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University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

In research, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,086 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,441 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,959 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,641
of 28,054 · #8,939 all time
Rank in Germany
#277
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences Potsdam 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,086 of 10,521 20.7%197 #3318
Social SciencesField #2,441 of 6,365 24.9%88 #3352
Physical SciencesDomain #8,959 of 12,888 20.7%96 #7430

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences Potsdam 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. Social Sciences#3,318 #2,086
  2. Social Sciences#3,352 #2,441
  3. Physical Sciences#7,430 #8,959
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: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.56× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

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

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Thomas, S. Augustät and Hans-Christoph Hobohm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

  1. 1 Stefan Thomas Germany · #403,236 worldwide 48 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 S. Augustät Germany · #409,949 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Hans-Christoph Hobohm Germany · #442,096 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Ulrike Wuttke Germany · #548,095 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Hermann Staats Germany · #573,464 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Frank Früchtel Germany · #666,910 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jan Distelmeyer Germany · #752,620 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Manfred Liebel Germany · #754,878 worldwide 20 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Heinz Gehlen Germany · #1,214,943 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Christiane Ludwig‐Körner Germany · #1,232,582 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Governance, Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, History, Organizational Change and Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse.

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 1.38×47 topics
  2. Big Data15▲ 4.7×18 topics
  3. Deep Learning15▲ 1.20×48 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.9×19 topics
  5. Digital Transformation13▲ 7.0×10 topics
  6. Social Media12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  7. Governance12▲ 9.8×7 topics
  8. Leadership12▲ 6.7×9 topics
  9. Sustainable Development11▲ 1.91×16 topics
  10. History11▲ 4.2×15 topics
  11. Mental Health10▲ 1.80×21 topics
  12. Innovation9▲ 2.5×19 topics
  13. Social Capital9▲ 4.8×15 topics
  14. Literature9▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Healthcare8▲ 1.97×13 topics
  16. Organizational Change8▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse8▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Employee Engagement7▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Socio-Technical Systems7▲ 84×2 topics
  20. Child Development7▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Agility7▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Generation Management7▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Narrative7▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Materiality7▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Ethics6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  28. Art6▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Investment Decisions6▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Information Technology6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  31. Customer Relationship Management6▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Exhibition6▲ 152×1 topic
  33. Museum6▲ 152×1 topic
  34. Professional Development6▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Customer Experience5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  36. Mobile Health5▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Business Models4▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Digital Capital4▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Value Chains4▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Supervision4▲ 37×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Management and Leadership, Sociology and Education Studies, Libraries and Information Services and Corporate Governance and Management.

Corporate Management and Leadership: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksLibraries and Informatio…6Libraries and Information Services: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…4Corporate Governance and Management: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Pa…3Children's Rights and Participation: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceMuseologyStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Libraries and Information Services Museology 6 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  7. 7 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% 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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