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IU International University of Applied Sciences

In research, IU International University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,619 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#1,158 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,906 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management — Management of Technology and Innovation is 22.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,790
of 28,054 · #23,095 all time
Rank in Germany
#390
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 5426% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is IU International 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,619 of 10,521 13.1%677 #5993
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,158 of 2,578 10.4%290 #2486
Social SciencesField #2,906 of 6,365 15.6%233 #6060
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,276 of 2,578 15.8%131 #2934
Computer ScienceField #2,996 of 4,667 22.8%68 —
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #411 of 635 10.7%87 #1274
Physical SciencesDomain #8,872 of 12,888 14.8%151 #18566
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield #159 of 229 10.3%67 —
Health SciencesDomain #9,669 of 11,982 14.1%76 —
PsychologyField #1,823 of 2,181 16.0%74 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IU International 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).

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#5,993 #2,619
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#2,486 #1,158
  3. Social Sciences#6,060 #2,906
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,934 #1,276
  5. Strategy and Management#1,274 #411
  6. Physical Sciences#18,566 #8,872
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 IU International University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 22.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 63.4 works23×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 66.9 works15×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 87.4 works11×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 290.5 works9.8×
  5. MarketingSubfield · 35.3 works9.1×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 32.1 works6.8×
  7. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 23.4 works6.2×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9.80× its world share, 290 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 233 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IU International University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Tim Schlippe, Marc Helmold and Stephanie Rupp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IU International University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Tim Schlippe Germany · #377,660 worldwide 95 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Marc Helmold Germany · #1,065,577 worldwide 51 citations · 218 works
  3. 3 Stephanie Rupp Germany · #1,178,759 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David Kergel Germany · #1,239,307 worldwide 6 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Ralf Kneuper Germany · #1,338,330 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at IU International University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at IU International University of Applied Sciences?

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

▲ 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. Digital Transformation111▲ 23×13 topics
  2. Sustainable Development90▲ 6.1×21 topics
  3. Big Data81▲ 9.7×18 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence80▲ 6.4×24 topics
  5. Customer Relationship Management67▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Customer Experience66▲ 48×4 topics
  7. Investment Decisions63▲ 55×3 topics
  8. E-commerce62▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Mobile Health61▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Leadership61▲ 14×17 topics
  11. Information Technology60▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Business Models59▲ 91×3 topics
  13. Digital Capital58▲ 339×1 topic
  14. Value Chains58▲ 339×1 topic
  15. Technology Innovation56▲ 197×3 topics
  16. Omni-Channel Strategy56▲ 288×1 topic
  17. Organizational Change46▲ 69×3 topics
  18. Employee Engagement45▲ 28×5 topics
  19. Agility42▲ 332×1 topic
  20. Socio-Technical Systems42▲ 194×1 topic
  21. Sustainability40▲ 1.77×40 topics
  22. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse39▲ 103×2 topics
  23. Governance37▲ 12×10 topics
  24. Bildungsungleichheit31▲ 114×1 topic
  25. Ethnografisches Schreiben31▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Social Innovation29▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Professional Development28▲ 15×8 topics
  28. Consumer Behavior24▲ 4.2×9 topics
  29. Supervision23▲ 81×2 topics
  30. Flexible Automation22▲ 97×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems22▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Self-Efficacy21▲ 8.5×6 topics
  33. Urban Development21▲ 6.2×5 topics
  34. Workplace21▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Innovation Policy20▲ 22×5 topics
  36. Coaching20▲ 128×2 topics
  37. Empowerment20▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Psychodrama20▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Relationship20▲ 147×1 topic
  40. Interdisciplinary Research18▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does IU International 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 Sociology and Education Studies.

Corporate Governance and…58Corporate Governance and Management: 58 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 56 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 42 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 31 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 22 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…20Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 20 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 18 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 11 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 10 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 10 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 58 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 56 works
  3. 3 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 42 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 20 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IU International University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5426% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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