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Saarland University

In research, Saarland University stands highest in Social Sciences (#616 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#863 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#714 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Orthodontics — Ophthalmology is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#705
of 28,054 · #425 all time
Rank in Germany
#36
of 1,178
Research works
37k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
849k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Saarland 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
Social SciencesDomain #616 of 10,521 22.7%949 #624
Physical SciencesDomain #863 of 12,888 15.7%1,533 #428
MedicineField #714 of 10,443 17.1%1,162 #541
Health SciencesDomain #876 of 11,982 17.3%1,280 #620
Computer ScienceField #360 of 4,667 20.6%439 #95
Life SciencesDomain #683 of 7,800 19.7%633 #445
Social SciencesField #630 of 6,365 29.3%357 #877
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #456 of 3,579 21.1%362 #391
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #163 of 1,201 37.9%84 —
PsychologyField #467 of 2,181 26.2%182 #541

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saarland 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. Social Sciences#624 #616
  2. Physical Sciences#428 #863
  3. Medicine#541 #714
  4. Health Sciences#620 #876
  5. Computer Science#95 #360
  6. Life Sciences#445 #683
  7. Social Sciences#877 #630
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#391 #456
  9. Psychology#541 #467
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 Saarland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 88.6 works7.5×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 21.9 works4.4×
← 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, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 362 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 157 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.72× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 138 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 439 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 506 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 162 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.79× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.26× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 1,162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 244 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 182 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 357 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saarland University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Vogt, Felix Mahfoud and Reinhard Wilhelm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saarland University.

  1. 1 Thomas Vogt Germany · #2,082 worldwide 1.2k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Felix Mahfoud Germany · #2,260 worldwide 1.6k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Reinhard Wilhelm Germany · #3,146 worldwide 864 citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Andreas Keller Germany · #7,109 worldwide 643 citations · 91 works
  5. 5 Rolf Müller Germany · #8,213 worldwide 1.5k citations · 160 works
  6. 6 Kerstin Junker Germany · #8,569 worldwide 969 citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Michael Pfreundschuh Germany · #12,337 worldwide 791 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Joachim Weickert Germany · #14,666 worldwide 958 citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Egon Stahl Germany · #24,290 worldwide 375 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 W. Trautwein Germany · #27,524 worldwide 538 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Saarland University

Which keywords describe research at Saarland University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus, Glaucoma, Machine Learning, Inflammation and Stem Cell Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology206▲ 1.19×122 topics
  2. Machine Learning132◆ 0.92×71 topics
  3. Deep Learning117▼ 0.78×65 topics
  4. Inflammation109▲ 1.19×81 topics
  5. Neural Networks89▲ 1.31×29 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress79◆ 1.10×57 topics
  7. Cancer72▲ 1.22×50 topics
  8. Risk Factors68▲ 1.41×34 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications68▲ 1.31×31 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering62▲ 2.3×12 topics
  11. Catalysis61▲ 2.1×25 topics
  12. Intraocular Pressure60▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations50▲ 2.6×22 topics
  14. Immunotherapy49▲ 1.58×19 topics
  15. Microstructure48▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Surgery47▲ 3.1×12 topics
  17. Corneal Biomechanics46▲ 32×1 topic
  18. Keratoconus46▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Glaucoma45▲ 6.9×4 topics
  20. Virtual Reality43▲ 1.95×16 topics
  21. Neuroscience41▲ 3.2×14 topics
  22. Wound Healing40▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing37▲ 2.7×8 topics
  24. Stem Cell Therapy37▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Myopia33▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Corpus Linguistics33▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Corneal Regeneration32▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Limbal Stem Cells32▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Femtosecond Laser30▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Organometallic Chemistry30▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Global Prevalence27▲ 6.7×2 topics
  32. Neural Basis26▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Anatomy25▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Visual Impairment25▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Childhood Myopia25▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Refractive Error25▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Intraocular Lens Implantation25▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Posterior Capsule Opacification25▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Medical History24▲ 15×3 topics
  40. European Integration21▲ 8.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Saarland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corneal surgery and disorders, Corneal Surgery and Treatments, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Corneal surgery and disorders: 46 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 32 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 25 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 25 fractional worksTopic Modeling24Topic Modeling: 24 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 23 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…20Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 20 fractional worksHistory of Medicine Stud…20History of Medicine Studies: 20 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…16Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 16 fractional worksDielectric materials and…16Dielectric materials and actuators: 16 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyOphthalmologyArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 works
  2. 2 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 32 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 25 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 25 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 History of Medicine Studies History 20 works
  9. 9 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  10. 10 Dielectric materials and actuators Biomedical Engineering 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saarland University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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