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Hof University of Applied Sciences

In research, Hof University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,430 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,145
of 28,054 · #29,882 all time
Rank in Germany
#629
of 1,178
Research works
412
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Hof University of Applied Sciences 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 #12,430 of 12,888 9.4%80 #20384

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hof University of Applied Sciences 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).

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.10× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 9 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.98× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Claus Atzenbeck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hof University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Claus Atzenbeck Germany · #772,275 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Hof University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Hof University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Investment Decisions, Information Technology, Leadership 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. Big Data12▲ 8.2×10 topics
  2. Sustainable Development11▲ 4.3×10 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 4.8×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning10▲ 1.89×17 topics
  5. Sustainability9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  6. Digital Transformation8▲ 9.9×4 topics
  7. Investment Decisions8▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Information Technology7▲ 8.9×5 topics
  9. Leadership7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  10. Customer Relationship Management6▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Internet of Things6▲ 4.1×7 topics
  12. Digital Capital5▲ 176×1 topic
  13. Value Chains5▲ 176×1 topic
  14. Customer Experience5▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Innovation5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  16. Mobile Health5▲ 21×2 topics
  17. E-commerce4▲ 4.6×2 topics
  18. Digitalization4▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Business Models4▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Technology Innovation4▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Security4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  22. IoT Security4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  23. Organizational Change4▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Governance3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Social Capital3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  26. Agility3▲ 156×1 topic
  27. Socio-Technical Systems3▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Cybersecurity3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  29. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Neural Machine Translation3▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Statistical Machine Translation3▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  33. Crowdfunding3▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Fintech3▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Participation3▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Policy Change3▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Self-Efficacy3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Data Protection3▲ 65×2 topics
  39. Virtualization3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Security Analysis3▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Hof University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Management and Leadership and Natural Language Processing Techniques.

Corporate Governance and…5Corporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…4Digital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksCorporate Management and…3Corporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional worksNatural Language Process…3Natural Language Processing Techniques: 3 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 3 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 3 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…2Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy2Criminal Law and Policy: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  3. 3 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  4. 4 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hof University of Applied Sciences'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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.