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University of Stuttgart

In research, University of Stuttgart stands highest in Physical Sciences (#403 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#162 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#310 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Architecture — Software is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#633
of 28,054 · #199 all time
Rank in Germany
#31
of 1,178
Research works
57k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Stuttgart 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
Physical SciencesDomain #403 of 12,888 13.3%5,676 #113
Computer ScienceField #162 of 4,667 16.5%991 #105
EngineeringField #310 of 6,636 11.8%3,147 #128
Social SciencesDomain #1,195 of 10,521 19.1%996 #856
Physics and AstronomyField #221 of 1,646 17.4%369 #73
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #107 of 793 13.4%286 #79
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield #49 of 290 13.9%247 #68
Materials ScienceField #427 of 2,468 10.9%367 #162
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #414 of 2,318 9.2%595 #227
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #343 of 1,884 16.8%317 #163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Stuttgart 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. Physical Sciences#113 #403
  2. Computer Science#105 #162
  3. Engineering#128 #310
  4. Social Sciences#856 #1,195
  5. Physics and Astronomy#73 #221
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#79 #107
  7. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#68 #49
  8. Materials Science#162 #427
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#227 #414
  10. Artificial Intelligence#163 #343
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 Stuttgart specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 43.0 works9.3×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 46.0 works8.2×
  3. ArchitectureSubfield · 22.6 works8.0×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 327.0 works7.8×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 247.5 works6.6×
  6. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 52.5 works6.5×
  7. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 177.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 206 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.16× its world share, 80 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 213 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.76× its world share, 991 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.90× its world share, 3,147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 240 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 367 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 135 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.30× its world share, 369 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 227 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 190 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 85 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 336 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Stuttgart?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Joachim Werner, Stephan ten Brink and Carsten W. Scherer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Stuttgart.

  1. 1 Hans‐Joachim Werner Germany · #3,075 worldwide 1.8k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Stephan ten Brink Germany · #4,099 worldwide 1.7k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Carsten W. Scherer Germany · #8,890 worldwide 917 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 John Argyris Germany · #10,223 worldwide 813 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Michael Saliba Germany · #11,376 worldwide 1.8k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Christian Miehé Germany · #13,795 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 J.H. Werner Germany · #14,294 worldwide 728 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Udo Seifert Germany · #20,951 worldwide 979 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Albrecht Schmidt Germany · #21,513 worldwide 2.2k citations · 254 works
  10. 10 Hans Kamp Germany · #27,523 worldwide 662 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Stuttgart

Which keywords describe research at University of Stuttgart?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Thermal Management, Fluid Dynamics, Vibration Analysis, Deep Learning, Heat Transfer and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Sustainability314▲ 1.79×65 topics
  2. Deep Learning311▲ 1.26×74 topics
  3. Machine Learning285▲ 1.20×75 topics
  4. Renewable Energy217▲ 2.1×42 topics
  5. Neural Networks188▲ 1.69×37 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties167▲ 2.4×36 topics
  7. Big Data162▲ 2.5×21 topics
  8. Additive Manufacturing161▲ 7.2×7 topics
  9. Thermal Management153▲ 6.3×8 topics
  10. Heat Transfer152▲ 4.2×20 topics
  11. Fluid Dynamics135▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Vibration Analysis134▲ 6.8×9 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration119▲ 4.9×6 topics
  14. Model Predictive Control105▲ 5.6×6 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation104▲ 7.5×5 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles101▲ 4.8×4 topics
  17. Materials Science86▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Mathematical Modeling86▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Nonlinear Systems84▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Engineering83▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Industrial Automation83▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Renewable Resources83▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Turbine Technology82▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Software Engineering80▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Flexible Automation78▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems78▲ 43×1 topic
  27. 3D Printing78▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Structural Analysis74▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Fluid-Structure Interaction73▲ 6.6×6 topics
  30. Control Systems72▲ 5.4×9 topics
  31. Virtual Prototyping67▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Construction66▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Assembly Planning66▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Design for Manufacture66▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Chemical Kinetics64▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Tool Wear63▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Composite Structures61▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Distributed Control59▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Automotive Engineering57▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Lightweight Materials57▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Stuttgart publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Engineering and Materials Science Studies.

Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 82 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 78 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…66Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 66 fractional worksEngineering and Material…57Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 57 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 46 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 38 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…36Fault Detection and Control Systems: 36 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…36Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 36 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…35Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 35 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…33Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 33 fractional works
Computational MechanicsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 82 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 78 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 66 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 57 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 46 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 38 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 36 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 36 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 35 works
  10. 10 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 33 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Stuttgart's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.