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Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

In research, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,931 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#1,663 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,957 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,815
of 28,054 · #1,091 all time
Rank in Germany
#91
of 1,178
Research works
23k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
436k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg 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 #1,931 of 12,888 13.4%1,669 #1158
MedicineField #1,663 of 10,443 16.4%607 #1356
Health SciencesDomain #1,957 of 11,982 16.7%725 #1490
Social SciencesDomain #1,777 of 10,521 19.0%731 #1141
Life SciencesDomain #1,394 of 7,800 16.5%343 #989
Computer ScienceField #877 of 4,667 12.6%398 #585
EngineeringField #1,362 of 6,636 12.3%888 #983
Social SciencesField #1,821 of 6,365 21.9%287 #1559
Computational MechanicsSubfield #156 of 376 20.0%136 #357
PsychologyField #973 of 2,181 25.5%116 #1069

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg 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#1,158 #1,931
  2. Medicine#1,356 #1,663
  3. Health Sciences#1,490 #1,957
  4. Social Sciences#1,141 #1,777
  5. Life Sciences#989 #1,394
  6. Computer Science#585 #877
  7. Engineering#983 #1,362
  8. Social Sciences#1,559 #1,821
  9. Computational Mechanics#357 #156
  10. Psychology#1,069 #973
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 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 136.4 works6.8×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 99.0 works5.5×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 125 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 398 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 888 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 57 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 607 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 286 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Marko Sarstedt, Harald Gollnick and Peter Malfertheiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.

  1. 1 Marko Sarstedt Germany · #145 worldwide 11k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Harald Gollnick Germany · #62,877 worldwide 342 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Peter Malfertheiner Germany · #88,130 worldwide 1.2k citations · 335 works
  4. 4 Jürgen Voges Germany · #90,689 worldwide 557 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Stefanie M. Bode‐Böger Germany · #98,308 worldwide 124 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Marino Venerito Germany · #101,125 worldwide 172 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Christian Borgelt Germany · #102,082 worldwide 304 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Lutz Tobiska Germany · #106,986 worldwide 168 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Stefanie Schreiber Germany · #110,088 worldwide 254 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Andreas Nürnberger Germany · #113,632 worldwide 506 citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Which keywords describe research at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flow, Big Data, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Renewable Resources.

▲ 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 Learning137▲ 1.16×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning125◆ 1.10×75 topics
  3. Epidemiology109▼ 0.79×114 topics
  4. Sustainability108▲ 1.28×46 topics
  5. Big Data83▲ 2.6×22 topics
  6. Inflammation73◆ 1.01×76 topics
  7. Renewable Energy64▲ 1.27×39 topics
  8. Fluid Dynamics51▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties50▲ 1.48×31 topics
  10. Multiphase Flow49▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Governance49▲ 4.2×7 topics
  12. Heat Transfer46▲ 2.6×17 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing44▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis40▲ 4.3×9 topics
  15. Renewable Resources40▲ 6.7×6 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction39▲ 7.4×6 topics
  17. Leadership38▲ 2.3×15 topics
  18. Structural Analysis36▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Thermal Management34▲ 2.9×7 topics
  20. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse33▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Software Engineering33▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Composite Structures33▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Industrial Automation32▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Flexible Automation30▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems30▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Large-Eddy Simulation29▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Automotive Engineering29▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Lightweight Materials29▲ 105×1 topic
  29. Porous Media29▲ 6.3×6 topics
  30. Rheology28▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Gas-Solid Flow27▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Clustering25▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Mathematical Modeling25▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Materials Science24▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Engineering24▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Evolutionary Algorithms24▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Turbine Technology24▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Bildungsungleichheit23▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Ethnografisches Schreiben23▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Two-Phase Flow23▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Sociology and Education Studies.

Flexible and Reconfigura…30Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 30 fractional worksEngineering and Material…29Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 29 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 24 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 23 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 20 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 20 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 18 fractional worksPublic Administration an…18Public Administration and Political Analysis: 18 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 17 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 16 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 29 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 24 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  5. 5 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 20 works
  6. 6 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 20 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 16 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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