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TU Dortmund University

In research, TU Dortmund University stands highest in Social Sciences (#444 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#774 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#465 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Management of Technology and Innovation — Statistics and Probability is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#961
of 28,054 · #557 all time
Rank in Germany
#49
of 1,178
Research works
36k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
636k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is TU Dortmund 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 #444 of 10,521 22.9%1,910 #600
Physical SciencesDomain #774 of 12,888 13.0%2,785 #438
Social SciencesField #465 of 6,365 25.7%885 #614
Computer ScienceField #501 of 4,667 16.9%552 #189
PsychologyField #281 of 2,181 27.3%229 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #373 of 2,578 21.3%356 #425
EngineeringField #1,072 of 6,636 9.3%1,287 #653
Arts and HumanitiesField #344 of 1,998 13.9%271 #451
EducationSubfield #334 of 1,892 26.7%187 #446
ChemistryField #294 of 1,330 15.9%195 #202

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

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#600 #444
  2. Physical Sciences#438 #774
  3. Social Sciences#614 #465
  4. Computer Science#189 #501
  5. Sociology and Political Science#425 #373
  6. Engineering#653 #1,072
  7. Arts and Humanities#451 #344
  8. Education#446 #334
  9. Chemistry#202 #294
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 TU Dortmund University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 62.0 works5.5×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 126.4 works4.6×
  3. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 65.8 works4.1×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 117.6 works3.8×
← 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, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 194 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 95 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 40 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.34× its world share, 195 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 552 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 1,287 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 190 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.27× its world share, 142 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 213 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 177 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 271 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 304 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 121 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 229 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 885 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at TU Dortmund University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald Hitzler, Michael Meuser and Michael A. Nitsche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TU Dortmund University.

  1. 1 Ronald Hitzler Germany · #2,407 worldwide 792 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Michael Meuser Germany · #16,832 worldwide 273 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Michael A. Nitsche Germany · #17,613 worldwide 1.1k citations · 140 works
  4. 4 W. Weber Germany · #29,073 worldwide 763 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Metin Tolan Germany · #32,642 worldwide 325 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Martina Brandt Germany · #42,703 worldwide 354 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Peter Buchholz Germany · #49,931 worldwide 440 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 E. Reya Germany · #49,956 worldwide 542 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Johannes Weyer Germany · #56,384 worldwide 154 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Thomas Jansen Germany · #61,372 worldwide 424 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at TU Dortmund University

Which keywords describe research at TU Dortmund University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Fluid Dynamics.

▲ 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. Sustainability192▲ 1.48×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning170◆ 0.97×78 topics
  3. Deep Learning164◆ 0.90×72 topics
  4. Sustainable Development163▲ 1.93×46 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse138▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Education135▲ 1.48×59 topics
  7. Governance117▲ 6.7×13 topics
  8. Big Data111▲ 2.3×26 topics
  9. Digital Transformation110▲ 3.9×17 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties96▲ 1.85×35 topics
  11. Leadership93▲ 3.6×20 topics
  12. Bildungsungleichheit90▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Ethnografisches Schreiben90▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Optimization89▲ 3.6×20 topics
  15. Thermal Management66▲ 3.8×8 topics
  16. Fluid Dynamics66▲ 9.0×6 topics
  17. Organizational Change65▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration63▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis58▲ 4.0×9 topics
  20. Social Innovation57▲ 6.9×6 topics
  21. Teacher Education55▲ 8.2×6 topics
  22. Professional Development54▲ 5.1×13 topics
  23. Curriculum52▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Teaching51▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Tool Wear50▲ 7.1×3 topics
  26. Engineering50▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Mathematical Modeling50▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Materials Science49▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Turbine Technology49▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Didactics48▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Competence48▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Software Engineering45▲ 9.3×2 topics
  33. Socio-Technical Systems44▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Industrial Applications44▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Innovation Ecosystems44▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Agility43▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Generation Management43▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Industrial Automation42▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Flexible Automation41▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems41▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does TU Dortmund University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Education Methods and Technologies and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Sociology and Education …90Sociology and Education Studies: 90 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 49 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…48Education Methods and Technologies: 48 fractional worksCorporate Management and…43Corporate Management and Leadership: 43 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 41 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 33 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …33Innovation, Technology, and Society: 33 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 30 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 28 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 28 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsEducationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 90 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 49 works
  3. 3 Education Methods and Technologies Education 48 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 43 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 41 works
  6. 6 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 33 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  8. 8 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 30 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 28 works
  10. 10 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 28 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has TU Dortmund University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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