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University of Applied Sciences Biberach

In research, University of Applied Sciences Biberach stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,772 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#17,098 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,806 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,362
of 28,054 · #18,127 all time
Rank in Germany
#838
of 1,178
Research works
601
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

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
Life SciencesDomain #8,772 of 14,347 13.5%148
Physical SciencesDomain #17,098 of 21,541 8.9%207
MedicineField #14,806 of 17,978 11.7%139
Health SciencesDomain #17,650 of 20,462 11.2%154
EngineeringField #10,868 of 11,412 6.9%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.64× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, G. Engelhardt, René Handrick and Harald Schwaetzer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Biberach.

  1. 1 G. Engelhardt Germany · #328,495 worldwide 54 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 René Handrick Germany · #350,481 worldwide 120 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Harald Schwaetzer Germany · #896,827 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ismail Kasikci Germany · #1,030,374 worldwide 6 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Scholz Germany · #1,388,589 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Biberach

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Biberach?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Integration, Thermal Management, Vibration Analysis, Engineering 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. Sustainability17▲ 6.7×14 topics
  2. Renewable Energy13▲ 8.8×10 topics
  3. Sustainable Development12▲ 7.1×9 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Thermal Management9▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis8▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Engineering8▲ 172×1 topic
  8. Fluid Dynamics8▲ 57×1 topic
  9. Digital Transformation7▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.3×5 topics
  11. Construction6▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Glycosylation6▲ 51×3 topics
  13. Big Data6▲ 6.1×5 topics
  14. Business Models5▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Customer Experience5▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Technology Innovation5▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Material Properties4▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Structural Health Monitoring4▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Leadership4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  20. Bridge Engineering4▲ 371×1 topic
  21. Civil Engineering4▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Innovation4▲ 3.4×3 topics
  23. Mammalian Cells4▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 37×3 topics
  25. Recombinant Protein4▲ 139×1 topic
  26. Information Technology3▲ 6.8×1 topic
  27. Value Chains3▲ 180×1 topic
  28. Therapeutic Antibodies3▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Gene Therapy3▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Agility3▲ 180×1 topic
  31. Governance3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  32. Organizational Change3▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Circular Economy2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 39×3 topics
  35. Energy Simulation2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. BIM2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Climate Change Impact2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Prefabrication2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Recombinant Proteins2▲ 58×2 topics
  40. Social Innovation2▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries, Civil and Structural Engineering Research and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects.

Physics and Engineering …8Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 8 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 4 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 3 fractional worksCorporate Management and…3Corporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsManagement of Technology and InnovationCivil and Structural EngineeringMolecular Biology5 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 5 works
  3. 3 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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