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Universität Bayern

In research, Universität Bayern stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,609 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,277 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#2,552 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,918
of 28,054 · #14,658 all time
Rank in Germany
#854
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Universität Bayern 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 #8,609 of 10,521 4.5%200 #12482
Physical SciencesDomain #12,277 of 12,888 5.5%101 #9440
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,552 of 2,578 1.9%77 #3872
Health SciencesDomain #11,926 of 11,982 3.6%63 #20130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universität Bayern 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#12,482 #8,609
  2. Physical Sciences#9,440 #12,277
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#3,872 #2,552
  4. Health Sciences#20,130 #11,926
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 Universität Bayern specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 20.3 works11×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 25.6 works7.9×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 77.1 works6.4×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 43 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.41× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universität Bayern?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfram Siemann, Ulrich Pfisterer and Ulrich Pfisterer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universität Bayern.

  1. 1 Wolfram Siemann Germany · #277,169 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Pfisterer Germany · #467,122 worldwide 0 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Ulrich Pfisterer Germany · #487,328 worldwide 18 citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Alexandra Hildebrandt Germany · #506,348 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Kurt Meyberg Germany · #512,864 worldwide 46 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Daniela Otto Germany · #1,134,013 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Nina Simon Germany · #1,596,651 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universität Bayern

Which keywords describe research at Universität Bayern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Leadership, Information Technology, Customer Relationship Management, Investment Decisions 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 Transformation36▲ 18×4 topics
  2. Sustainable Development30▲ 5.1×9 topics
  3. Big Data28▲ 8.3×8 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence25▲ 4.9×9 topics
  5. Leadership23▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Information Technology22▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Customer Relationship Management21▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Investment Decisions21▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Digital Capital20▲ 296×1 topic
  10. Value Chains20▲ 296×1 topic
  11. Customer Experience19▲ 34×2 topics
  12. E-commerce19▲ 8.5×3 topics
  13. Business Models19▲ 71×2 topics
  14. Mobile Health18▲ 36×1 topic
  15. Organizational Change18▲ 68×4 topics
  16. Technology Innovation18▲ 159×1 topic
  17. Telemedicine15▲ 30×2 topics
  18. End-of-Life Care14▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Medical Ethics14▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Bioethics13▲ 96×2 topics
  21. Patient Rights13▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Reproductive Medicine13▲ 250×1 topic
  23. Governance12▲ 9.7×4 topics
  24. Employee Engagement12▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Socio-Technical Systems11▲ 122×2 topics
  26. Agility10▲ 203×1 topic
  27. Generation Management10▲ 203×1 topic
  28. Renewable Resources9▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  30. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Workplace8▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Structural Analysis8▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Industrial Psychology8▲ 307×1 topic
  34. Outcomes8▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Strategic Innovation8▲ 641×1 topic
  36. Automotive Engineering7▲ 250×1 topic
  37. Lightweight Materials7▲ 250×1 topic
  38. Professional Development7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Utilization7▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Coaching7▲ 111×2 topics

Which research topics does Universität Bayern publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Innovation in Industries, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Corporate Governance and Management: 20 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 18 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 13 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 10 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Change: 8 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 7 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 6 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 20 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 18 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  5. 5 Organizational Management and Change Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  6. 6 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 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 available5.8%not open94.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universität Bayern's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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