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Stuttgart Media University

In research, Stuttgart Media University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,745 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,246 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,290
of 28,054 · #26,450 all time
Rank in Germany
#790
of 1,178
Research works
925
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Stuttgart Media 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 #5,745 of 10,521 16.2%160 #6741
Physical SciencesDomain #12,246 of 12,888 10.2%87 #17720

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stuttgart Media 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.33× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.64× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.55× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stuttgart Media University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafael Capurro, Michael Burmester and Richard Stang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stuttgart Media University.

  1. 1 Rafael Capurro Germany · #35,766 worldwide 140 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Michael Burmester Germany · #86,717 worldwide 152 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Richard Stang Germany · #394,172 worldwide 7 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Cornelia Vonhof Germany · #478,792 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Heidrun Wiesenmüller Germany · #574,227 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Michael Müller Germany · #809,912 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Wolfgang Ratzek Germany · #854,541 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Gottfried Zimmermann Germany · #963,235 worldwide 55 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Klaus Kamps Germany · #997,160 worldwide 22 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Fridtjof Toenniessen Germany · #1,060,041 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Stuttgart Media University

Which keywords describe research at Stuttgart Media University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Customer Experience, Business Models, Customer Relationship Management, E-commerce 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. Digital Transformation20▲ 14×4 topics
  2. Sustainable Development18▲ 4.2×8 topics
  3. Big Data17▲ 6.8×10 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 4.3×10 topics
  5. Customer Experience13▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Business Models13▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Customer Relationship Management12▲ 32×2 topics
  8. E-commerce12▲ 7.6×3 topics
  9. Information Technology12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  10. Mobile Health12▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 207×1 topic
  12. Technology Innovation12▲ 140×1 topic
  13. Education12▲ 2.5×12 topics
  14. Digital Capital10▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Value Chains10▲ 211×1 topic
  16. Social Media10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  17. Leadership10▲ 7.7×4 topics
  18. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse10▲ 87×2 topics
  19. Governance9▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Literature9▲ 6.4×5 topics
  21. Innovation9▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Organizational Change9▲ 45×4 topics
  23. Learning Outcomes9▲ 7.4×4 topics
  24. Narrative8▲ 20×3 topics
  25. History8▲ 4.2×3 topics
  26. Art8▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Authorship8▲ 97×2 topics
  28. Exhibition7▲ 245×1 topic
  29. Museum7▲ 245×1 topic
  30. Virtual Reality7▲ 5.1×8 topics
  31. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Agility6▲ 173×1 topic
  34. Socio-Technical Systems6▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Engineering6▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Embodiment6▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Materials Science6▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Vibration Analysis6▲ 8.0×1 topic
  40. User Experience6▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Stuttgart Media University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management, Libraries and Information Services and Sociology and Education Studies.

Digital Innovation in Industries: 12 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 10 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…7Libraries and Information Services: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education …7Sociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 6 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies5Health and Medical Studies: 5 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 4 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementMuseologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  3. 3 Libraries and Information Services Museology 7 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stuttgart Media University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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