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Steinbeis University Berlin

In research, Steinbeis University Berlin stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,102 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,087
of 28,054 · #24,462 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,007
of 1,178
Research works
514
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Steinbeis University Berlin 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 #10,102 of 10,521 6.9%75 #7058

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Steinbeis University Berlin 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).

What does Steinbeis University Berlin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 30.3 works8.8×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.83× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.76× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Steinbeis University Berlin?

Ranked on the composite score, John Erpenbeck, Wayne Visser and Frank Keuper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Steinbeis University Berlin.

  1. 1 John Erpenbeck Germany · #103,395 worldwide 55 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Wayne Visser Germany · #153,423 worldwide 185 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Frank Keuper Germany · #270,494 worldwide 51 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Michael Lister Germany · #404,110 worldwide 45 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Heiko A. von der Gracht Germany · #493,857 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Christian v. Bar Germany · #728,564 worldwide 1 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Bernd Brüggenjürgen Germany · #875,706 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Joachim Hasebrook Germany · #1,428,311 worldwide 8 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Steinbeis University Berlin

Which keywords describe research at Steinbeis University Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Organizational Change, Employee Engagement, Agility, Socio-Technical Systems and Information Technology.

▲ 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. Digital Transformation18▲ 31×4 topics
  2. Leadership14▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Sustainable Development13▲ 7.8×8 topics
  4. Organizational Change12▲ 148×2 topics
  5. Employee Engagement11▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Agility10▲ 704×1 topic
  7. Socio-Technical Systems10▲ 412×1 topic
  8. Information Technology10▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Customer Relationship Management10▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Digital Capital9▲ 471×1 topic
  11. Value Chains9▲ 471×1 topic
  12. Social Innovation9▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Urban Development8▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Innovation Policy8▲ 79×3 topics
  15. Interdisciplinary Research8▲ 84×2 topics
  16. Digital Social Innovation8▲ 551×1 topic
  17. Knowledge Engineering8▲ 551×1 topic
  18. Governance6▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Big Data6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  21. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 126×2 topics
  22. Business Models5▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Customer Experience4▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Bildungsungleichheit4▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Ethnografisches Schreiben4▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Gender4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. E-commerce4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  28. Mobile Health4▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Omni-Channel Strategy4▲ 179×1 topic
  30. Technology Innovation4▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Social Capital4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  32. Professional Development4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Innovation4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  34. Identity4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  35. Outcomes3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Coaching3▲ 155×1 topic
  37. Psychodrama3▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Complex Systems3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Digitalization2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Autorschaft2▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Steinbeis University Berlin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Management and Leadership, Corporate Governance and Management, Innovation, Technology, and Society and Sociology and Education Studies.

Corporate Management and…10Corporate Management and Leadership: 10 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 9 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…3Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 3 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 2 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 2 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Steinbeis University Berlin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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