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Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

In research, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,184 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,643 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,306 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,341
of 28,054 · #8,199 all time
Rank in Germany
#336
of 1,178
Research works
2.4k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Leipzig 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 #4,184 of 10,521 17.2%182 #3834
Physical SciencesDomain #7,643 of 12,888 13.2%238 #8719
Social SciencesField #4,306 of 6,365 18.7%68 #5702
EngineeringField #4,820 of 6,636 10.4%120 #6352
Health SciencesDomain #9,194 of 11,982 14.5%75 #5451

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leipzig 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#3,834 #4,184
  2. Physical Sciences#8,719 #7,643
  3. Social Sciences#5,702 #4,306
  4. Engineering#6,352 #4,820
  5. Health Sciences#5,451 #9,194
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.

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: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang Schäfer, Ludwig Dietz and Gabriele Hooffacker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leipzig University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Schäfer Germany · #654,780 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Ludwig Dietz Germany · #663,167 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Gabriele Hooffacker Germany · #691,470 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Georg von Hanffstengel Germany · #727,803 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Thilo Fehmel Germany · #780,521 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Felix Perles Germany · #792,739 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Markus Walz Germany · #792,747 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Steffen Lange Germany · #830,379 worldwide 81 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Karsten Weicker Germany · #899,395 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ulrike Quapp Germany · #964,085 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Leipzig University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sociolinguistics, Digital Communication, Language Variation, Multimodality, Communication Practices, Text Linguistics, Sustainable Development and Discourse Analysis.

▲ 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. Deep Learning19◆ 1.02×50 topics
  2. Sustainable Development17▲ 2.0×18 topics
  3. Machine Learning16◆ 0.93×59 topics
  4. Sustainability14◆ 1.10×38 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency13▲ 2.6×20 topics
  6. Renewable Energy12▲ 1.54×29 topics
  7. Big Data12▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Digital Transformation11▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics10▲ 9.4×2 topics
  10. Digital Communication9▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Discourse Analysis9▲ 6.8×2 topics
  12. Language Variation9▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Multimodality9▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Communication Practices9▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Text Linguistics9▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Data Integration8▲ 9.4×6 topics
  17. Leadership8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  18. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Construction8▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Governance8▲ 4.2×5 topics
  21. Sensor Networks8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  22. Structural Health Monitoring7▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Knowledge Representation6▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Historical Analysis6▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Semantic Web6▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Material Properties6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Bildungsungleichheit6▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Ethnografisches Schreiben6▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Civil Engineering6▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Description Logics6▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Cultural Sustainability5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Bridge Engineering5▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Geotechnical Design5▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Organizational Change5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Business Models5▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Mobile Health5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Linked Data5▲ 23×2 topics
  38. MAC Protocols5▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Innovation Ecosystems5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Ontology5▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic research and analysis, Sociology and Education Studies, Civil and Structural Engineering Research and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Linguistic research and analysis: 9 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 6 fractional worksCivil and Structural Eng…5Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 5 fractional worksCorporate Management and…4Corporate Management and Leadership: 4 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…4Media Studies and Communication: 4 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 3 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 3 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…3Libraries and Information Services: 3 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsSociology and Political ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 9 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  7. 7 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works
  8. 8 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 3 works
  10. 10 Libraries and Information Services Museology 3 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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