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Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

In research, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,791 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,905 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,818 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Computational Mechanics (Management of Technology and Innovation is 13.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,453
of 22,385 · #4,312 all time
Rank in Germany
#163
of 795
Research works
1.8k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

What is Offenburg University of Applied Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,791 of 10,670 4.7%329 #2938
EngineeringField #1,905 of 5,901 4.4%215 #2393
Social SciencesDomain #3,818 of 9,585 10.6%167 #4098
Computer ScienceField #2,401 of 4,417 6.1%76 #1897

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Offenburg 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,938 #2,791
  2. Engineering#2,393 #1,905
  3. Social Sciences#4,098 #3,818
  4. Computer Science#1,897 #2,401
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Offenburg University of Applied Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 364 fractional works · 60.1% of its workEngineering: 233 fractional works · 38.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 38 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 31 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 89 fractional works · 14.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 176 fractional works · 29.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 10.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 25 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 43 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKOffenburgUniversity of…605fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering23338.6%
    2. Computer Science8914.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy91.5%
    4. Environmental Science91.4%
    5. Materials Science71.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.8%
    7. Energy50.8%
    8. Chemistry40.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting6210.2%
    2. Social Sciences549.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities264.2%
    4. Psychology183.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance111.7%
    6. Decision Sciences50.9%
    1. Medicine386.3%
    2. Health Professions40.7%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience101.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Offenburg University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 24.8 works14×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 28.3 works9.1×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 31.3 works8.9×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.57× its world share, 233 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 38 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.16× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.16×62 works
  2. Engineering2.57×233 works
  3. Computer Science1.88×89 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.47×26 works
  5. Psychology0.99×18 works
  6. Neuroscience0.98×10 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.89×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.88×5 works
  9. Energy0.82×4 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×10 works
  11. Social Sciences0.71×54 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.68×9 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×5 works
  14. Chemistry0.47×4 works
  15. Materials Science0.33×7 works
  16. Medicine0.33×38 works
  17. Environmental Science0.29×9 works
  18. Health Professions0.28×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×7 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×6 works
  21. Mathematics0.18×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.06×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Jens Pfafferott, Karlheinz Dietz and Dirk Westhoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Offenburg University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Jens Pfafferott Germany · #542,050 worldwide 2.6k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Karlheinz Dietz Germany · #772,711 worldwide 266 citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Dirk Westhoff Germany · #779,052 worldwide 2.3k citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Dominik Welte Germany · #828,353 worldwide 340 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Bastian Anedda Germany · #1,020,152 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Dirk Velten Germany · #1,068,791 worldwide 1.7k citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Oliver Korn Germany · #1,159,399 worldwide 1.7k citations · 121 works
  8. 8 Patrick Mai Germany · #1,183,380 worldwide 623 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Lukas Zimmermann Germany · #1,270,824 worldwide 4.3k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Luca Braun Germany · #1,352,541 worldwide 121 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Offenburg University of Applied Sciences?

The most cited paper from Offenburg University of Applied Sciences is "The neurobiology, investigation, and treatment of chronic insomnia" (Dieter Wilhelm Riemann, Christoph Nissen, Laura Palagini et al., 2015), with 628 citations. Next come "Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in future power systems: The role of storage" (518) and "The cognitive benefits of interactive videos: learning to tie nautical knots" (473).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The neurobiology, investigation, and treatment of chronic insomnia Dieter Wilhelm Riemann, Christoph Nissen, Laura Palagini et al. · The Lancet Neurology 12 Apr 2015 628
2 Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in future power systems: The role of storage Stefan Weitemeyer, David Kleinhans, Thomas M. Vogt et al. · Renewable Energy Open access 8 Oct 2014 518
3 The cognitive benefits of interactive videos: learning to tie nautical knots Stephan Schwan, Roland Riempp · Learning and Instruction Jun 2004 473
4 Watch your Up-Convolution: CNN Based Generative Deep Neural Networks are Failing to Reproduce Spectral Distributions Ricard Durall, Margret Keuper, Janis Keuper · Opus-HSO (Offenburg University of Applied Sciences) 2020 458
5 Overview of the PALM model system 6.0 Björn Maronga et al. · Geoscientific model development Open access 20 Mar 2020 440
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Thermal Management, Big Data, Digital Transformation, Customer Experience, Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability54▲ 3.7×26 topics
  2. Renewable Energy40▲ 4.6×22 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence37▲ 4.3×17 topics
  4. Sustainable Development35▲ 3.7×12 topics
  5. Big Data35▲ 6.0×11 topics
  6. Deep Learning34▲ 1.64×48 topics
  7. Thermal Management31▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Digital Transformation30▲ 9.3×6 topics
  9. Customer Experience29▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration28▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Vibration Analysis27▲ 17×4 topics
  12. E-commerce26▲ 7.7×3 topics
  13. Engineering26▲ 95×3 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics26▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Mathematical Modeling26▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Materials Science25▲ 104×2 topics
  17. Turbine Technology25▲ 244×1 topic
  18. Mobile Health25▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Business Models24▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Omni-Channel Strategy23▲ 183×1 topic
  21. Technology Innovation23▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Innovation18▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing17▲ 9.2×5 topics
  24. Customer Relationship Management17▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Internet of Things16▲ 3.1×9 topics
  26. Energy Efficiency15▲ 2.7×19 topics
  27. Information Technology13▲ 4.5×4 topics
  28. Investment Decisions12▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Strategic Marketing12▲ 92×2 topics
  30. Digital Capital12▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Value Chains12▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Structural Analysis11▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles11▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Renewable Resources10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Biomechanics10▲ 5.4×5 topics
  36. 3D Printing10▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. 5G Networks9▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Software Engineering9▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Biomedical Engineering9▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Challenges9▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Physics and Engineering …25Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 25 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…23Digital Innovation in Industries: 23 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 12 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…8Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 7 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional works
Computational MechanicsManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 25 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 23 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 12 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Offenburg University of Applied Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Offenburg University of Applied Sciences0.0024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Offenburg University of Applied Sciences5.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2024.

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