Paderborn University
In research, Paderborn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#860 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#990 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#805 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and Modeling and Simulation (History and Philosophy of Science is 6.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,415 of 22,385 · #910 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #71 of 795
- Research works
- 20k ▼ 9% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 286k 14.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.84× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 26% world 40%
- International
- 16% world 18%
What is Paderborn University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #860 of 9,585 | 9.9% | 1,107 | #779 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #990 of 10,670 | 7.3% | 1,593 | #614 | |
| Social SciencesField | #805 of 5,988 | 10.2% | 485 | #865 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,100 of 5,901 | 5.8% | 707 | #587 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #831 of 4,417 | 7.9% | 412 | #387 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #560 of 2,526 | 9.5% | 198 | #586 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #464 of 1,896 | 8.7% | 288 | #622 | |
| EducationSubfield | #629 of 1,930 | 14.7% | 118 | #526 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #796 of 2,176 | 6.2% | 176 | #478 | |
| MathematicsField | #420 of 1,051 | 13.0% | 130 | #374 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Paderborn 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 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.
- Social Sciences#779 #860
- Physical Sciences#614 #990
- Social Sciences#865 #805
- Engineering#587 #1,100
- Computer Science#387 #831
- Sociology and Political Science#586 #560
- Arts and Humanities#622 #464
- Education#526 #629
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#478 #796
- Mathematics#374 #420
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 Paderborn University work in?
In 2022-now, 55% of research at Paderborn University is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences1,79054.9%
- Engineering78424.1%
- Computer Science47414.6%
- Physics and Astronomy1564.8%
- Mathematics1404.3%
- Materials Science1173.6%
- Chemistry451.4%
- Environmental Science341.0%
- Chemical Engineering180.6%
- Energy170.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences60.2%
- Social Sciences1,25438.5%
- Social Sciences53616.4%
- Arts and Humanities33910.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting1524.7%
- Psychology1213.7%
- Decision Sciences551.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance501.5%
- Health Sciences1113.4%
- Medicine852.6%
- Health Professions230.7%
- Nursing20.1%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Life Sciences1033.2%
What does Paderborn University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 31.8 works6.3×
- Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 23.4 works5.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Mathematics3.65×140 works
- Arts and Humanities3.61×339 works
- Physics and Astronomy2.15×156 works
- Computer Science1.87×474 works
- Decision Sciences1.75×55 works
- Engineering1.60×784 works
- Chemical Engineering1.58×18 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.45×152 works
- Social Sciences1.30×536 works
- Psychology1.22×121 works
- Materials Science1.03×117 works
- Chemistry0.88×45 works
- Neuroscience0.74×39 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×50 works
- Energy0.55×17 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×55 works
- Health Professions0.27×23 works
- Environmental Science0.21×34 works
- Veterinary0.19×1 works
- Medicine0.14×85 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×1 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×6 works
- Nursing0.11×2 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.04×1 works
- Dentistry0.02×0 works
- Mathematics 3.6×
- Arts and Humanities 3.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 2.1×
- Computer Science 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Engineering 1.6×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Social Sciences 1.3×
- Psychology 1.2×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Energy 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Paderborn University?
Ranked on the quality score, Wolfgang Ulaga, Thomas Zentgraf and Andreas Eggert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Paderborn University.
- 1
Wolfgang Ulaga
Germany · #59,677 worldwide 11k citations · 99 works
- 2
Thomas Zentgraf
Germany · #89,749 worldwide 29k citations · 271 works
- 3
Andreas Eggert
Germany · #141,668 worldwide 8.5k citations · 146 works
- 4
Linda Sansoni
Germany · #187,795 worldwide 4.1k citations · 82 works
- 5
Hermann Sohr
Germany · #189,489 worldwide 4.9k citations · 98 works
- 6
Nancy V. Wünderlich
Germany · #196,696 worldwide 3.8k citations · 73 works
- 7
Matthias Pelster
Germany · #326,696 worldwide 1.4k citations · 107 works
- 8
Walter Oevel
Germany · #333,076 worldwide 2.3k citations · 145 works
- 9
Michael Winkler
Germany · #342,512 worldwide 21k citations · 303 works
- 10
Henning Wachsmuth
Germany · #382,034 worldwide 3.8k citations · 263 works
Which keywords describe research at Paderborn University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Gender, Education, Mechanical Properties, Governance, Teacher Education and Bildungsungleichheit.
- Multimodality
- Art
- Integrated Circuits
- Multilingualism
- Sociolinguistics
- Professional Development
- Didactics
- Learning
- Curriculum
- Teaching Methods
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Microstructure
- Ethnografisches Schreiben
- Teacher Education
- Biosensors
- Ethics
- Big Data
- Mechanical Properties
- Identity
- Sustainability
- Education
- Machine Learning
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Gender
- Governance
- Literature
- Cultural Studies
- Bildungsungleichheit
- History
- Philosophy
- Mathematical Modeling
- Additive Manufacturing
- Optical Modulators
- Teaching
- Competence
- Narrative
- Fluid Dynamics
- Entanglement
- Bildung
- Language Learning
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
- Education113▲ 2.0×61 topics
- Sustainability112▲ 1.41×46 topics
- Machine Learning107◆ 0.99×63 topics
- Identity98▲ 4.2×35 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse94▲ 74×2 topics
- Mechanical Properties92▲ 2.9×26 topics
- Gender80▲ 4.5×33 topics
- Big Data76▲ 2.4×24 topics
- Governance64▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Ethics63▲ 3.8×34 topics
- Literature62▲ 3.5×32 topics
- Biosensors60▲ 3.7×9 topics
- Cultural Studies55▲ 4.5×21 topics
- Teacher Education54▲ 13×6 topics
- Bildungsungleichheit54▲ 60×1 topic
- Ethnografisches Schreiben54▲ 60×1 topic
- History53▲ 2.4×29 topics
- Microstructure52▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Philosophy51▲ 3.5×29 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration47▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Mathematical Modeling46▲ 16×4 topics
- Teaching Methods45▲ 8.6×6 topics
- Additive Manufacturing45▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Curriculum43▲ 13×5 topics
- Optical Modulators43▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Learning42▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Teaching42▲ 9.8×4 topics
- Didactics42▲ 14×3 topics
- Competence40▲ 107×1 topic
- Professional Development36▲ 5.4×9 topics
- Narrative36▲ 7.2×10 topics
- Sociolinguistics35▲ 5.9×7 topics
- Fluid Dynamics35▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Multilingualism35▲ 6.6×6 topics
- Entanglement34▲ 6.8×4 topics
- Integrated Circuits33▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Bildung31▲ 30×3 topics
- Art30▲ 10×10 topics
- Language Learning30▲ 13×4 topics
- Multimodality30▲ 18×2 topics
Which research topics does Paderborn University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Linguistic research and analysis and Linguistic Education and Pedagogy.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 54 works
- 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 40 works
- 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 28 works
- 4 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 26 works
- 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
- 6 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 23 works
- 7 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 22 works
- 8 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 22 works
- 9 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 20 works
- 10 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 20 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Paderborn University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Paderborn University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.
Fractional works of Paderborn University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2005.
Other research institutions in Paderborn
- Hesse (Germany)
- Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft
- Theologische Fakultät Paderborn
- Brüderkrankenhaus St. Josef Paderborn
- Benteler (Germany)
- Westfalen-Kolleg
- Diebold Nixdorf (Germany)
- S&N (Germany)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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