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TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences

In research, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,356 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,788 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,817 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation and Language and Linguistics — Management of Technology and Innovation is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,179
of 28,054 · #5,316 all time
Rank in Germany
#197
of 1,178
Research works
4.2k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences 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 #2,356 of 10,521 17.0%479 #2757
Social SciencesField #1,788 of 6,365 21.1%210 #2276
Physical SciencesDomain #3,817 of 12,888 14.9%471 #5025
EngineeringField #3,124 of 6,636 13.2%214 #4213
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,312 of 2,578 23.7%95 #1773
Life SciencesDomain #4,392 of 7,800 18.6%75 #4404
Computer ScienceField #2,906 of 4,667 16.8%131 #3269
Health SciencesDomain #8,471 of 11,982 15.4%102 #5753
MedicineField #7,560 of 10,443 14.5%69 #5984
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,008 of 2,578 14.6%84 #3086

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where TH Köln - 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 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. Social Sciences#2,757 #2,356
  2. Social Sciences#2,276 #1,788
  3. Physical Sciences#5,025 #3,817
  4. Engineering#4,213 #3,124
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,773 #1,312
  6. Life Sciences#4,404 #4,392
  7. Computer Science#3,269 #2,906
  8. Health Sciences#5,753 #8,471
  9. Medicine#5,984 #7,560
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#3,086 #2,008
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 TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 23.2 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: 0.30× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.50× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 214 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 210 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Albrecht Wienke and Maria Mies lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Eberhard Waffenschmidt Germany · #189,133 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Albrecht Wienke Germany · #225,195 worldwide 8 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Maria Mies Germany · #237,305 worldwide 68 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Hans-Peter Haferkamp Germany · #283,891 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Andreas Wacke Germany · #284,614 worldwide 9 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Konrad Paul Liessmann Germany · #296,353 worldwide 8 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Luigi Lo Iacono Germany · #304,354 worldwide 164 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Horst Pietschmann Germany · #324,039 worldwide 5 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Konen Germany · #398,738 worldwide 76 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Heribert Müller Germany · #412,257 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Big Data, Renewable Energy, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Experience and Business Models.

▲ 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. Sustainability56▲ 2.0×51 topics
  2. Renewable Energy43▲ 2.7×36 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence40▲ 2.6×24 topics
  4. Climate Change39▲ 1.27×59 topics
  5. Big Data38▲ 3.8×18 topics
  6. Machine Learning38◆ 1.02×53 topics
  7. Sustainable Development35▲ 1.95×29 topics
  8. Education33▲ 1.72×33 topics
  9. Digital Transformation30▲ 5.0×13 topics
  10. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse27▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Social Capital22▲ 3.7×11 topics
  12. Customer Experience22▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Governance22▲ 5.8×8 topics
  14. Business Models20▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Mobile Health18▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Heat Transfer18▲ 3.1×16 topics
  17. Professional Development17▲ 7.7×7 topics
  18. Bildungsungleichheit17▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Ethnografisches Schreiben17▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Technology Innovation16▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Omni-Channel Strategy16▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Narrative14▲ 8.0×6 topics
  23. Elderly Care14▲ 7.7×6 topics
  24. Customer Relationship Management13▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Renewable Resources13▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Supervision13▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Teacher Education12▲ 8.8×4 topics
  28. Social Innovation12▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Workplace12▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Art12▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Curriculum12▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Investment Decisions12▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Coaching12▲ 60×2 topics
  34. Emotional Regulation12▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Outcomes11▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Psychodrama11▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Relationship11▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Teaching11▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Digital Capital11▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Value Chains11▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Digital Innovation in Industries, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy and Corporate Governance and Management.

Sociology and Education …17Sociology and Education Studies: 17 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…16Digital Innovation in Industries: 16 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 11 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 11 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 10 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 10 fractional worksLinguistic research and …10Linguistic research and analysis: 10 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 8 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 8 fractional worksDigital Games and Media8Digital Games and Media: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationSocial PsychologyStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 16 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 11 works
  5. 5 Education Methods and Technologies Education 10 works
  6. 6 Libraries and Information Services Museology 10 works
  7. 7 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 10 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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