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University of Duisburg-Essen

In research, University of Duisburg-Essen stands highest in Social Sciences (#498 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#794 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#657 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, History and Philosophy of Science and Language and Linguistics — Human-Computer Interaction is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#658
of 28,054 · #420 all time
Rank in Germany
#33
of 1,178
Research works
39k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
812k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Duisburg-Essen 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 #498 of 10,521 24.2%2,105 #456
Physical SciencesDomain #794 of 12,888 15.2%2,750 #400
MedicineField #657 of 10,443 20.7%890 #594
Health SciencesDomain #763 of 11,982 21.3%1,044 #691
Social SciencesField #461 of 6,365 26.8%1,062 #413
Life SciencesDomain #597 of 7,800 21.6%516 #582
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #237 of 2,578 24.0%454 #253
EngineeringField #848 of 6,636 12.0%1,148 #434
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #157 of 1,201 29.5%190 #224
Computer ScienceField #719 of 4,667 22.8%452 #484

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Duisburg-Essen 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#456 #498
  2. Physical Sciences#400 #794
  3. Medicine#594 #657
  4. Health Sciences#691 #763
  5. Social Sciences#413 #461
  6. Life Sciences#582 #597
  7. Sociology and Political Science#253 #237
  8. Engineering#434 #848
  9. Political Science and International Relations#224 #157
  10. Computer Science#484 #719
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 Duisburg-Essen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 45.8 works3.5×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 30.0 works3.0×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 84.6 works3.0×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 269 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 113 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 147 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 452 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 82 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 1,148 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 261 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 290 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 180 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 138 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 890 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 257 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 268 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 81 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 123 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 314 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1,062 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Duisburg-Essen?

Ranked on the composite score, D. von der Linde, Karl‐Heinz Jöckel and Susanne Moebus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Duisburg-Essen.

  1. 1 D. von der Linde Germany · #9,621 worldwide 632 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Karl‐Heinz Jöckel Germany · #9,998 worldwide 752 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Susanne Moebus Germany · #15,375 worldwide 728 citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Michael Kerres Germany · #23,082 worldwide 264 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Fabian Kessl Germany · #32,707 worldwide 138 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Steven X. Ding Germany · #34,441 worldwide 1.7k citations · 162 works
  7. 7 Alexander J. Probst Germany · #37,126 worldwide 586 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 A. J. Han Vinck Germany · #42,962 worldwide 325 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Hans‐Curt Flemming Germany · #44,528 worldwide 2k citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Matthias Brand Germany · #47,137 worldwide 558 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at University of Duisburg-Essen

Which keywords describe research at University of Duisburg-Essen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Teacher Education, Curriculum, Globalization and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 Learning186◆ 0.88×80 topics
  2. Governance156▲ 7.4×14 topics
  3. Globalization153▲ 1.21×75 topics
  4. Deep Learning148▼ 0.67×68 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse140▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Sustainability126▼ 0.80×64 topics
  7. Education125◆ 1.13×53 topics
  8. Social Media119▲ 1.30×31 topics
  9. Sustainable Development116◆ 1.14×44 topics
  10. Nanoparticles108▲ 1.34×41 topics
  11. Big Data106▲ 1.81×22 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications91▲ 1.19×33 topics
  13. Bildungsungleichheit90▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Ethnografisches Schreiben90▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Catalysis83▲ 1.94×26 topics
  16. Leadership74▲ 2.4×14 topics
  17. Digital Transformation72▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Nationalism63▲ 2.1×18 topics
  19. Social Interaction61▲ 2.4×11 topics
  20. Teacher Education61▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Learning59▲ 3.1×7 topics
  22. Curriculum57▲ 9.4×9 topics
  23. Neoliberalism57▲ 2.5×21 topics
  24. Teaching52▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Didactics52▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Mobile Health52▲ 5.9×3 topics
  27. Customer Experience52▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Imaging51▲ 3.1×12 topics
  29. Competence50▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Public Opinion47▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Complex Systems46▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Online Communication45▲ 4.5×3 topics
  33. Social Policy41▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Participation41▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Public Administration36▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Direct Democracy36▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Policy Change36▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Business Models36▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Cultural Memory33▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Language Variation33▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Duisburg-Essen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Public Administration and Political Analysis and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Sociology and Education …90Sociology and Education Studies: 90 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 50 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 36 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 29 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 29 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 29 fractional worksTerahertz technology and…29Terahertz technology and applications: 29 fractional worksLinguistic research and …26Linguistic research and analysis: 26 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…25Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 25 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 25 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 90 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 50 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 36 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 29 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 29 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 29 works
  7. 7 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 26 works
  9. 9 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 25 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 25 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Duisburg-Essen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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