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Osnabrück University

In research, Osnabrück University stands highest in Social Sciences (#635 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#431 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#727 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Dermatology — Religious studies is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,431
of 28,054 · #945 all time
Rank in Germany
#77
of 1,178
Research works
14k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
292k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Osnabrück 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 #635 of 10,521 25.0%1,032 #716
Computer ScienceField #431 of 4,667 18.3%196 #609
Social SciencesField #727 of 6,365 25.6%517 #849
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #324 of 2,578 26.0%244 #438
Physical SciencesDomain #1,998 of 12,888 16.7%574 #882
Health SciencesDomain #2,222 of 11,982 25.6%224 #2753
Life SciencesDomain #1,501 of 7,800 27.4%236 #1230
Arts and HumanitiesField #397 of 1,998 15.4%191 #435
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #278 of 1,201 23.5%114 #382
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #923 of 3,579 24.4%106 #694

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osnabrück 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).

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#716 #635
  2. Computer Science#609 #431
  3. Social Sciences#849 #727
  4. Sociology and Political Science#438 #324
  5. Physical Sciences#882 #1,998
  6. Health Sciences#2,753 #2,222
  7. Life Sciences#1,230 #1,501
  8. Arts and Humanities#435 #397
  9. Political Science and International Relations#382 #278
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#694 #923
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 Osnabrück University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.3 works6.5×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 34.7 works6.4×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 106 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 196 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 153 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.21× its world share, 191 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 172 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 517 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osnabrück University?

Ranked on the composite score, Claudia Pahl‐Wostl, Martin Riedmiller and Peter Brucker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osnabrück University.

  1. 1 Claudia Pahl‐Wostl Germany · #4,493 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Martin Riedmiller Germany · #4,886 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Peter Brucker Germany · #10,883 worldwide 905 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Markus Haase Germany · #58,407 worldwide 593 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Gunther Heidemann Germany · #73,392 worldwide 217 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 G. Börstel Germany · #77,010 worldwide 506 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Helmut Lieth Germany · #79,976 worldwide 383 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Julius Kühl Germany · #94,590 worldwide 359 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 O. F. Schirmer Germany · #106,064 worldwide 364 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 M. Neumann Germany · #106,289 worldwide 657 citations · 126 works
All ranked researchers at Osnabrück University

Which keywords describe research at Osnabrück University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Gender, Identity, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Human Rights and Globalization.

▲ 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. Globalization77▲ 1.91×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning77◆ 1.13×71 topics
  3. Governance73▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Climate Change65▲ 1.18×74 topics
  5. Human Rights63▲ 3.0×49 topics
  6. Sustainability59▲ 1.17×57 topics
  7. Identity58▲ 3.9×33 topics
  8. Gender55▲ 5.0×31 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence46▲ 1.63×34 topics
  10. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse46▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Big Data42▲ 2.2×20 topics
  12. Bildungsungleichheit41▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Ethnografisches Schreiben41▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Innovation38▲ 1.77×28 topics
  15. Biodiversity35▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Leadership35▲ 3.6×14 topics
  17. Ethics34▲ 3.4×28 topics
  18. Bildung31▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Immigration29▲ 12×3 topics
  20. European Union28▲ 6.0×18 topics
  21. Philosophy28▲ 3.1×23 topics
  22. Citizenship27▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Neoliberalism27▲ 3.6×18 topics
  24. Autorschaft26▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Literaturkritik26▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Digitalization25▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Politics24▲ 4.3×11 topics
  28. Sustainable Behavior22▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Embodiment22▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Complex Systems21▲ 9.5×5 topics
  31. Refugees20▲ 7.7×7 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism20▲ 8.9×7 topics
  33. Public Administration19▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Crisis Management19▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Participation19▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Direct Democracy19▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Policy Change19▲ 66×1 topic
  38. National Identity18▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Contact Allergy18▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Skin Sensitization18▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Osnabrück University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, Public Administration and Political Analysis and Contact Dermatitis and Allergies.

Sociology and Education …41Sociology and Education Studies: 41 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 26 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 19 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 18 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 18 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 15 fractional worksLaw and Political Science15Law and Political Science: 15 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 13 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 11 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International RelationsDermatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 26 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  4. 4 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 18 works
  5. 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  6. 6 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 15 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 15 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 13 works
  9. 9 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 10 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osnabrück University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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