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University of Siegen

In research, University of Siegen stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,272 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,775 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,248 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and History and Philosophy of Science — Human-Computer Interaction is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,291
of 28,054 · #1,337 all time
Rank in Germany
#120
of 1,178
Research works
13k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
168k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Siegen 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 #1,272 of 10,521 19.0%1,178 #1059
Physical SciencesDomain #1,775 of 12,888 16.4%1,319 #951
EngineeringField #1,248 of 6,636 13.3%602 #662
Computer ScienceField #1,013 of 4,667 19.0%329 #615
Social SciencesField #1,679 of 6,365 17.2%548 #1188
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #819 of 2,578 17.6%236 #697
Health SciencesDomain #4,278 of 11,982 18.2%151 #4632
Arts and HumanitiesField #814 of 1,998 12.4%234 #785
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,060 of 2,578 26.0%149 #1094
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #890 of 1,884 28.2%94 #789

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Siegen 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#1,059 #1,272
  2. Physical Sciences#951 #1,775
  3. Engineering#662 #1,248
  4. Computer Science#615 #1,013
  5. Social Sciences#1,188 #1,679
  6. Sociology and Political Science#697 #819
  7. Health Sciences#4,632 #4,278
  8. Arts and Humanities#785 #814
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,094 #1,060
  10. Artificial Intelligence#789 #890
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 Siegen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 51.6 works9.1×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 58.8 works6.8×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works6.8×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 22.3 works4.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 328 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 602 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.96× its world share, 234 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 548 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Siegen?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Mannel, Erwin Pesch and Robert Kaiser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Siegen.

  1. 1 Thomas Mannel Germany · #12,428 worldwide 1.3k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Erwin Pesch Germany · #28,102 worldwide 458 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Robert Kaiser Germany · #32,558 worldwide 332 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Marc Hassenzahl Germany · #35,459 worldwide 662 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Dieter Schönecker Germany · #45,406 worldwide 101 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Rainer Geißler Germany · #72,725 worldwide 106 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 David Randall Germany · #81,708 worldwide 252 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 C. Grupen Germany · #92,293 worldwide 793 citations · 150 works
  9. 9 Otfried Gühne Germany · #95,766 worldwide 444 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Ulrich Krupp Germany · #99,704 worldwide 313 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at University of Siegen

Which keywords describe research at University of Siegen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Additive Manufacturing, Identity, Ethics, Education, Aesthetics and Social Capital.

▲ 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. Deep Learning93◆ 0.99×62 topics
  2. Sustainability86▲ 1.29×53 topics
  3. Education85▲ 1.81×61 topics
  4. Globalization75▲ 1.40×73 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence75▲ 1.99×32 topics
  6. Identity68▲ 3.4×41 topics
  7. Sustainable Development66▲ 1.50×33 topics
  8. Governance59▲ 6.5×12 topics
  9. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse57▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Ethics56▲ 4.2×35 topics
  11. Innovation55▲ 1.91×34 topics
  12. Big Data54▲ 2.2×20 topics
  13. Social Capital54▲ 3.7×14 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing53▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Gender52▲ 3.5×35 topics
  16. History46▲ 2.4×29 topics
  17. Digital Transformation44▲ 3.0×20 topics
  18. Leadership42▲ 3.2×17 topics
  19. Literature40▲ 2.7×29 topics
  20. Virtual Reality40▲ 2.9×14 topics
  21. Aesthetics38▲ 19×10 topics
  22. Philosophy38▲ 3.1×30 topics
  23. Bildungsungleichheit33▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Ethnografisches Schreiben33▲ 41×1 topic
  25. User Experience32▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Participatory Design31▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Embodiment30▲ 5.8×7 topics
  28. Professional Development29▲ 5.3×12 topics
  29. Customer Experience26▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Bildung26▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Sociology25▲ 6.8×19 topics
  32. Teacher Education25▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Curriculum25▲ 9.7×5 topics
  34. Health Behavior Change25▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Lattice QCD25▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Teaching25▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Competence24▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Didactics24▲ 8.7×1 topic
  39. Design Research23▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Interaction Design23▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Siegen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Sociology and Education …33Sociology and Education Studies: 33 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…24Education Methods and Technologies: 24 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technol…23Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 23 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…20Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 20 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 18 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 18 fractional worksVocational Education and…16Vocational Education and Training: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 15 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 15 fractional worksLinguistic research and …14Linguistic research and analysis: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationHuman-Computer InteractionIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 24 works
  3. 3 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 23 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18 works
  7. 7 Vocational Education and Training Education 16 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 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-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Siegen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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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.