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University of Bamberg

In research, University of Bamberg stands highest in Social Sciences (#590 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#448 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#502 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics — Communication is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,751
of 28,054 · #3,723 all time
Rank in Germany
#177
of 1,178
Research works
8.1k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Bamberg 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 #590 of 10,521 21.1%1,430 #564
Social SciencesField #448 of 6,365 23.8%664 #533
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #502 of 2,578 20.0%280 #429
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #358 of 1,201 24.7%106 #239
EducationSubfield #635 of 1,892 37.0%89 #551
Business, Management and AccountingField #886 of 2,578 20.0%199 #694
Health SciencesDomain #4,473 of 11,982 20.5%114 #5965
Arts and HumanitiesField #750 of 1,998 10.5%276 #474
PsychologyField #1,028 of 2,181 23.9%177 #1060
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #312 of 635 19.0%68 #343

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bamberg 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#564 #590
  2. Social Sciences#533 #448
  3. Sociology and Political Science#429 #502
  4. Political Science and International Relations#239 #358
  5. Education#551 #635
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#694 #886
  7. Health Sciences#5,965 #4,473
  8. Arts and Humanities#474 #750
  9. Psychology#1,060 #1,028
  10. Strategy and Management#343 #312
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 University of Bamberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 50.5 works9.8×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 68.7 works6.8×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 50.2 works6.0×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 186 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.04× its world share, 276 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.26× its world share, 199 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 76 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.06× its world share, 177 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 664 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bamberg?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Peter Blossfeld, Richard Münch and Andreas Eckhardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bamberg.

  1. 1 Hans‐Peter Blossfeld Germany · #35,139 worldwide 303 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Richard Münch Germany · #69,798 worldwide 184 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Andreas Eckhardt Germany · #96,602 worldwide 257 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Björn Sven Ivens Germany · #123,021 worldwide 286 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Dietrich Dörner Germany · #131,987 worldwide 155 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Cordula Artelt Germany · #132,649 worldwide 196 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Hans‐Ulrich Derlien Germany · #138,214 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Thomas Saalfeld Germany · #139,121 worldwide 153 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Hans-Peter Blossfeld Germany · #158,631 worldwide 146 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Stefan Lautenbacher Germany · #164,738 worldwide 187 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bamberg

Which keywords describe research at University of Bamberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Gender, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Nationalism and Leadership.

▲ 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. Globalization89▲ 2.4×67 topics
  2. Identity81▲ 5.8×41 topics
  3. Governance79▲ 13×12 topics
  4. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse73▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Education69▲ 2.1×43 topics
  6. Social Media69▲ 2.5×22 topics
  7. Big Data64▲ 3.7×19 topics
  8. Gender64▲ 6.2×32 topics
  9. Nationalism57▲ 6.6×24 topics
  10. Leadership57▲ 6.3×14 topics
  11. Bildungsungleichheit56▲ 101×1 topic
  12. Ethnografisches Schreiben56▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Digital Transformation56▲ 5.5×13 topics
  14. History53▲ 4.0×35 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence52▲ 1.99×30 topics
  16. Literature49▲ 4.8×32 topics
  17. Information Technology42▲ 4.6×8 topics
  18. Ethics40▲ 4.4×24 topics
  19. Social Capital36▲ 3.6×15 topics
  20. Organizational Change34▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Bildung31▲ 50×3 topics
  22. Professional Development31▲ 8.2×9 topics
  23. Customer Relationship Management30▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Customer Experience30▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Workplace30▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Narrative29▲ 9.4×9 topics
  27. Political Communication28▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Investment Decisions27▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Cultural Memory27▲ 28×5 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics26▲ 7.4×6 topics
  31. Gender Studies25▲ 8.4×6 topics
  32. Autorschaft24▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Literaturkritik24▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Teacher Education24▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Business Models24▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Language Variation24▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Digital Capital24▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Value Chains24▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Digital Communication23▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Mobile Health23▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Bamberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, Corporate Governance and Management and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Sociology and Education …56Sociology and Education Studies: 56 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 24 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 24 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 22 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 21 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 19 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…17Digital Innovation in Industries: 17 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 17 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 17 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…16Media Studies and Communication: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 24 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 24 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 22 works
  5. 5 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 21 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 19 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 17 works
  8. 8 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Education Methods and Technologies Education 17 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 16 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bamberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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