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Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts

In research, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,235 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,788 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,221 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,910
of 28,054 · #18,756 all time
Rank in Germany
#534
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,235 of 12,888 8.5%177 #12060
EngineeringField #5,788 of 6,636 5.7%105 #4737
Social SciencesDomain #9,221 of 10,521 14.9%68 #12669

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts 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. Physical Sciences#12,060 #10,235
  2. Engineering#4,737 #5,788
  3. Social Sciences#12,669 #9,221
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: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.56× its world share, 105 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe Meier, Carsten Röcker and Christian Gräf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

  1. 1 Uwe Meier Germany · #16,385 worldwide 394 citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Carsten Röcker Germany · #239,020 worldwide 175 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Christian Gräf Germany · #335,157 worldwide 133 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Stefan Heiss Germany · #383,498 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Korbinian von Blanckenburg Germany · #676,173 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Tobias Schmohl Germany · #698,394 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Sven Hinrichsen Germany · #709,389 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dirk Noosten Germany · #725,621 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sebastian Büttner Germany · #819,730 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 David Brown Germany · #1,005,442 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Which keywords describe research at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Thermal Management, Vibration Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Engineering and Materials Science.

▲ 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. Sustainability29▲ 4.3×23 topics
  2. Renewable Energy20▲ 5.1×17 topics
  3. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.7×12 topics
  4. Machine Learning15▲ 1.72×29 topics
  5. Deep Learning14▲ 1.54×31 topics
  6. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 16×3 topics
  7. Big Data14▲ 5.8×10 topics
  8. Thermal Management14▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis14▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Engineering13▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Materials Science13▲ 117×1 topic
  13. Digital Transformation12▲ 8.0×6 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.4×9 topics
  15. Flexible Automation8▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems8▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Mechanical Properties7▲ 2.6×11 topics
  18. Leadership6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  19. High-Speed Trains6▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Internet of Things6▲ 2.5×6 topics
  21. Electrical Contact Materials6▲ 232×1 topic
  22. Pantograph-Catenary Interaction6▲ 232×1 topic
  23. Customer Experience6▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Renewable Resources6▲ 12×4 topics
  25. E-commerce5▲ 3.2×2 topics
  26. Information Technology5▲ 3.9×3 topics
  27. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Investment Decisions5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Customer Relationship Management5▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Mobile Health5▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Business Models4▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Technology Innovation4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Digital Capital4▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Value Chains4▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Digital Twin4▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Smart Manufacturing4▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Organizational Change4▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Behavioral Economics3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Electromigration3▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Physics and Engineering …13Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 13 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 8 fractional worksElectrical Contact Performance and Analysis: 6 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 3 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 13 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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