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South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences

In research, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,279 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#5,274 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,719 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,218
of 28,054 · #17,371 all time
Rank in Germany
#548
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 127% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is South Westphalia 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 #4,279 of 10,521 14.0%101 #7975
EngineeringField #5,274 of 6,636 8.8%99 #7034
Computer ScienceField #3,719 of 4,667 16.5%72 #4954
Physical SciencesDomain #10,869 of 12,888 11.2%199 #12100

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Westphalia 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#7,975 #4,279
  2. Engineering#7,034 #5,274
  3. Computer Science#4,954 #3,719
  4. Physical Sciences#12,100 #10,869
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 South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.6 works13×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 works6.1×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.73× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 99 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.25× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.96× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Ortjohann, Andreas Koop and Falk Strotebeck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 E. Ortjohann Germany · #359,839 worldwide 119 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Andreas Koop Germany · #736,408 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Falk Strotebeck Germany · #748,273 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Peter Weber Germany · #750,198 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 B. Ahrens Germany · #775,422 worldwide 78 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 André Coners Germany · #846,694 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Andreas Schwung Germany · #998,347 worldwide 93 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Uwe Meinig Germany · #1,122,891 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 A. Schmelter Germany · #1,184,789 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Marcus Mergenthaler Germany · #1,330,200 worldwide 9 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Big Data, Digital Transformation, Security, Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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 Learning32▲ 2.8×38 topics
  2. Sustainability26▲ 3.2×30 topics
  3. Machine Learning25▲ 2.2×33 topics
  4. Neural Networks19▲ 3.7×20 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 3.8×14 topics
  6. Big Data18▲ 5.8×13 topics
  7. Security15▲ 6.9×9 topics
  8. Renewable Energy15▲ 3.0×18 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management14▲ 4.6×13 topics
  10. Digital Transformation14▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.6×10 topics
  12. Privacy13▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Healthcare12▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Internet of Things12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  15. Customer Experience11▲ 21×4 topics
  16. E-commerce10▲ 5.2×4 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 9.1×6 topics
  18. Business Models10▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Mobile Health9▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Flexible Automation9▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems9▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Omni-Channel Strategy9▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Technology Innovation9▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  25. Information Technology8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Smart Grid8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Time Series8▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Customer Relationship Management8▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Investment Decisions7▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Blockchain7▲ 8.8×1 topic
  31. Smart Contracts7▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Thermal Management7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Vibration Analysis7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Digital Capital7▲ 109×1 topic
  35. Value Chains7▲ 109×1 topic
  36. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Social Innovation6▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Mathematical Modeling6▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Environmental Policy6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  40. Resilient Cities6▲ 63×2 topics

Which research topics does South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digital Innovation in Industries, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Corporate Governance and Management.

Flexible and Reconfigura…9Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…9Digital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…7Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…7Corporate Governance and Management: 7 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 5 fractional worksBusiness Process Modelin…4Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 4 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation SystemsStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  5. 5 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 127% 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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