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Westfälische Hochschule

In research, Westfälische Hochschule stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,939 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,239 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,107
of 28,054 · #2,425 all time
Rank in Germany
#402
of 1,178
Research works
8.6k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
100k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is Westfälische Hochschule 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 #6,939 of 10,521 14.2%107 #6209
Physical SciencesDomain #11,239 of 12,888 8.3%74 #1959

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westfälische Hochschule 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.70× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.32× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Westfälische Hochschule?

Ranked on the composite score, Franz Neumann, O. Knotek and W. Merx lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westfälische Hochschule.

  1. 1 Franz Neumann Germany · #19,255 worldwide 255 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 O. Knotek Germany · #124,357 worldwide 174 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 W. Merx Germany · #136,486 worldwide 122 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Hans Dieter Lüke Germany · #156,552 worldwide 97 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 P.J. Spencer Germany · #216,930 worldwide 117 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Walter Fuchs Germany · #276,442 worldwide 171 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Herbert Vormbaum Germany · #294,796 worldwide 1 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Peter Große Germany · #323,903 worldwide 118 citations · 89 works
  9. 9 C.W.M. Haest Germany · #367,058 worldwide 144 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Hans Grabowski Germany · #408,227 worldwide 16 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Westfälische Hochschule

Which keywords describe research at Westfälische Hochschule?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Big Data, Digitalization, Employee Engagement, Organizational Change and Governance.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development19▲ 5.2×12 topics
  2. Digital Transformation12▲ 10.0×4 topics
  3. Leadership12▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Big Data11▲ 5.2×8 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 3.2×7 topics
  6. Digitalization8▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Innovation7▲ 2.8×8 topics
  8. Employee Engagement7▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Organizational Change7▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Governance7▲ 8.8×5 topics
  11. Information Technology7▲ 6.0×4 topics
  12. Social Innovation7▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Agility6▲ 194×1 topic
  14. Socio-Technical Systems6▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Customer Experience6▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Customer Relationship Management6▲ 17×2 topics
  17. E-commerce6▲ 4.1×2 topics
  18. Cybersecurity6▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Investment Decisions6▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Urban Development6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Digital Capital6▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Value Chains6▲ 129×1 topic
  23. Mobile Health6▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Business Models5▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Innovation Policy5▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Interdisciplinary Research5▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Omni-Channel Strategy5▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Technology Innovation5▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Urban Planning5▲ 27×4 topics
  30. Virtual Reality5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  31. Flexible Automation5▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems5▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Content Analysis4▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 138×1 topic
  35. Landscape Management4▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Workplace4▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Crisis Management4▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Elderly Care4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Political Communication4▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Telemedicine4▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Westfälische Hochschule publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Management and Leadership, Corporate Governance and Management, Innovation, Technology, and Society and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Corporate Management and…6Corporate Management and Leadership: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…6Corporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …5Innovation, Technology, and Society: 5 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…5Digital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…3Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 3 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 3 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  7. 7 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 3 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 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 available7.4%not open92.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Westfälische Hochschule's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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