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Kühne Logistics University

In research, Kühne Logistics University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,859 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 10.9× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#13,935
of 28,054 · #21,745 all time
Rank in Germany
#536
of 1,178
Research works
418
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Kühne Logistics University 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 #3,859 of 10,521 39.3%83 #5256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kühne Logistics University 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 Kühne Logistics University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 44.2 works11×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.95× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.76× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.21× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kühne Logistics University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan U. Becker, Asvin Goel and Alexander Himme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kühne Logistics University.

  1. 1 Jan U. Becker Germany · #194,093 worldwide 151 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Asvin Goel Germany · #297,978 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Alexander Himme Germany · #343,228 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Niels Van Quaquebeke Germany · #350,541 worldwide 101 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kühne Logistics University

Which keywords describe research at Kühne Logistics University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Big Data, Consumer Behavior, Risk Management, Environmental Management, E-commerce and Leadership.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management15▲ 13×13 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 4.1×21 topics
  3. Big Data8▲ 6.7×10 topics
  4. Consumer Behavior6▲ 8.0×9 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 1.79×12 topics
  6. Risk Management6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  7. E-commerce6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  8. Environmental Management5▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Corporate Governance5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  10. Leadership5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  11. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.3×11 topics
  12. Information Sharing5▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Innovation5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Circular Economy4▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impacts4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Disruption Mitigation4▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Firm Performance4▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Performance Measurement4▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Supply Chain Resilience4▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Business Process Management4▲ 146×1 topic
  21. Workflow Mining4▲ 146×1 topic
  22. Green Practices4▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Sustainable Supply Chain Management4▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Maritime Transportation4▲ 57×2 topics
  25. Supply Chain4▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Organizational Performance4▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Collaborative Relationships3▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Lean Manufacturing3▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Social Capital3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Crowdsourcing3▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Inventory Management3▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Container Terminals3▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Customer Experience3▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Operations Research3▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Fuel Consumption3▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Air Quality3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Alternative Fuels2▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Demand Forecasting2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Emissions2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Kühne Logistics University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Quality and Supply Management.

  1. 1 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kühne Logistics University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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