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University of Würzburg

In research, University of Würzburg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#411 of 12,888 worldwide), Psychology (#83 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#451 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Organic Chemistry and Small Animals — Classics is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#390
of 28,054 · #175 all time
Rank in Germany
#23
of 1,178
Research works
51k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Würzburg 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 #411 of 12,888 22.6%1,720 #185
PsychologyField #83 of 2,181 26.6%270 #240
Social SciencesDomain #451 of 10,521 21.5%1,236 #428
Life SciencesDomain #384 of 7,800 26.4%846 #153
Health SciencesDomain #982 of 11,982 20.2%759 #385
MedicineField #907 of 10,443 20.4%653 #336
Physics and AstronomyField #161 of 1,646 26.5%296 #127
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #355 of 3,579 25.7%387 #136
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #546 of 3,409 36.1%173 #236
Social SciencesField #1,029 of 6,365 23.4%493 #888

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Würzburg 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#185 #411
  2. Psychology#240 #83
  3. Social Sciences#428 #451
  4. Life Sciences#153 #384
  5. Health Sciences#385 #982
  6. Medicine#336 #907
  7. Physics and Astronomy#127 #161
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#136 #355
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#236 #546
  10. Social Sciences#888 #1,029
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 Würzburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 22.6 works8.3×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 172.4 works5.0×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 25.8 works4.6×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 42.4 works4.5×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 30.9 works4.2×
← 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: 0.80× its world share, 173 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 387 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 58 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.90× its world share, 215 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.47× its world share, 248 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 375 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 313 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 167 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 137 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 96 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.92× its world share, 296 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 653 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.16× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 325 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 270 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 493 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Würzburg?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Umbach, R.H. Oppermann and Ivan D. Horak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Würzburg.

  1. 1 E. Umbach Germany · #10,801 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 R.H. Oppermann Germany · #10,932 worldwide 1.2k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Ivan D. Horak Germany · #13,236 worldwide 534 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Christian Janiesch Germany · #14,248 worldwide 535 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Walter Germany · #14,713 worldwide 751 citations · 93 works
  6. 6 O. Tibolla Germany · #14,768 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter Germany · #16,803 worldwide 1k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Andrea Kübler Germany · #16,917 worldwide 690 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Andreas Rosenwald Germany · #20,028 worldwide 779 citations · 101 works
  10. 10 O. L. Lange Germany · #21,108 worldwide 505 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at University of Würzburg

Which keywords describe research at University of Würzburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Transition Metal Complexes, Embodiment, Climate Change, Neural Mechanisms, Ethics, Global Change and Optoelectronics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology146▼ 0.81×125 topics
  2. Climate Change130◆ 1.06×84 topics
  3. Deep Learning123▼ 0.79×68 topics
  4. Machine Learning114▼ 0.77×67 topics
  5. Catalysis102▲ 3.4×24 topics
  6. Ethics67▲ 3.0×28 topics
  7. Biodiversity65▲ 1.92×23 topics
  8. Risk Assessment62▲ 2.0×15 topics
  9. Transition Metal Complexes56▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Invasive Species55▲ 2.8×18 topics
  11. Global Change54▲ 4.5×7 topics
  12. Virtual Reality54▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Neuroscience53▲ 4.0×15 topics
  14. Governance51▲ 3.4×11 topics
  15. Embodiment49▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Social Interaction49▲ 2.7×11 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services48▲ 2.7×12 topics
  18. Emotion47▲ 5.0×11 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation47▲ 3.3×8 topics
  20. Genomics46▲ 3.4×9 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation45▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Neural Mechanisms42▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Optoelectronics41▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Frustrated Lewis Pairs40▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Homogeneous Catalysis40▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation40▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Chronic Diseases40▲ 3.4×7 topics
  28. Psychology39▲ 6.6×10 topics
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse37▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Cultural History34▲ 6.2×11 topics
  31. Plant-Animal Interactions33▲ 8.5×1 topic
  32. Pollinator Decline33▲ 8.5×1 topic
  33. Organometallic Chemistry33▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Symbiosis32▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Ants31▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Social Insects31▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Topological Insulators30▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Quantum Spin Hall Effect28▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Superconductors28▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Immersion27▲ 9.0×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Würzburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Organoboron and organosi…40Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry: 40 fractional worksPlant and animal studies33Plant and animal studies: 33 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 31 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 28 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 27 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 25 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 24 fractional worksAnimal testing and alter…24Animal testing and alternatives: 24 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 24 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 22 fractional works
Organic ChemistryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry Organic Chemistry 40 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 works
  3. 3 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 31 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 27 works
  6. 6 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 25 works
  7. 7 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 24 works
  8. 8 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 24 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 24 works
  10. 10 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 22 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Würzburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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