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Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

In research, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,845 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,426 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,141 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,714
of 28,054 · #16,589 all time
Rank in Germany
#658
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences 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 #6,845 of 10,521 14.8%123 #8441
Physical SciencesDomain #10,426 of 12,888 7.5%179 #10665
EngineeringField #6,141 of 6,636 5.1%84 #9629
Computer ScienceField #4,386 of 4,667 10.4%65 #6309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences 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#8,441 #6,845
  2. Physical Sciences#10,665 #10,426
  3. Engineering#9,629 #6,141
  4. Computer Science#6,309 #4,386
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 Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 20.9 works6.9×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.42× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.86× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.53× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.74× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Carstensen, Harald Harders and Uwe Handmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 G. Carstensen Germany · #331,090 worldwide 17 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Harald Harders Germany · #619,241 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Uwe Handmann Germany · #786,515 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Stefan Geisler Germany · #891,678 worldwide 57 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Gerd Bumiller Germany · #973,015 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mark Oelmann Germany · #1,040,764 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Christian Weiß Germany · #1,052,647 worldwide 25 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Karlheinz Schiebold Germany · #1,059,414 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Sabrina C. Eimler Germany · #1,060,885 worldwide 61 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Marc Jansen Germany · #1,452,345 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction, Big Data, Customer Experience, Elderly Care, Service Robots, Information Technology and Anthropomorphism.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 6.0×14 topics
  2. Human-Robot Interaction24▲ 68×3 topics
  3. Big Data20▲ 6.5×17 topics
  4. Deep Learning20▲ 1.70×37 topics
  5. Machine Learning18▲ 1.61×30 topics
  6. Customer Experience16▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.7×10 topics
  8. Elderly Care13▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Sustainability13▲ 1.57×23 topics
  10. Service Robots13▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Information Technology13▲ 7.6×7 topics
  12. Virtual Reality11▲ 6.6×5 topics
  13. Anthropomorphism11▲ 164×1 topic
  14. Socially Assistive Robotics11▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Internet of Things11▲ 3.7×8 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management11▲ 3.3×9 topics
  17. Investment Decisions10▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Customer Relationship Management10▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Digital Capital10▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Value Chains10▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Digital Transformation9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Chatbots8▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Hospitality8▲ 38×1 topic
  24. User Experience8▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Security8▲ 3.3×7 topics
  26. Learning Outcomes7▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  28. Circular Economy6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  29. Social Interaction6▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Technology Innovation6▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Embodiment6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Mobile Health6▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Automation6▲ 24×4 topics
  34. Business Models6▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Omni-Channel Strategy6▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Immersion5▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Presence5▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Product Design5▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Participatory Design5▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Digital Twin5▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Robot Interaction and HRI, Corporate Governance and Management, AI in Service Interactions and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Social Robot Interaction and HRI: 11 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 10 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions8AI in Service Interactions: 8 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…6Digital Innovation in Industries: 6 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 5 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional works
Social PsychologyStrategy and ManagementArtificial IntelligenceManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  3. 3 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 5 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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