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Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences

In research, Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,569 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,117 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,921 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction and Civil and Structural Engineering (Building and Construction is 6.3× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,460
of 22,385 · #3,088 all time
Rank in Germany
#137
of 795
Research works
3.6k
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences

What is Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,569 of 10,670 5.9%321 #2756
EngineeringField #2,117 of 5,901 4.8%183 #1538
Social SciencesDomain #3,921 of 9,585 9.2%131 #5015
Computer ScienceField #2,453 of 4,417 7.4%62 #2319

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stuttgart Technical 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,756 #2,569
  2. Engineering#1,538 #2,117
  3. Social Sciences#5,015 #3,921
  4. Computer Science#2,319 #2,453
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Computer Science (12%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 382 fractional works · 64.1% of its workEngineering: 216 fractional works · 36.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 38 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 74 fractional works · 12.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 148 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKStuttgartTechnical…595fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering21636.3%
    2. Computer Science7412.4%
    3. Environmental Science325.4%
    4. Materials Science132.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy132.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences122.0%
    7. Mathematics81.3%
    8. Energy61.1%
    9. Chemistry60.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.4%
    1. Social Sciences508.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting396.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities233.8%
    4. Psychology193.2%
    5. Decision Sciences122.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology233.8%
    2. Neuroscience71.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences50.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine203.4%
    2. Health Professions91.6%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 23.4 works6.3×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 37.8 works5.4×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 216 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.42×216 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.11×12 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.02×39 works
  4. Computer Science1.60×74 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.33×23 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.28×12 works
  7. Energy1.18×6 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.14×2 works
  9. Environmental Science1.09×32 works
  10. Mathematics1.07×8 works
  11. Psychology1.06×19 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.95×13 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×23 works
  14. Neuroscience0.71×7 works
  15. Social Sciences0.66×50 works
  16. Materials Science0.63×13 works
  17. Chemistry0.59×6 works
  18. Health Professions0.59×9 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×6 works
  20. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×5 works
  22. Medicine0.18×20 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
  26. Nursing0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Albrecht, Patrick A. Müller and Jörg Homberger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Walter Albrecht Germany · #602,242 worldwide 5.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Patrick A. Müller Germany · #694,589 worldwide 3k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Jörg Homberger Germany · #906,296 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Romain Nouvel Germany · #997,715 worldwide 853 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Oswald Kubaschewski Germany · #1,065,932 worldwide 8.3k citations · 132 works
  6. 6 Andreas Schwager Germany · #1,344,461 worldwide 720 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Éric Duminil Germany · #1,438,422 worldwide 708 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dietrich Schröder Germany · #1,746,151 worldwide 445 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Dirk Pietruschka Germany · #1,780,677 worldwide 942 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Patrick Planing Germany · #1,869,254 worldwide 540 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences?

The most cited paper from Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences is "Berechnung der elastischen Konstanten des Vielkristalls aus den Konstanten des Einkristalls" (Ekkehart Kr�ner, 1958), with 1,633 citations. Next come "The project benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM)" (1,263) and "Allgemeine Kontinuumstheorie der Versetzungen und Eigenspannungen" (1,230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Berechnung der elastischen Konstanten des Vielkristalls aus den Konstanten des Einkristalls Ekkehart Kr�ner · The European Physical Journal A Aug 1958 1,633
2 The project benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM) David Bryde, Martí Broquetas, Jürgen Marc Volm · International Journal of Project Management Open access 14 Jan 2013 1,263
3 Allgemeine Kontinuumstheorie der Versetzungen und Eigenspannungen Ekkehart Kröner · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 1959 1,230
4 Dipolmoment und Elektronenstruktur von angeregten Molekülen Ernst Lippert · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A Open access Jul 1955 1,159
5 Optimization of Collective Communication Operations in MPICH Rajeev Thakur, Rolf Rabenseifner, William Gropp · The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications Feb 2005 938
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Construction, Material Properties, Structural Health Monitoring, Big Data, Civil Engineering and Bridge Engineering.

▲ 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. Sustainability39▲ 2.7×38 topics
  2. Sustainable Development36▲ 3.9×14 topics
  3. Machine Learning30▲ 1.54×49 topics
  4. Deep Learning26▲ 1.27×48 topics
  5. Big Data24▲ 4.2×17 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 2.7×20 topics
  7. Construction22▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Material Properties21▲ 36×5 topics
  9. Structural Health Monitoring20▲ 45×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy20▲ 2.3×28 topics
  11. Civil Engineering18▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Bridge Engineering18▲ 291×1 topic
  13. Geotechnical Design18▲ 291×1 topic
  14. Urban Development15▲ 7.2×9 topics
  15. Digital Transformation15▲ 4.6×7 topics
  16. Internet of Things13▲ 2.5×9 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency12▲ 2.2×15 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 6.6×6 topics
  19. Energy Simulation12▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Renewable Resources10▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Customer Experience10▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Leadership10▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Governance10▲ 5.1×4 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Fluid Dynamics8▲ 9.8×6 topics
  26. Business Models8▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Composite Structures8▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Structural Analysis7▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Mobile Health7▲ 8.4×2 topics
  31. Omni-Channel Strategy7▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Technology Innovation7▲ 36×1 topic
  33. BIM-GIS Integration7▲ 95×1 topic
  34. CityGML7▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Industrial Automation6▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Software Engineering6▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Automotive Engineering6▲ 129×1 topic
  38. Flexible Automation6▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Lightweight Materials6▲ 129×1 topic
  40. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems6▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Digital Innovation in Industries, 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

  1. 1 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  3. 3 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications Building and Construction 7 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 5 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% 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 Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences 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 2025Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2014.

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