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University of Bremen

In research, University of Bremen stands highest in Social Sciences (#344 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#484 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#257 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Software and Atmospheric Science — Hardware and Architecture is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#588
of 28,054 · #452 all time
Rank in Germany
#29
of 1,178
Research works
33k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
669k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Bremen 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 #344 of 10,521 23.6%1,966 #413
Physical SciencesDomain #484 of 12,888 17.2%2,286 #365
Social SciencesField #257 of 6,365 26.3%1,046 #326
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #63 of 1,209 25.3%317 #84
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #66 of 1,201 28.4%247 #104
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #167 of 2,578 25.0%436 #268
Computer ScienceField #468 of 4,667 15.8%518 #205
Environmental ScienceField #470 of 3,551 26.4%311 #313
EngineeringField #995 of 6,636 13.3%713 #599
Health SciencesDomain #2,001 of 11,982 22.9%360 #1918

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bremen 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#413 #344
  2. Physical Sciences#365 #484
  3. Social Sciences#326 #257
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#84 #63
  5. Political Science and International Relations#104 #66
  6. Sociology and Political Science#268 #167
  7. Computer Science#205 #468
  8. Environmental Science#313 #470
  9. Engineering#599 #995
  10. Health Sciences#1,918 #2,001
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 Bremen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 47.1 works8.6×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 25.9 works8.3×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 140.6 works6.6×
  4. OceanographySubfield · 81.4 works6.0×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 317.4 works4.2×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 42.1 works4.0×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 518 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.17× its world share, 317 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 713 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 311 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 135 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 154 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 300 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 240 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 211 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1,046 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bremen?

Ranked on the composite score, Lutz Mädler, Ursula Röhl and Gerold Wefer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bremen.

  1. 1 Lutz Mädler Germany · #10,056 worldwide 1.7k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Ursula Röhl Germany · #20,649 worldwide 872 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Gerold Wefer Germany · #29,980 worldwide 940 citations · 101 works
  4. 4 Gerhard Bohrmann Germany · #31,304 worldwide 662 citations · 90 works
  5. 5 Dirk Kutscher Germany · #31,612 worldwide 538 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 E. Brinksmeier Germany · #36,039 worldwide 550 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs Germany · #37,548 worldwide 681 citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Stefan Stolte Germany · #40,484 worldwide 390 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Heinz Rothgang Germany · #43,299 worldwide 158 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Michael Schulz Germany · #43,921 worldwide 628 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bremen

Which keywords describe research at University of Bremen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Governance, Globalization, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Social Policy, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben and Income Inequality.

▲ 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. Climate Change265▲ 2.0×91 topics
  2. Globalization187▲ 1.97×90 topics
  3. Deep Learning159◆ 0.96×76 topics
  4. Machine Learning125▼ 0.79×77 topics
  5. Governance120▲ 7.5×14 topics
  6. Sustainability116◆ 0.98×74 topics
  7. Identity101▲ 2.9×50 topics
  8. Big Data92▲ 2.1×23 topics
  9. Social Media88▲ 1.27×32 topics
  10. Gender88▲ 3.3×36 topics
  11. Nationalism84▲ 3.7×24 topics
  12. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse84▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Human Rights79▲ 1.58×44 topics
  14. Social Policy69▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Bildungsungleichheit67▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Ethnografisches Schreiben67▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Income Inequality67▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Political Economy66▲ 5.2×14 topics
  19. Public Opinion65▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Neoliberalism64▲ 3.7×23 topics
  21. Digital Transformation62▲ 2.4×19 topics
  22. Holocene61▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Sea Level59▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Leadership58▲ 2.5×18 topics
  25. Global Warming58▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Paleoclimatology55▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Solar Influence51▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Glacial Cycles51▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Monsoon Dynamics51▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Institutional Change51▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Welfare State51▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Ideational Power50▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Redistribution50▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Elderly Care47▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Cultural Memory45▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Social Innovation42▲ 5.5×6 topics
  37. Ocean Circulation40▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Mobile Health39▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Bildung38▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Ocean Acidification36▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Bremen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Sociology and Education Studies: 67 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 51 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…50Social Policy and Reform Studies: 50 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…32Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 32 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 31 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 31 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…25Digital Innovation in Industries: 25 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verification: 24 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 24 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 23 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 67 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 51 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 50 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 32 works
  5. 5 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 31 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 25 works
  8. 8 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 24 works
  9. 9 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 24 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 23 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bremen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.