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Westfälische Hochschule

In research, Westfälische Hochschule stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,252 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,303 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,117
of 22,385 · #3,317 all time
Rank in Germany
#184
of 795
Research works
8.6k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
100k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Westfälische Hochschule

What is Westfälische Hochschule known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,252 of 9,585 8.2%107 #8061
Physical SciencesDomain #5,303 of 10,670 4.0%74 #6397

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Westfälische Hochschule work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Westfälische Hochschule is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 125 fractional works · 44.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 38 fractional works · 13.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 91 fractional works · 32.2% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 15.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWestfälischeHochschule283fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences44%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6021.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3813.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities114.0%
    4. Psychology103.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Engineering4315.1%
    2. Computer Science207.1%
    3. Environmental Science103.6%
    4. Materials Science72.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    7. Energy20.8%
    8. Chemistry20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine3411.9%
    2. Health Professions72.5%
    3. Dentistry72.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology134.6%
    2. Neuroscience31.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.81× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.15× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.81×7 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.15×38 works
  3. Social Sciences1.67×60 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.38×11 works
  5. Psychology1.12×10 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.01×1 works
  7. Engineering1.01×43 works
  8. Health Professions0.93×7 works
  9. Energy0.92×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.91×20 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×13 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×5 works
  13. Environmental Science0.72×10 works
  14. Materials Science0.71×7 works
  15. Neuroscience0.66×3 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.64×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×3 works
  18. Medicine0.62×34 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.44×3 works
  21. Chemistry0.36×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×2 works
  24. Nursing0.11×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Westfälische Hochschule?

Ranked on the quality score, Franz L. Neumann, B. Deüticke and R Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westfälische Hochschule.

  1. 1 Franz L. Neumann Germany · #2,323,502 worldwide 3k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 B. Deüticke Germany · #2,345,978 worldwide 4.8k citations · 99 works
  3. 3 R Schneider Germany · #2,364,190 worldwide 3k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 A. Spitzer Germany · #2,843,472 worldwide 1.5k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Thomas M. Fischer Germany · #2,909,182 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Gerhard Heiland Germany · #2,970,913 worldwide 3k citations · 77 works
  7. 7 F. Heinrich Lehn Germany · #3,696,937 worldwide 115 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Karl Schwister Germany · #3,915,036 worldwide 337 citations · 114 works
  9. 9 Hans Dieter Lüke Germany · #4,775,000 worldwide 1.2k citations · 172 works
  10. 10 Matthias Degen Germany · #4,858,127 worldwide 448 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Westfälische Hochschule

What are the most cited papers from Westfälische Hochschule?

The most cited paper from Westfälische Hochschule is "Long-Range Balanced Electron- and Hole-Transport Lengths in Organic-Inorganic CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3" (Guichuan Xing, Nripan Mathews, Shuangyong Sun et al., 2013), with 6,832 citations. Next come "Iron-Catalyzed Reactions in Organic Synthesis" (2,144) and "Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease" (1,942).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Long-Range Balanced Electron- and Hole-Transport Lengths in Organic-Inorganic CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 Guichuan Xing, Nripan Mathews, Shuangyong Sun et al. · Science Open access 17 Oct 2013 6,832
2 Iron-Catalyzed Reactions in Organic Synthesis Carsten Bolm, Julien Legros, Jacques Le Paih et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 19 Nov 2004 2,144
3 Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease Joachim Jankowski, Jürgen Floege, Danilo Fliser et al. · Circulation Open access 15 Mar 2021 1,942
4 Activated STING in a Vascular and Pulmonary Syndrome Yu Liu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Jul 2014 1,440
5 NF-κB in the liver—linking injury, fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma Tom Luedde, Robert F. Schwabe · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology ReviewOpen access Feb 2011 1,378
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Westfälische Hochschule?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Development22▲ 4.8×14 topics
  2. Digital Transformation16▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Big Data14▲ 5.2×9 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 3.4×10 topics
  5. Leadership13▲ 9.5×7 topics
  6. Human Rights10▲ 3.4×7 topics
  7. Organizational Change8▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Digitalization8▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Employee Engagement8▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Agility7▲ 179×1 topic
  11. Customer Experience7▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Socio-Technical Systems7▲ 103×1 topic
  13. E-commerce7▲ 4.4×2 topics
  14. Business Models7▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Governance7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  16. Information Technology7▲ 5.1×4 topics
  17. Mobile Health7▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Social Innovation7▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Technology Innovation7▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Omni-Channel Strategy6▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Privacy6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  22. Customer Relationship Management6▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Cybersecurity6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  24. Investment Decisions6▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Urban Development6▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Virtual Reality6▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Digital Capital6▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Value Chains6▲ 114×1 topic
  29. Legal Methodology5▲ 106×2 topics
  30. Innovation Policy5▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Interdisciplinary Research5▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Urban Planning5▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Content Analysis5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Flexible Automation5▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems5▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Migration Law4▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Party Competition4▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Biosphere Reserves4▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Landscape Management4▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Renewable Resources4▲ 8.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Westfälische Hochschule publish most on?

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

Corporate Management and…7Corporate Management and Leadership: 7 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…6Digital Innovation in Industries: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…6Corporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …5Innovation, Technology, and Society: 5 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 4 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…4Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 4 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 3 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 3 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political Science4 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 7 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  4. 4 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Law and Political Science Law 4 works
  7. 7 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  8. 8 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 3 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Westfälische Hochschule's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Westfälische Hochschule as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00098% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Westfälische Hochschule0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Westfälische Hochschule over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Westfälische Hochschule7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.6% in 2007.

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