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University of Vechta

In research, University of Vechta stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,462 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,699 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#869 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,669
of 28,054 · #9,225 all time
Rank in Germany
#280
of 1,178
Research works
1.7k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Vechta 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 #1,462 of 10,521 19.8%322 #1959
Social SciencesField #1,699 of 6,365 23.1%169 #2079
Arts and HumanitiesField #869 of 1,998 10.8%77 #1710
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,644 of 2,578 17.1%80 #1960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Vechta 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#1,959 #1,462
  2. Social Sciences#2,079 #1,699
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,710 #869
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,960 #1,644
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 Vechta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 29.0 works12×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.31× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.87× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.87× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.93× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Vechta?

Ranked on the composite score, Dietrich Doll, Harald Künemund and Gabriele Dürbeck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Vechta.

  1. 1 Dietrich Doll Germany · #202,623 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Harald Künemund Germany · #343,383 worldwide 71 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Gabriele Dürbeck Germany · #371,163 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Roland Pesch Germany · #391,892 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Hildegard Theobald Germany · #463,392 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Nina Oelkers Germany · #467,796 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Winfried Schröder Germany · #548,602 worldwide 101 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Norbert Lennartz Germany · #556,368 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst Germany · #561,267 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Christine Meyer Germany · #601,765 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Vechta

Which keywords describe research at University of Vechta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Literature, Nationalism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Identity28▲ 8.3×15 topics
  2. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse25▲ 133×2 topics
  3. Governance23▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 1.81×34 topics
  5. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  6. Globalization20▲ 2.2×28 topics
  7. Bildungsungleichheit20▲ 148×1 topic
  8. Ethnografisches Schreiben20▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Literature20▲ 7.9×12 topics
  10. Nationalism19▲ 9.1×12 topics
  11. Education18▲ 2.4×25 topics
  12. Digital Transformation18▲ 7.6×7 topics
  13. Ethics18▲ 8.3×17 topics
  14. Gender18▲ 7.4×15 topics
  15. Professional Development16▲ 18×7 topics
  16. History16▲ 5.0×13 topics
  17. Leadership14▲ 6.3×9 topics
  18. Supervision14▲ 97×2 topics
  19. Cultural Memory13▲ 59×3 topics
  20. Postcolonialism13▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Sustainable Behavior13▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Social Capital12▲ 5.2×12 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy12▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Emotional Regulation12▲ 110×2 topics
  25. Colonialism12▲ 5.3×10 topics
  26. Curriculum12▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Coaching11▲ 147×2 topics
  28. Elderly Care11▲ 16×7 topics
  29. Psychodrama11▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Workplace11▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Religion11▲ 5.1×15 topics
  32. Migration10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Emotion10▲ 10×8 topics
  34. Organizational Change9▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Social Innovation9▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Anthropocene9▲ 37×3 topics
  37. Gender Studies9▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases9▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Narrative9▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Memory9▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Vechta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy, Environmental Education and Sustainability and Health and Medical Studies.

Sociology and Education …20Sociology and Education Studies: 20 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 7 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 7 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 6 fractional worksSustainability in Higher…6Sustainability in Higher Education: 6 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 6 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environ…6Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 11 works
  3. 3 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 6 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 6 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  10. 10 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 6 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Vechta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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