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University of Kassel

In research, University of Kassel stands highest in Social Sciences (#632 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#243 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#663 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, History and Philosophy of Science and Political Science and International Relations — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,367
of 28,054 · #1,066 all time
Rank in Germany
#70
of 1,178
Research works
18k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
293k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Kassel 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 #632 of 10,521 19.2%1,556 #540
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #243 of 3,409 32.7%162 #221
Social SciencesField #663 of 6,365 16.7%873 #647
Physical SciencesDomain #1,615 of 12,888 11.9%1,362 #1060
Environmental ScienceField #477 of 3,551 26.4%209 #572
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #435 of 2,578 13.5%398 #507
Life SciencesDomain #1,516 of 7,800 25.3%265 #1568
Business, Management and AccountingField #615 of 2,578 27.9%174 #223
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #183 of 635 33.8%62 #145
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #347 of 1,201 14.6%171 #306

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kassel 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#540 #632
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#221 #243
  3. Social Sciences#647 #663
  4. Physical Sciences#1,060 #1,615
  5. Environmental Science#572 #477
  6. Sociology and Political Science#507 #435
  7. Life Sciences#1,568 #1,516
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#223 #615
  9. Strategy and Management#145 #183
  10. Political Science and International Relations#306 #347
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 Kassel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.0 works4.8×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works4.0×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 171.3 works3.4×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 162 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 243 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 578 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 209 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 113 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.11× its world share, 204 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 174 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 188 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 873 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kassel?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Seuring, Ulrich Teichler and Gerd Stumme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kassel.

  1. 1 Stefan Seuring Germany · #7,738 worldwide 2.3k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Ulrich Teichler Germany · #34,808 worldwide 394 citations · 146 works
  3. 3 Gerd Stumme Germany · #40,078 worldwide 695 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Stefan Gold Germany · #40,418 worldwide 460 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Rainer Georg Joergensen Germany · #44,526 worldwide 724 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Andrzej K. Błędzki Germany · #57,331 worldwide 589 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Martina Flörke Germany · #59,982 worldwide 626 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Georg Krücken Germany · #93,067 worldwide 125 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Michael Link Germany · #98,843 worldwide 221 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Robert Jäschke Germany · #105,236 worldwide 320 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kassel

Which keywords describe research at University of Kassel?

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

▲ 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. Governance157▲ 14×11 topics
  2. Sustainability155▲ 1.90×73 topics
  3. Sustainable Development125▲ 2.4×44 topics
  4. Globalization123▲ 1.87×82 topics
  5. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse109▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Climate Change107▲ 1.19×82 topics
  7. Leadership98▲ 6.1×16 topics
  8. Neoliberalism97▲ 8.1×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact91▲ 1.60×46 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties87▲ 2.7×35 topics
  11. Innovation84▲ 2.4×34 topics
  12. Bildungsungleichheit82▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Ethnografisches Schreiben82▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Renewable Energy80▲ 1.66×34 topics
  15. Digitalization70▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Gender63▲ 3.5×34 topics
  17. Complex Systems63▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Social Inequality63▲ 7.0×12 topics
  19. Imperialism61▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Class Struggle60▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Environmental Sustainability59▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Microstructure59▲ 3.4×14 topics
  23. Digital Transformation58▲ 3.3×15 topics
  24. Crisis Management58▲ 41×3 topics
  25. Participation58▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Public Administration58▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Critique58▲ 78×2 topics
  28. Direct Democracy57▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Policy Change57▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Global Capitalism56▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Political Power56▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Democratic Crisis56▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Post-Growth Economy56▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Additive Manufacturing54▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Social Innovation53▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Professional Development48▲ 7.2×11 topics
  37. Social Policy38▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Gender Studies37▲ 7.2×8 topics
  39. Organizational Change36▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Teacher Education36▲ 8.5×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Kassel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Public Administration and Political Analysis, Economic and Social Issues and Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies.

Sociology and Education …82Sociology and Education Studies: 82 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 57 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 56 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 31 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 28 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 26 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 25 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 24 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 23 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 22 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsNature and Landscape ConservationEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 82 works
  2. 2 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 57 works
  3. 3 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  4. 4 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 31 works
  5. 5 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  6. 6 Education Methods and Technologies Education 26 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 22 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kassel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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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