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University of Applied Sciences Biberach

In research, University of Applied Sciences Biberach stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,103 of 17,446 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,338 of 11,023 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,232 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,554
of 22,385 · #11,637 all time
Rank in Germany
#548
of 795
Research works
601
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
University of Applied Sciences Biberach

What is University of Applied Sciences Biberach known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,103 of 17,446 8.3%207
Life SciencesDomain #7,338 of 11,023 8.8%148
MedicineField #10,232 of 14,558 6.6%139
Health SciencesDomain #11,905 of 16,688 6.8%154
EngineeringField #8,134 of 9,532 7.8%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences Biberach 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does University of Applied Sciences Biberach work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at University of Applied Sciences Biberach is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Business, Management and Accounting (17%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 28.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 28.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 16.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 18.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity ofApplied Sciences…138fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3928.4%
    2. Environmental Science43.2%
    3. Energy21.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Materials Science10.9%
    7. Computer Science10.7%
    8. Mathematics10.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting2316.5%
    2. Social Sciences107.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities32.4%
    4. Decision Sciences21.1%
    5. Psychology10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1611.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.0%
    3. Neuroscience32.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    1. Medicine2014.4%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.12× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.13× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.13×23 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.27×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.12×16 works
  4. Energy1.96×2 works
  5. Engineering1.89×39 works
  6. Neuroscience1.24×3 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.14×2 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.82×3 works
  11. Medicine0.75×20 works
  12. Dentistry0.74×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.63×4 works
  15. Mathematics0.61×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.59×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.57×10 works
  18. Health Professions0.33×1 works
  19. Psychology0.30×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences Biberach?

Ranked on the quality score, Ismail Kasikci, Katharina Schindowski and Wolf H. Berger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Biberach.

  1. 1 Ismail Kasikci Germany · #1,944,284 worldwide 405 citations · 222 works
  2. 2 Katharina Schindowski Germany · #2,525,812 worldwide 3.2k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Wolf H. Berger Germany · #2,800,433 worldwide 146 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Martin Becker Germany · #2,946,758 worldwide 809 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Nikolas Zeh Germany · #3,137,546 worldwide 276 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Alfred Soherr Germany · #3,435,212 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  7. 6 Herbert Wiemann Germany · #3,435,212 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Philipp Futterknecht Germany · #3,445,969 worldwide 16 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Sonja Sälzle Germany · #3,494,797 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Linus Weiß Germany · #3,587,687 worldwide 113 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Biberach

What are the most cited papers from University of Applied Sciences Biberach?

The most cited paper from University of Applied Sciences Biberach is "Pirenzepine distinguishes between different subclasses of muscarinic receptors" (Rudolf Hammer, Christopher P. Berrie, Nigel J.M. Birdsall et al., 1980), with 1,289 citations. Next come "Efficacy of a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" (1,178) and "Coaxial stacking of helixes enhances binding of oligoribonucleotides and improves predictions of RNA folding." (474).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pirenzepine distinguishes between different subclasses of muscarinic receptors Rudolf Hammer, Christopher P. Berrie, Nigel J.M. Birdsall et al. · Nature 1980 1,289
2 Efficacy of a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Luca Richeldi, Ulrich Costabel, Moisés Selman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Sep 2011 1,178
3 Coaxial stacking of helixes enhances binding of oligoribonucleotides and improves predictions of RNA folding. Alfred E. Walter, Douglas H. Turner, Jinwoong Kim et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Sep 1994 474
4 Structure of the chemokine receptor CXCR1 in phospholipid bilayers Sang Ho Park, Bibhuti B. Das, Fabio Casagrande et al. · Nature Open access 19 Oct 2012 458
5 Tailoring Formulations for Intranasal Nose-to-Brain Delivery: A Review on Architecture, Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Mucociliary Clearance of the Nasal Olfactory Mucosa Stella Gänger, Katharina Schindowski · Pharmaceutics Open access 3 Aug 2018 441
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Biberach?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Renewable Energy Integration and Thermal Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability19▲ 5.7×16 topics
  2. Digital Transformation16▲ 22×5 topics
  3. Sustainable Development16▲ 7.5×9 topics
  4. Renewable Energy14▲ 6.8×10 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 6.7×6 topics
  6. Big Data10▲ 7.4×6 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Thermal Management9▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis8▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Engineering8▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Fluid Dynamics8▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Business Models8▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Customer Experience8▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Technology Innovation8▲ 162×1 topic
  15. Glycosylation7▲ 44×3 topics
  16. Construction6▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Leadership6▲ 8.5×2 topics
  18. Material Properties5▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Structural Health Monitoring5▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Information Technology5▲ 7.3×1 topic
  21. Value Chains5▲ 198×1 topic
  22. Bridge Engineering5▲ 321×1 topic
  23. Civil Engineering5▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Challenges4▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Agility4▲ 211×1 topic
  26. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Organizational Change4▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Automation4▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Robotic Process Automation4▲ 403×1 topic
  30. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Mammalian Cells4▲ 120×1 topic
  32. Recombinant Protein4▲ 120×1 topic
  33. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  34. Social Innovation3▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Gene Therapy3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Governance3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Circular Economy2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 34×3 topics
  39. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Urban Planning2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences Biberach publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management and Civil and Structural Engineering Research.

Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 8 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…5Corporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksCivil and Structural Eng…5Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 5 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 4 fractional worksRobotic Process Automation Applications: 4 fractional worksViral Infectious Disease…4Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 8 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  6. 6 Robotic Process Automation Applications Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences Biberach's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University of Applied Sciences Biberach as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%University of Applied Sciences Biberach0.00061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University of Applied Sciences Biberach over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025University of Applied Sciences Biberach5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2018.

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