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Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

In research, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Computer Science (#2,259 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,218 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,652 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,510
of 28,054 · #13,789 all time
Rank in Germany
#461
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Offenburg 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
Computer ScienceField #2,259 of 4,667 19.8%76 #2799
Social SciencesDomain #5,218 of 10,521 18.7%167 #6950
EngineeringField #3,652 of 6,636 9.9%215 #5253
Physical SciencesDomain #7,954 of 12,888 12.0%329 #10827

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 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. Computer Science#2,799 #2,259
  2. Social Sciences#6,950 #5,218
  3. Engineering#5,253 #3,652
  4. Physical Sciences#10,827 #7,954
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 Offenburg University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 23.8 works14×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 28.0 works9.8×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 31.1 works9.7×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.59× its world share, 215 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 35 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.27× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Dirk Westhoff, Andreas Otte and Karl Bühler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Offenburg University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Dirk Westhoff Germany · #131,838 worldwide 192 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Andreas Otte Germany · #401,037 worldwide 75 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Karl Bühler Germany · #459,482 worldwide 27 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Eduard Schönstedt Germany · #485,515 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Richard Zahoransky Germany · #592,531 worldwide 6 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Axel Sikora Germany · #695,832 worldwide 88 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Andreas Mayer Germany · #705,578 worldwide 139 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Christopher Zerres Germany · #718,743 worldwide 10 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Bernd Spangenberg Germany · #727,741 worldwide 87 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Oliver Korn Germany · #752,597 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Big Data, Thermal Management, Digital Transformation, Renewable Energy Integration, Vibration Analysis and Customer Experience.

▲ 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. Sustainability52▲ 3.9×25 topics
  2. Renewable Energy38▲ 4.8×21 topics
  3. Big Data33▲ 6.5×11 topics
  4. Sustainable Development33▲ 3.7×11 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence32▲ 4.3×16 topics
  6. Deep Learning31▲ 1.62×47 topics
  7. Thermal Management30▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Digital Transformation28▲ 9.6×5 topics
  9. Renewable Energy Integration27▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis27▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Customer Experience27▲ 32×4 topics
  12. Fluid Dynamics26▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Engineering26▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Mathematical Modeling26▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Materials Science25▲ 111×1 topic
  16. Turbine Technology25▲ 252×1 topic
  17. E-commerce25▲ 7.5×3 topics
  18. Mobile Health23▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Business Models23▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Omni-Channel Strategy22▲ 187×1 topic
  21. Technology Innovation22▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Innovation18▲ 3.0×14 topics
  23. Customer Relationship Management16▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing16▲ 9.2×5 topics
  25. Internet of Things14▲ 3.0×9 topics
  26. Information Technology12▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Investment Decisions11▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Strategic Marketing11▲ 90×2 topics
  29. Structural Analysis11▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Digital Capital11▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Value Chains11▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Biomechanics10▲ 5.9×5 topics
  33. Renewable Resources10▲ 10×4 topics
  34. 3D Printing9▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Industrial Automation8▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Virtual Prototyping8▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Assembly Planning8▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Design for Manufacture8▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Flexible Automation8▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems8▲ 59×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…22Digital Innovation in Industries: 22 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 11 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…7Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 6 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 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 22 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 11 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 7 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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