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University of Konstanz

In research, University of Konstanz stands highest in Social Sciences (#464 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#719 of 12,888 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#90 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#668
of 28,054 · #331 all time
Rank in Germany
#35
of 1,178
Research works
25k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
793k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Konstanz 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 #464 of 10,521 27.7%1,173 #300
Physical SciencesDomain #719 of 12,888 19.7%1,034 #329
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #90 of 1,201 36.1%146 #65
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #297 of 3,579 23.0%181 #286
Social SciencesField #540 of 6,365 31.7%578 #319
Life SciencesDomain #747 of 7,800 27.5%362 #444
PsychologyField #315 of 2,181 26.8%197 #395
Computer ScienceField #753 of 4,667 19.6%260 #313
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #457 of 2,578 31.2%206 #271
Environmental ScienceField #640 of 3,551 34.4%151 #331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Konstanz 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#300 #464
  2. Physical Sciences#329 #719
  3. Political Science and International Relations#65 #90
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#286 #297
  5. Social Sciences#319 #540
  6. Life Sciences#444 #747
  7. Psychology#395 #315
  8. Computer Science#313 #753
  9. Sociology and Political Science#271 #457
  10. Environmental Science#331 #640
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 Konstanz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 100.7 works5.1×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 181 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 260 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 193 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 109 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 75 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.56× its world share, 157 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 133 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.65× its world share, 210 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 197 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 578 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Konstanz?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Luckmann, Thomas Goetz and Daniel A. Keim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Konstanz.

  1. 1 Thomas Luckmann Germany · #7,538 worldwide 794 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Thomas Goetz Germany · #14,254 worldwide 1k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Daniel A. Keim Germany · #17,356 worldwide 1.8k citations · 193 works
  4. 4 G. Maret Germany · #22,641 worldwide 718 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Albrecht Wendel Germany · #25,086 worldwide 634 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Marcel Leist Germany · #30,351 worldwide 654 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Helmut Cölfen Germany · #33,162 worldwide 973 citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Volker Ullrich Germany · #33,580 worldwide 447 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Hans H. Brintzinger Germany · #34,459 worldwide 787 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Ulrik Brandes Germany · #35,528 worldwide 433 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at University of Konstanz

Which keywords describe research at University of Konstanz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Governance, Public Opinion, Climate Change, Human Rights, Income Inequality and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization99▲ 1.84×75 topics
  2. Climate Change96▲ 1.29×73 topics
  3. Identity71▲ 3.5×43 topics
  4. Human Rights66▲ 2.3×47 topics
  5. Governance54▲ 5.9×14 topics
  6. Gender49▲ 3.3×30 topics
  7. Big Data48▲ 1.92×16 topics
  8. Public Opinion46▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Literature40▲ 2.7×31 topics
  10. Invasive Species40▲ 3.4×17 topics
  11. Democracy38▲ 3.9×16 topics
  12. Ethics37▲ 2.8×29 topics
  13. Political Economy36▲ 5.1×13 topics
  14. Income Inequality32▲ 8.2×6 topics
  15. Spintronics31▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation30▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. European Union30▲ 4.7×12 topics
  18. Neuroscience30▲ 3.7×12 topics
  19. Solar Cells29▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Social Policy28▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Entanglement27▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Emotion26▲ 4.6×11 topics
  23. Quantum Computing26▲ 9.0×4 topics
  24. Welfare State25▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Photovoltaics24▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Pragmatics23▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse23▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Ideational Power22▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Institutional Change22▲ 22×1 topic
  30. European Integration22▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Perception22▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Political Science21▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Economic Policy21▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Political Dynamics20▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Speech Perception20▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Electron Spin20▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Semiconductor Quantum Dots20▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Syntax20▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Regulatory Agencies19▲ 32×2 topics
  40. User Interaction19▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Konstanz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Policy and Reform Studies, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Data Visualization and Analytics.

Social Policy and Reform…22Social Policy and Reform Studies: 22 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…20Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 20 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 18 fractional worksData Visualization and Analytics: 18 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 18 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 18 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 17 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…16German Literature and Culture Studies: 16 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 16 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 14 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  2. 2 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 20 works
  3. 3 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 18 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  6. 6 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 17 works
  8. 8 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 16 works
  9. 9 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  10. 10 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 14 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Konstanz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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.