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University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern

In research, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,029 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,764 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,914 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,148
of 28,054 · #11,659 all time
Rank in Germany
#404
of 1,178
Research works
1,000
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern 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 #7,029 of 12,888 8.6%221 #8278
Social SciencesDomain #8,764 of 10,521 14.5%80 #13196
EngineeringField #5,914 of 6,636 4.2%118 #8999

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern 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#8,278 #7,029
  2. Social Sciences#13,196 #8,764
  3. Engineering#8,999 #5,914
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.

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: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.73× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Sigwart Ruppel, Jens Schuster and Thorsten Moritz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern.

  1. 1 Sigwart Ruppel Germany · #588,131 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jens Schuster Germany · #768,251 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Thorsten Moritz Germany · #778,539 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Christian Aichele Germany · #799,558 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Klaus J. Schröter Germany · #1,021,858 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Dieter Wallach Germany · #1,206,839 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Sven Ingebrandt Germany · #1,279,702 worldwide 57 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Karl‐Herbert Schäfer Germany · #1,571,658 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Renewable Energy Integration, Renewable Resources, Additive Manufacturing and Digital Capital.

▲ 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. Sustainability20▲ 2.2×25 topics
  2. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.1×15 topics
  3. Deep Learning17▲ 1.36×49 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties17▲ 4.6×28 topics
  5. Machine Learning16▲ 1.31×40 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 1.33×40 topics
  7. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.85×19 topics
  8. Digital Transformation11▲ 5.7×7 topics
  9. Big Data11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 7.7×5 topics
  11. Information Technology9▲ 5.2×6 topics
  12. Nanocomposites9▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Renewable Resources9▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  15. Digital Capital8▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Value Chains8▲ 124×1 topic
  17. Polymer Composites8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Environmental Policy8▲ 10×8 topics
  19. Thermal Management8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Leadership7▲ 4.2×7 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis7▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Social Innovation7▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Natural Fibers6▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Biodegradable6▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Power Electronics6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Composites6▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Reinforced Polymers6▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Organizational Change5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Microbial Metabolites5▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Mathematical Modeling5▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Mitochondrial Function5▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Biomass Combustion5▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Mobile Health5▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Biodegradable Polymers5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  37. Cell Biology5▲ 140×2 topics
  38. Customer Experience5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  39. Global Capitalism5▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Imperialism5▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Economic and Social Issues and Environmental Science and Technology.

Corporate Governance and…8Corporate Governance and Management: 8 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…6Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 6 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…5Environmental Science and Technology: 5 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 5 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…4Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksCorporate Management and…3Corporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementPolymers and PlasticsSociology and Political ScienceBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 8 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  3. 3 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 5 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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