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Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

In research, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,690 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,050 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,391 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,366
of 28,054 · #3,140 all time
Rank in Germany
#454
of 1,178
Research works
4.9k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Karlsruhe 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 #6,690 of 12,888 8.7%364 #2181
EngineeringField #4,050 of 6,636 9.4%190 #2057
Social SciencesDomain #7,391 of 10,521 15.2%100 #6300
Computer ScienceField #3,732 of 4,667 7.6%101 #2954

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karlsruhe 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. Physical Sciences#2,181 #6,690
  2. Engineering#2,057 #4,050
  3. Social Sciences#6,300 #7,391
  4. Computer Science#2,954 #3,732
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 Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 29.7 works11×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.97× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.67× its world share, 101 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.60× its world share, 190 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.65× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Rudolf Criegee, Alfred Stock and F. Haber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Rudolf Criegee Germany · #120,379 worldwide 243 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Alfred Stock Germany · #136,881 worldwide 170 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 F. Haber Germany · #154,007 worldwide 119 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 R. O. Herzog Germany · #171,983 worldwide 52 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Stefan Goldschmidt Germany · #264,826 worldwide 68 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Heinz Bechert Germany · #306,347 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Kurt Heß Germany · #316,161 worldwide 238 citations · 88 works
  8. 8 Klaus Dürrschnabel Germany · #321,767 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Gerhard Krebs Germany · #325,750 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Gerhard Kasper Germany · #395,546 worldwide 134 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Thermal Management, Vibration Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Materials Science and Engineering.

▲ 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. Sustainability44▲ 3.7×32 topics
  2. Renewable Energy34▲ 4.9×21 topics
  3. Deep Learning28▲ 1.66×51 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration26▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Machine Learning24▲ 1.52×40 topics
  6. Thermal Management24▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Vibration Analysis23▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Fluid Dynamics23▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Materials Science22▲ 110×3 topics
  10. Engineering22▲ 98×2 topics
  11. Mathematical Modeling22▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Turbine Technology22▲ 247×1 topic
  13. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 3.0×16 topics
  14. Big Data19▲ 4.3×13 topics
  15. Sustainable Development17▲ 2.2×16 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing14▲ 9.6×7 topics
  17. Virtual Reality13▲ 5.2×7 topics
  18. Digital Transformation12▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. Renewable Resources12▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Investment Decisions11▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Social Interaction11▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Customer Experience10▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Information Technology10▲ 4.3×4 topics
  24. Structural Analysis10▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Embodiment10▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Learning Outcomes10▲ 4.8×2 topics
  27. Customer Relationship Management10▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Digital Capital10▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Value Chains10▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Automotive Engineering9▲ 232×1 topic
  31. Immersion9▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Lightweight Materials9▲ 232×1 topic
  33. Presence9▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Mobile Health8▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Semantic Web8▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Business Models8▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Data Integration8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Omni-Channel Strategy8▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Technology Innovation8▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Teaching Methods7▲ 10×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Corporate Governance and Management, Engineering and Materials Science Studies and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts.

Physics and Engineering …22Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 22 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 10 fractional worksEngineering and Material…9Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 9 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…9Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 6 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…6History and Theory of Mathematics: 6 fractional worksSolidification and crystal growth phenomena: 6 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 5 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional works
Computational MechanicsStrategy and ManagementMechanical EngineeringHuman-Computer Interaction6 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 22 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 9 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  6. 6 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 6 works
  8. 8 Solidification and crystal growth phenomena Materials Chemistry 6 works
  9. 9 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing 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 available15.7%not open84.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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