Klein
Germany · #1,388,182 worldwide 3.8k citations · 152 works
- 9
Saskia E. Drösler
Germany · #1,412,123 worldwide 1.4k citations · 46 works
- 10
Dietmar Abts
Germany · #1,461,062 worldwide 137 citations · 357 works
Which keywords describe research at Hochschule Niederrhein?
By fractional works in 2022-now, 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 Sustainable Development.
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Platform Competition
- Network Effects
- Moisture Management
- Renewable Resources
- Engineering
- Thermal Management
- Fluid Dynamics
- Additive Manufacturing
- Dyeing
- Ionic Liquids
- Biomedical Applications
- Value Chains
- Investment Decisions
- Technology Innovation
- Customer Relationship Management
- Mobile Health
- Customer Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence
- Sustainable Development
- E-commerce
- Information Technology
- Business Models
- Omni-Channel Strategy
- Strategic Marketing
- Digital Capital
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Antimicrobial
- Textiles
- Heat Transfer
- Vibration Analysis
- Thermal Properties
- Materials Science
- Fabric Comfort
- Elderly Care
- Market Dynamics
- Two-Sided Markets
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Artificial Intelligence55▲ 6.1×21 topics
- Big Data51▲ 8.4×18 topics
- Sustainable Development45▲ 4.5×17 topics
- Digital Transformation42▲ 12×9 topics
- E-commerce39▲ 11×5 topics
- Customer Experience39▲ 38×4 topics
- Information Technology35▲ 12×7 topics
- Mobile Health35▲ 38×3 topics
- Business Models34▲ 75×2 topics
- Customer Relationship Management34▲ 39×2 topics
- Omni-Channel Strategy34▲ 256×1 topic
- Technology Innovation34▲ 156×1 topic
- Strategic Marketing34▲ 249×2 topics
- Investment Decisions33▲ 43×2 topics
- Digital Capital33▲ 298×1 topic
- Value Chains33▲ 298×1 topic
- Sustainability32▲ 2.1×30 topics
- Biomedical Applications25▲ 3.4×16 topics
- Renewable Energy19▲ 2.1×20 topics
- Ionic Liquids16▲ 8.9×5 topics
- Antimicrobial14▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Dyeing13▲ 97×1 topic
- Textiles13▲ 97×1 topic
- Additive Manufacturing12▲ 6.0×4 topics
- Heat Transfer11▲ 3.6×7 topics
- Fluid Dynamics11▲ 12×4 topics
- Vibration Analysis11▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Thermal Management11▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Thermal Properties10▲ 13×2 topics
- Engineering10▲ 36×1 topic
- Materials Science10▲ 41×1 topic
- Renewable Resources10▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Fabric Comfort10▲ 56×1 topic
- Moisture Management10▲ 56×1 topic
- Elderly Care10▲ 10×5 topics
- Network Effects9▲ 21×2 topics
- Market Dynamics9▲ 18×2 topics
- Platform Competition8▲ 50×1 topic
- Two-Sided Markets8▲ 50×1 topic
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 30×2 topics
Which research topics does Hochschule Niederrhein publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 34 works
- 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 33 works
- 3 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 13 works
- 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 10 works
- 5 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 10 works
- 6 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 8 works
- 7 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
- 8 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 9 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 5 works
- 10 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Hochschule Niederrhein's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hochschule Niederrhein as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.
Fractional works of Hochschule Niederrhein over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2013.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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