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Reutlingen University

In research, Reutlingen University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,427 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,874 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,199 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Information Systems and Mechanical Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,745
of 28,054 · #12,981 all time
Rank in Germany
#388
of 1,178
Research works
2.6k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Reutlingen 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,427 of 12,888 8.2%375 #9528
Social SciencesDomain #5,874 of 10,521 14.7%249 #5805
EngineeringField #4,199 of 6,636 5.5%253 #4429
Computer ScienceField #3,300 of 4,667 15.5%74 #3464
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,867 of 2,578 16.7%114 #1931
Social SciencesField #5,096 of 6,365 16.5%75 #7406
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,284 of 1,351 1.4%85 #2411

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Reutlingen 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. Physical Sciences#9,528 #6,427
  2. Social Sciences#5,805 #5,874
  3. Engineering#4,429 #4,199
  4. Computer Science#3,464 #3,300
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,931 #1,867
  6. Social Sciences#7,406 #5,096
  7. Mechanical Engineering#2,411 #1,284
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 Reutlingen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 39.3 works11×
  2. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 27.1 works9.6×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 85.3 works6.7×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 21.4 works5.4×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 114.2 works5.2×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 254 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.15× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Reutlingen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfréd Zimmermann, Vera Hummel and Andreas Kandelbauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Reutlingen University.

  1. 1 Alfréd Zimmermann Germany · #257,263 worldwide 119 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Vera Hummel Germany · #315,395 worldwide 121 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Andreas Kandelbauer Germany · #582,100 worldwide 131 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Oliver Burgert Germany · #649,363 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Dierk Jugel Germany · #756,767 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ulrich Schlienz Germany · #760,160 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Eugen Wendler Germany · #777,326 worldwide 0 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Herbert Sigloch Germany · #779,817 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Ilia Petrov Germany · #834,656 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Jürgen Scheible Germany · #867,229 worldwide 71 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Reutlingen University

Which keywords describe research at Reutlingen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Resources, Additive Manufacturing, Structural Analysis, Composite Structures, Automotive Engineering, Lightweight Materials, Sustainability and Big Data.

▲ 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. Sustainability60▲ 3.6×35 topics
  2. Renewable Resources56▲ 48×5 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing52▲ 24×3 topics
  4. Structural Analysis51▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Automotive Engineering50▲ 933×1 topic
  6. Composite Structures50▲ 166×2 topics
  7. Lightweight Materials50▲ 933×1 topic
  8. Big Data37▲ 6.0×14 topics
  9. Sustainable Development36▲ 3.3×16 topics
  10. Renewable Energy35▲ 3.5×24 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration28▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management27▲ 4.3×13 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence27▲ 2.9×22 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis24▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Digital Transformation22▲ 6.2×9 topics
  16. Thermal Management22▲ 9.7×4 topics
  17. Fluid Dynamics20▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Mathematical Modeling20▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Engineering20▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Materials Science20▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Internet of Things18▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Customer Experience18▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Governance17▲ 7.4×7 topics
  24. Business Models15▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Mobile Health13▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Material Properties12▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Cyber-Physical Systems12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Structural Health Monitoring12▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Technology Innovation12▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Construction11▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Customer Relationship Management11▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Digital Twin11▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Bridge Engineering11▲ 153×1 topic
  35. Civil Engineering11▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Cloud Manufacturing11▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Smart Manufacturing11▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Industrial Automation10▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Software Engineering10▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Investment Decisions10▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Reutlingen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries and Civil and Structural Engineering Research.

Engineering and Material…50Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 50 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …20Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 20 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…12Digital Innovation in Industries: 12 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 11 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 11 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 10 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 9 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 8 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 8 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 7 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsManagement of Technology and InnovationCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 50 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 20 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  4. 4 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  8. 8 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 8 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 7 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Reutlingen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.