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Universität Ulm

In research, Universität Ulm stands highest in Physical Sciences (#936 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#990 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,259 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Psychology — Applied Psychology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#993
of 28,054 · #355 all time
Rank in Germany
#51
of 1,178
Research works
39k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
978k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Universität 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 #936 of 12,888 16.8%1,196 #332
MedicineField #990 of 10,443 20.5%774 #431
Health SciencesDomain #1,259 of 11,982 21.2%864 #500
Life SciencesDomain #869 of 7,800 19.5%515 #342
Social SciencesDomain #1,309 of 10,521 30.5%465 #886
PsychologyField #301 of 2,181 34.2%252 #424
EngineeringField #1,246 of 6,636 15.9%428 #433
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #832 of 3,579 17.6%273 #389
Computer ScienceField #1,237 of 4,667 18.9%311 #429
Clinical PsychologySubfield #205 of 738 32.1%101 #277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universität 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#332 #936
  2. Medicine#431 #990
  3. Health Sciences#500 #1,259
  4. Life Sciences#342 #869
  5. Social Sciences#886 #1,309
  6. Psychology#424 #301
  7. Engineering#433 #1,246
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#389 #832
  9. Computer Science#429 #1,237
  10. Clinical Psychology#277 #205
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 Ulm specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Psychology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied PsychologySubfield · 27.5 works6.3×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 273 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.65× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 311 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 428 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 91 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 774 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 252 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universität Ulm?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin B. Plenio, Dietrich Rothenbacher and Wolfgang Köenig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universität Ulm.

  1. 1 Martin B. Plenio Germany · #415 worldwide 3.6k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Dietrich Rothenbacher Germany · #1,725 worldwide 3.2k citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Köenig Germany · #2,693 worldwide 3k citations · 237 works
  4. 4 Stephan Stilgenbauer Germany · #5,272 worldwide 1.1k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Gabriele Nagel Germany · #9,119 worldwide 2.4k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Wolfgang Menzel Germany · #12,463 worldwide 844 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Steven Jansen Germany · #13,605 worldwide 933 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Reiner Siebert Germany · #24,207 worldwide 574 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 H.‐J. Fecht Germany · #36,912 worldwide 691 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 L. Claes Germany · #39,794 worldwide 273 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Universität Ulm

Which keywords describe research at Universität Ulm?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Deep Learning, Cathode Materials, Anxiety, Lithium-ion Batteries, Mobile Health and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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. Epidemiology141▲ 1.17×120 topics
  2. Deep Learning124▲ 1.19×68 topics
  3. Machine Learning91◆ 0.91×66 topics
  4. Inflammation74▲ 1.17×77 topics
  5. Depression74▲ 2.8×23 topics
  6. Mental Health69▲ 1.55×36 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress61▲ 1.22×51 topics
  8. Nanomaterials58▲ 1.80×17 topics
  9. Cancer54▲ 1.32×49 topics
  10. Cathode Materials53▲ 4.4×3 topics
  11. Anxiety50▲ 3.5×12 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries48▲ 3.8×3 topics
  13. Catalysis48▲ 2.4×26 topics
  14. Genetics48▲ 2.3×21 topics
  15. Energy Storage40▲ 2.0×7 topics
  16. Complications38▲ 2.5×16 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation38▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles37▲ 5.8×5 topics
  19. Mobile Health33▲ 7.9×3 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries32▲ 3.9×2 topics
  21. Driver Behavior31▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Trust30▲ 3.6×7 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration30▲ 3.3×10 topics
  24. Adherence28▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Glycemic Control27▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Entanglement25▲ 5.6×4 topics
  27. Battery Materials25▲ 4.9×1 topic
  28. Insulin Therapy25▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Nanostructured Anodes25▲ 4.9×1 topic
  30. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy24▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Mental Disorders23▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Type 1 Diabetes22▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Cognitive Load21▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Automation21▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Efficacy20▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Behavioral Activation20▲ 11×1 topic
  37. CMOS20▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Human Factors20▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Internet-based Interventions20▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Mental Workload20▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Universität Ulm publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Advancements in Battery …25Advancements in Battery Materials: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…21Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 21 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 20 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…20Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…19Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 19 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 16 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 15 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …15Diabetes Management and Research: 15 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 14 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 13 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringApplied PsychologySocial PsychologyAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 20 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 20 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  7. 7 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 15 works
  9. 9 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 14 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 13 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universität Ulm's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.