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Inform (Germany)

In research, Inform (Germany) stands highest in Computer Science (#3,709 of 7,020 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,127 of 21,541 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#2,385 of 2,981 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Computer Science — Information Systems is 15.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,207
of 28,054 · #27,816 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,139
of 1,178
Research works
885
▲ 530% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Inform (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #3,709 of 7,020 10.2%475
Physical SciencesDomain #16,127 of 21,541 10.8%560
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #2,385 of 2,981 14.2%144
Social SciencesDomain #13,652 of 16,945 10.3%278
Information SystemsSubfield #2,140 of 2,575 3.9%249
Business, Management and AccountingField #3,781 of 3,973 6.9%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inform (Germany) 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).

What does Inform (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 26.4 works15×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 41.6 works5.4×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.41× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.94× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Inform (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, E-Learning, Fuzzy Logic, Decision Support System, Education and Big Data.

▲ 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. Machine Learning19▲ 6.0×22 topics
  2. Data Mining16▲ 21×7 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 11×9 topics
  4. E-Learning15▲ 15×8 topics
  5. Fuzzy Logic14▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Decision Support System14▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Education13▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Big Data11▲ 12×10 topics
  9. E-commerce11▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Knowledge Management10▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Higher Education9▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Educational Technology9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  13. Information Technology9▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Internet of Things8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  15. Privacy Protection8▲ 122×2 topics
  16. Digital Transformation7▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Technology7▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Natural Language Processing7▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Expert Systems7▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Information System7▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Information Retrieval7▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Acceleration7▲ 155×1 topic
  23. Social Network Extraction7▲ 155×1 topic
  24. Software Engineering7▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Accounting Information System6▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Systems Analysis and Design6▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Blockchain6▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Gamification6▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Augmented Reality5▲ 57×2 topics
  30. COVID-195▲ 3.9×7 topics
  31. Learning5▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Multimedia5▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Pandemic4▲ 4.0×3 topics
  34. Media Literacy4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Community Empowerment4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  36. Digital Literacy4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Economic Impact4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  38. Indonesia4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Digital Marketing4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Educational Policy3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Inform (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Edcuational Technology Systems, Information Retrieval and Data Mining, Decision Support System Applications and Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning.

Edcuational Technology Systems: 7 fractional worksInformation Retrieval and Data Mining: 7 fractional worksDecision Support System …6Decision Support System Applications: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in…6Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 6 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Syst…5Multimedia Learning Systems: 5 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 3 fractional worksHigher Education in Latin America: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsManagement Information SystemsDemography2 others

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

  1. 1 Edcuational Technology SystemsArtificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 Information Retrieval and Data MiningInformation Systems 7 works
  3. 3 Decision Support System ApplicationsManagement Information Systems 6 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology in Education and LearningInformation Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Multimedia Learning SystemsInformation Systems 5 works
  6. 6 SMEs Development and Digital MarketingDemography 3 works
  7. 7 Higher Education in Latin AmericaEducation 2 works
  8. 8 Research Data Management PracticesInformation Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhilosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Media UseInformation Systems 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.4%domestic only50.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inform (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 530% 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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