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Universität der Bundeswehr München

In research, Universität der Bundeswehr München stands highest in Engineering (#1,036 of 6,636 worldwide), Computer Science (#777 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,241 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Automotive Engineering and Aerospace Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,098
of 28,054 · #2,199 all time
Rank in Germany
#150
of 1,178
Research works
11k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Universität der Bundeswehr München 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
EngineeringField #1,036 of 6,636 14.5%867 #655
Computer ScienceField #777 of 4,667 18.7%364 #814
Physical SciencesDomain #2,241 of 12,888 15.4%1,496 #1598
Social SciencesDomain #2,022 of 10,521 20.9%669 #1848
Social SciencesField #1,829 of 6,365 21.6%312 #1838
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #779 of 2,578 24.4%125 #1082
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #296 of 795 29.7%147 #364
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,285 of 2,318 10.9%125 #999
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,079 of 1,884 20.0%95 #1091
PsychologyField #1,283 of 2,181 27.4%85 #1562

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universität der Bundeswehr München 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. Engineering#655 #1,036
  2. Computer Science#814 #777
  3. Physical Sciences#1,598 #2,241
  4. Social Sciences#1,848 #2,022
  5. Social Sciences#1,838 #1,829
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,082 #779
  7. Aerospace Engineering#364 #296
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#999 #1,285
  9. Artificial Intelligence#1,091 #1,079
  10. Psychology#1,562 #1,283
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 der Bundeswehr München specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 111.4 works8.2×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 68.7 works5.5×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 147.1 works5.3×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 21.2 works4.4×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.18× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 364 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 867 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 85 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 312 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universität der Bundeswehr München?

Ranked on the composite score, Ernst D. Dickmanns, Martin Hepp and Josef Kiendl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universität der Bundeswehr München.

  1. 1 Ernst D. Dickmanns Germany · #33,625 worldwide 430 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Martin Hepp Germany · #50,366 worldwide 352 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Josef Kiendl Germany · #65,196 worldwide 353 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Philipp A. Rauschnabel Germany · #66,741 worldwide 985 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Sonja A. Sackmann Germany · #104,818 worldwide 135 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Wei Xie Germany · #107,887 worldwide 328 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Reiner Onken Germany · #109,618 worldwide 197 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Andreas Krapp Germany · #114,295 worldwide 532 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Hai Huang Germany · #166,346 worldwide 142 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Markus Klein Germany · #171,333 worldwide 384 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Universität der Bundeswehr München

Which keywords describe research at Universität der Bundeswehr München?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Thermal Management, Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning133▲ 1.66×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning113▲ 1.47×60 topics
  3. Sustainability92▲ 1.60×47 topics
  4. Large-Eddy Simulation62▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Heat Transfer61▲ 5.2×13 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles55▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development52▲ 1.38×23 topics
  8. Thermal Management48▲ 6.2×8 topics
  9. Security47▲ 3.1×21 topics
  10. Remote Sensing47▲ 1.63×27 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing46▲ 6.3×7 topics
  12. Big Data45▲ 2.1×20 topics
  13. Human Rights44▲ 1.82×31 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration42▲ 5.3×5 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties41▲ 1.80×30 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance36▲ 8.4×4 topics
  17. Fluid Dynamics34▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Leadership33▲ 3.0×14 topics
  19. Governance33▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis33▲ 5.1×8 topics
  21. Power Electronics31▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Chemical Kinetics31▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Trust27▲ 4.1×9 topics
  24. Materials Science26▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Mathematical Modeling26▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Turbulent Flows26▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Engineering26▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Turbine Technology26▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse25▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Vortex Dynamics24▲ 8.8×3 topics
  31. Security Analysis24▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Fluid Mechanics22▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Boundary Layer Transition22▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Particle Image Velocimetry22▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Sensor Fusion21▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Adaptive Mesh Refinement20▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Combustion Instabilities20▲ 14×2 topics
  38. High-Order Schemes20▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Radial Basis Functions20▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Organizational Change19▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Universität der Bundeswehr München publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Sociology and Education Studies and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Physics and Engineering …26Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 26 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…22Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 22 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 18 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 17 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 17 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 17 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 16 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…16Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 16 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 16 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 15 fractional works
Computational MechanicsSociology and Political ScienceAutomotive EngineeringStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 26 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 22 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 17 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 17 works
  7. 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 16 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 16 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 16 works
  10. 10 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 15 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universität der Bundeswehr München's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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