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University of Hildesheim

In research, University of Hildesheim stands highest in Social Sciences (#793 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,312 of 10,521 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,118 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory — Language and Linguistics is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,371
of 28,054 · #6,766 all time
Rank in Germany
#268
of 1,178
Research works
4.3k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Hildesheim 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 SciencesField #793 of 6,365 16.7%338 #1454
Social SciencesDomain #1,312 of 10,521 15.4%645 #1764
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,118 of 2,578 15.9%143 #1218
PsychologyField #1,159 of 2,181 20.6%103 #1803
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,314 of 1,998 9.4%158 #1134
Computer ScienceField #3,162 of 4,667 17.2%105 #1666
Physical SciencesDomain #8,949 of 12,888 15.2%202 #5821
Health SciencesDomain #9,515 of 11,982 14.1%87 #11589

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hildesheim 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#1,454 #793
  2. Social Sciences#1,764 #1,312
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,218 #1,118
  4. Psychology#1,803 #1,159
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,134 #1,314
  6. Computer Science#1,666 #3,162
  7. Physical Sciences#5,821 #8,949
  8. Health Sciences#11,589 #9,515
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 Hildesheim specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 39.2 works9.1×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 37.5 works7.2×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.61× its world share, 158 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.44× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 338 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hildesheim?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolfgang Schröer, Burkhard Müller and Wolfgang Behme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hildesheim.

  1. 1 Wolfgang Schröer Germany · #134,967 worldwide 62 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Burkhard Müller Germany · #144,445 worldwide 59 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Behme Germany · #184,826 worldwide 24 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Stefan Köngeter Germany · #189,376 worldwide 47 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Steffen Rendle Germany · #205,562 worldwide 245 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Christoph Uleer Germany · #271,683 worldwide 159 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Peter Cloos Germany · #296,859 worldwide 42 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Cláudia Petersen Heinzelmann Germany · #317,239 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Silvio Vietta Germany · #344,970 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Lars Schmidt-Thieme Germany · #346,837 worldwide 542 citations · 149 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hildesheim

Which keywords describe research at University of Hildesheim?

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

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse65▲ 162×2 topics
  2. Governance64▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Education60▲ 3.6×40 topics
  4. Gender56▲ 11×18 topics
  5. Identity52▲ 7.3×22 topics
  6. Bildungsungleichheit50▲ 175×1 topic
  7. Ethnografisches Schreiben50▲ 175×1 topic
  8. Sustainability45▲ 1.89×33 topics
  9. Globalization39▲ 2.0×46 topics
  10. History38▲ 5.5×18 topics
  11. Literature34▲ 6.5×15 topics
  12. Innovation32▲ 3.1×11 topics
  13. Bildung26▲ 82×3 topics
  14. Philosophy25▲ 5.9×20 topics
  15. Leadership24▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Cultural Policy24▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Digital Transformation23▲ 4.4×6 topics
  18. Narrative22▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Ethics21▲ 4.5×23 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics20▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Digital Communication20▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Teacher Education19▲ 16×6 topics
  23. Autorschaft19▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Language Variation19▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Literaturkritik19▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Art18▲ 22×5 topics
  27. Tourism18▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Teaching18▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis18▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Science18▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Professional Development17▲ 8.5×9 topics
  32. Aesthetics16▲ 22×8 topics
  33. Multimodality16▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Phraseology16▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Interdisciplinarity16▲ 126×2 topics
  36. Global Challenges16▲ 334×1 topic
  37. Theater16▲ 101×1 topic
  38. Digitalization16▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Communication Practices16▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Text Linguistics16▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Hildesheim publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, Arts, Culture, and Music Studies and Linguistic research and analysis.

Sociology and Education …50Sociology and Education Studies: 50 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 19 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 16 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 16 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 15 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 13 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…11Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 11 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 11 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 11 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryCultural StudiesLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 19 works
  3. 3 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 16 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 16 works
  5. 5 Education Methods and Technologies Education 15 works
  6. 6 Libraries and Information Services Museology 13 works
  7. 7 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 11 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  9. 9 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hildesheim's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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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.