Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Lübeck · Germany

University of Lübeck

In research, University of Lübeck stands highest in Medicine (#350 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#472 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#547 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine — Dermatology is 5.5× its share of world research.

uni-luebeck.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#1,202
of 28,054 · #1,065 all time
Rank in Germany
#59
of 1,178
Research works
23k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
507k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Lübeck 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
MedicineField #350 of 10,443 16.5%1,513 #301
Health SciencesDomain #472 of 11,982 16.5%1,666 #367
Life SciencesDomain #547 of 7,800 19.5%530 #505
Social SciencesDomain #1,942 of 10,521 22.9%317 #1934
PsychologyField #404 of 2,181 22.9%144 #680
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #847 of 3,579 18.5%258 #771
Computer ScienceField #1,379 of 4,667 20.2%219 #928
Physical SciencesDomain #4,171 of 12,888 17.1%477 #2612
SurgerySubfield #640 of 1,816 13.6%146 #422
NeurologySubfield #125 of 336 18.3%87 #145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lübeck 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. Medicine#301 #350
  2. Health Sciences#367 #472
  3. Life Sciences#505 #547
  4. Social Sciences#1,934 #1,942
  5. Psychology#680 #404
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#771 #847
  7. Computer Science#928 #1,379
  8. Physical Sciences#2,612 #4,171
  9. Surgery#422 #640
  10. Neurology#145 #125
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 Lübeck specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 42.8 works5.5×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 86.7 works5.1×
  3. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 73.5 works4.7×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 33.6 works4.1×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 82.2 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: 0.13× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.06× its world share, 92 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.20× its world share, 155 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 219 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 166 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 126 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 1,513 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 144 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lübeck?

Ranked on the composite score, Axel Hauschild, Jeanette Erdmann and Stefan Schreiber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lübeck.

  1. 1 Axel Hauschild Germany · #760 worldwide 2.2k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Jeanette Erdmann Germany · #2,289 worldwide 2.6k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Stefan Schreiber Germany · #3,175 worldwide 2.9k citations · 270 works
  4. 4 Inke R. König Germany · #3,215 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Andreas Ziegler Germany · #4,020 worldwide 1.5k citations · 121 works
  6. 6 Mattias P. Heinrich‬ Germany · #6,186 worldwide 1k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Volker Tronnier Germany · #10,174 worldwide 633 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Stefan Janssen Germany · #13,301 worldwide 942 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Ingo Eitel Germany · #20,418 worldwide 645 citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang L. Gross Germany · #20,980 worldwide 469 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lübeck

Which keywords describe research at University of Lübeck?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Rituximab and Deep 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. Epidemiology264▲ 2.2×122 topics
  2. Inflammation134▲ 2.2×81 topics
  3. Deep Learning130▲ 1.27×61 topics
  4. Diagnosis109▲ 3.9×37 topics
  5. Treatment103▲ 2.9×47 topics
  6. Quality of Life92▲ 2.1×48 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.59×53 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders78▲ 4.6×19 topics
  9. Autoantibodies70▲ 10.0×8 topics
  10. Immunotherapy69▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Cancer67▲ 1.66×52 topics
  12. Management64▲ 2.7×32 topics
  13. Chemotherapy62▲ 3.0×25 topics
  14. Clinical Trials58▲ 2.9×19 topics
  15. Genetics58▲ 2.8×23 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease55▲ 1.64×33 topics
  17. Depression51▲ 1.93×21 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome50▲ 2.1×22 topics
  19. Rituximab49▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease49▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors48▲ 3.7×14 topics
  22. Immunosuppressive Therapy45▲ 8.1×8 topics
  23. Autoimmune44▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Global Burden43▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Neurodegeneration43▲ 4.8×11 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations42▲ 3.2×23 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines42▲ 2.5×14 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction41▲ 4.6×11 topics
  29. Radiotherapy40▲ 3.5×13 topics
  30. Guidelines40▲ 2.9×13 topics
  31. Echocardiography35▲ 4.3×8 topics
  32. Diagnostic Criteria32▲ 4.8×10 topics
  33. Intravenous Immunoglobulin31▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Catheter Ablation29▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Epidemiological Study29▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Bullous Pemphigoid28▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Pemphigoid28▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Regulatory T Cells26▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease25▲ 7.4×5 topics
  40. Immune Dysregulation25▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Lübeck publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Health and Medical Studies and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Autoimmune Bullous Skin …28Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 28 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…21Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 21 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 19 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 18 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 16 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 16 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 15 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …15Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 15 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 14 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 14 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineDermatologyGeneral Health ProfessionsNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 28 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 21 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 18 works
  5. 5 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 16 works
  6. 6 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 16 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 15 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 15 works
  9. 9 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 14 works
  10. 10 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lübeck's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Lübeck

All research institutions in Lübeck

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.