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Steinbeis Foundation

In research, Steinbeis Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,177 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,204 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions (General Health Professions is 6.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,649
of 22,385 · #6,700 all time
Rank in Germany
#226
of 795
Research works
920
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Steinbeis Foundation

What is Steinbeis Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,177 of 9,585 9.2%118 #5030
Health SciencesDomain #6,204 of 9,902 9.0%70 #8463

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Steinbeis Foundation 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 fields of science does Steinbeis Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Steinbeis Foundation is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 127 fractional works · 43.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 26 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 43 fractional works · 14.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 15.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 74 fractional works · 25.2% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSteinbeisFoundation294fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences43%

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
    1. Social Sciences4816.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4314.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities124.1%
    4. Psychology103.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance93.0%
    6. Decision Sciences41.5%
    1. Engineering4415.0%
    2. Computer Science155.1%
    3. Environmental Science93.0%
    4. Energy31.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy30.9%
    6. Materials Science20.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine3712.6%
    2. Health Professions3612.3%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Steinbeis Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 25.3 works6.2×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 36.0 works4.7×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.65× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.58× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.65×36 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.58×43 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.58×4 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.43×12 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×9 works
  6. Social Sciences1.29×48 works
  7. Energy1.25×3 works
  8. Psychology1.13×10 works
  9. Engineering1.00×44 works
  10. Veterinary0.86×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×2 works
  12. Medicine0.66×37 works
  13. Computer Science0.65×15 works
  14. Environmental Science0.61×9 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.39×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×5 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×5 works
  18. Neuroscience0.32×2 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.23×2 works
  22. Nursing0.22×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.16×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Steinbeis Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Markus Zeller, Paul A. Fuchs and Edwin Jettinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Steinbeis Foundation.

  1. 1 Markus Zeller Germany · #1,468,620 worldwide 1.6k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Paul A. Fuchs Germany · #2,380,502 worldwide 340 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Edwin Jettinger Germany · #2,822,001 worldwide 20 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Simon Hiller Germany · #2,951,844 worldwide 57 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Dirk Strackbein Germany · #2,994,720 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Nicki Bader Germany · #3,127,280 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Peter Holstein Germany · #3,544,759 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ralf Moser Germany · #3,551,230 worldwide 838 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Marco Wölfle Germany · #3,742,730 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Frank Pude Germany · #3,848,404 worldwide 743 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Steinbeis Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Steinbeis Foundation?

The most cited paper from Steinbeis Foundation is "Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review" (Rita A Triebskorn, Thomas A. Braunbeck, Tamara Grummt et al., 2018), with 511 citations. Next come "Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota" (494) and "Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research" (471).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review Rita A Triebskorn, Thomas A. Braunbeck, Tamara Grummt et al. · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry Open access 26 Nov 2018 511
2 Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota Mao-Qiang He et al. · Fungal Diversity Open access Nov 2019 494
3 Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research Ioan Fazey et al. · Energy Research & Social Science Open access 22 Dec 2017 471
4 Toxic effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac Rita A Triebskorn, Heidi Casper, Allen Heyd et al. · Aquatic Toxicology 11 May 2004 431
5 Sebacinales – one thousand and one interactions with land plants Michael A. Weiss, Frank Waller, Alga Zuccaro et al. · New Phytologist Open access 19 May 2016 392
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Steinbeis Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Epidemiological Study, Chronic Diseases, Germany, Health Surveys, Public Health 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-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
  1. Sustainable Development23▲ 5.0×13 topics
  2. Digital Transformation22▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Public Health19▲ 4.5×15 topics
  4. Sustainability18▲ 2.5×31 topics
  5. Epidemiological Study17▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Chronic Diseases16▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Germany16▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Health Surveys16▲ 299×1 topic
  9. Big Data15▲ 5.4×9 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.0×11 topics
  11. Customer Experience11▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Medical Ethics11▲ 29×5 topics
  13. Healthcare10▲ 3.1×8 topics
  14. Information Technology10▲ 7.4×3 topics
  15. Leadership10▲ 7.2×6 topics
  16. Telemedicine10▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Customer Relationship Management10▲ 25×2 topics
  18. End-of-Life Care10▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Investment Decisions10▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Patient Rights10▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Digital Capital10▲ 191×1 topic
  22. E-commerce10▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Healthcare Law10▲ 255×1 topic
  24. Reproductive Medicine10▲ 255×1 topic
  25. Value Chains10▲ 191×1 topic
  26. Business Models9▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Technology Innovation9▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Social Innovation8▲ 19×5 topics
  29. Organizational Change8▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 69×2 topics
  31. Elderly Care7▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Governance7▲ 7.5×6 topics
  33. Rehabilitation7▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Patient Care7▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Quality7▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Employee Engagement6▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Agility6▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Socio-Technical Systems6▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Innovation Policy6▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Steinbeis Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Medical Studies, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Corporate Governance and Management and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Health and Medical Studies16Health and Medical Studies: 16 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 10 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…10Corporate Governance and Management: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…9Digital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …5Innovation, Technology, and Society: 5 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 4 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthStrategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 16 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  5. 5 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Steinbeis Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Steinbeis Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Steinbeis Foundation0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Steinbeis Foundation 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Steinbeis Foundation7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2018.

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