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Technische Hochschule Ulm

In research, Technische Hochschule Ulm stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,721 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,877 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,943 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,159
of 28,054 · #4,863 all time
Rank in Germany
#331
of 1,178
Research works
2.4k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Technische Hochschule Ulm 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,721 of 12,888 13.3%180 #5802
Social SciencesDomain #6,877 of 10,521 13.2%111 #7826
EngineeringField #4,943 of 6,636 13.3%89 #4045
Health SciencesDomain #9,036 of 11,982 14.9%98 #6170
MedicineField #8,309 of 10,443 14.7%78 #4854
Social SciencesField #5,733 of 6,365 10.2%68 #7977

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technische Hochschule Ulm 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. Physical Sciences#5,802 #6,721
  2. Social Sciences#7,826 #6,877
  3. Engineering#4,045 #4,943
  4. Health Sciences#6,170 #9,036
  5. Medicine#4,854 #8,309
  6. Social Sciences#7,977 #5,733
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 Technische Hochschule Ulm specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 47.3 works3.5×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.19× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technische Hochschule Ulm?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Schlegel, Raimund Lechner and Martin Heßling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technische Hochschule Ulm.

  1. 1 Christian Schlegel · #550,556 worldwide 104 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Raimund Lechner · #569,458 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Martin Heßling · #745,079 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Thomas Walter · #962,362 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Daniela Kildal · #1,172,844 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Gerhard Bauer · #1,214,552 worldwide 6 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Valery Petrov · #1,522,504 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Technische Hochschule Ulm

Which keywords describe research at Technische Hochschule Ulm?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Character Education, Educational Technology, Parental Involvement, Media Literacy, Student Motivation, Renewable Energy, Online Learning and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Educational Technology22▲ 4.1×14 topics
  2. Deep Learning21▲ 1.38×46 topics
  3. Machine Learning18▲ 1.27×42 topics
  4. Character Education17▲ 7.8×4 topics
  5. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.5×20 topics
  6. Parental Involvement14▲ 18×2 topics
  7. Media Literacy14▲ 5.3×3 topics
  8. Online Learning13▲ 3.5×10 topics
  9. E-Learning12▲ 2.6×13 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress11▲ 1.52×27 topics
  11. Sustainable Development11▲ 1.52×10 topics
  12. Remote Sensing10▲ 1.91×9 topics
  13. Community Empowerment10▲ 3.0×8 topics
  14. Digital Learning10▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Student Motivation10▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Distance Learning9▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Smart Grid9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  18. Local Wisdom8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Covid-19 Pandemic8▲ 13×1 topic
  20. Teacher Challenges8▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Mobile Learning8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Child Development8▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Social Interaction7▲ 4.1×3 topics
  24. Learning Outcomes7▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Multicultural Education7▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Islamic Education7▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Appropriate Technology7▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Digital Parenting7▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Cultural Values7▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Inclusive Education7▲ 4.3×4 topics
  31. Physical Fitness6▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Cathode Materials6▲ 3.7×3 topics
  33. Character Building6▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Emotional Intelligence6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Motor Skills Development6▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Religious Values6▲ 6.8×1 topic
  37. School Environment6▲ 6.8×1 topic
  38. Traditional Games6▲ 19×1 topic
  39. School Literacy Movement6▲ 5.6×1 topic
  40. UV Radiation5▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Technische Hochschule Ulm publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning Methods and Innovations, Educational Methods and Impacts, Education and Character Development and Child Development and Education.

Online Learning Methods …8Online Learning Methods and Innovations: 8 fractional worksEducational Methods and …7Educational Methods and Impacts: 7 fractional worksEducation and Character …6Education and Character Development: 6 fractional worksChild Development and Ed…6Child Development and Education: 6 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging3Skin Protection and Aging: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 3 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringDermatology1 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 8 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  4. 4 Child Development and Education Education 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 3 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 3 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 3 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technische Hochschule Ulm's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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