Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
In research, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,232 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,344 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,153 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,759 of 22,385 · #7,288 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #229 of 795
- Research works
- 1.4k ▼ 2% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 5.2k 3.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.91× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 23% world 40%
- International
- 10% world 18%
What is Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #5,232 of 10,670 | 3.5% | 115 | #7120 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,344 of 9,585 | 3.9% | 120 | #4474 | |
| EngineeringField | #4,153 of 5,901 | 3.5% | 74 | #4303 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#7,120 #5,232
- Social Sciences#4,474 #5,344
- Engineering#4,303 #4,153
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences12842.2%
- Engineering7926.2%
- Computer Science237.7%
- Materials Science72.3%
- Energy61.9%
- Environmental Science41.3%
- Physics and Astronomy31.1%
- Chemistry20.6%
- Chemical Engineering20.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
- Mathematics10.2%
- Social Sciences12742.0%
- Social Sciences4113.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting4013.1%
- Arts and Humanities299.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.6%
- Psychology61.9%
- Decision Sciences31.0%
- Health Sciences3712.1%
- Medicine258.3%
- Health Professions93.1%
- Nursing10.4%
- Dentistry10.3%
- Life Sciences113.7%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting4.05×40 works
- Arts and Humanities3.35×29 works
- Energy2.03×6 works
- Engineering1.75×79 works
- Chemical Engineering1.65×2 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×8 works
- Health Professions1.17×9 works
- Decision Sciences1.08×3 works
- Social Sciences1.08×41 works
- Computer Science0.99×23 works
- Nursing0.92×1 works
- Dentistry0.69×1 works
- Materials Science0.66×7 works
- Psychology0.63×6 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.51×3 works
- Medicine0.43×25 works
- Chemistry0.41×2 works
- Neuroscience0.35×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×5 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×4 works
- Environmental Science0.26×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×1 works
- Mathematics0.14×0 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 4.0×
- Arts and Humanities 3.4×
- Energy 2.0×
- Engineering 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau?
Ranked on the quality score, Tim Tischendorf, Gernot Herbst and Lars Frormann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau.
- 1
Tim Tischendorf
Germany · #1,252,923 worldwide 165 citations · 39 works
- 2
Gernot Herbst
Germany · #1,305,071 worldwide 586 citations · 39 works
- 3
Lars Frormann
Germany · #1,746,441 worldwide 793 citations · 29 works
- 4
Doris Weidemann
Germany · #1,780,038 worldwide 171 citations · 84 works
- 5
Marco Riedel
Germany · #1,965,552 worldwide 428 citations · 15 works
- 6
Beate Mitzscherlich
Germany · #2,113,724 worldwide 308 citations · 20 works
- 7
Rolf Fränkel
Germany · #2,188,935 worldwide 1k citations · 63 works
- 8
Ralf Laue
Germany · #2,245,840 worldwide 1.5k citations · 125 works
- 9
Markus Seidel
Germany · #2,401,205 worldwide 222 citations · 20 works
- 10
Jessica Papke
Germany · #2,451,010 worldwide 249 citations · 20 works
Which keywords describe research at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Social Innovation and Customer Experience.
- Language Variation
- Materials Science
- Engineering
- Mathematical Modeling
- Electric Vehicles
- Language Learning
- Neoliberalism
- Knowledge Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Value Chains
- Sociolinguistics
- Urban Development
- Customer Relationship Management
- Thermal Management
- Omni-Channel Strategy
- Mobile Health
- Customer Experience
- Renewable Energy
- Digital Transformation
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence
- Social Innovation
- E-commerce
- Business Models
- Technology Innovation
- Internet of Things
- Innovation Policy
- Information Technology
- Digital Capital
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Digital Social Innovation
- Discourse Analysis
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Vibration Analysis
- Industrial Automation
- Digital Media
- Intercultural Competence
- Digital Communication
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
- Sustainability25▲ 3.4×27 topics
- Sustainable Development22▲ 4.5×21 topics
- Big Data18▲ 6.4×12 topics
- Digital Transformation16▲ 9.7×10 topics
- Artificial Intelligence16▲ 3.6×15 topics
- Renewable Energy15▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Social Innovation10▲ 21×2 topics
- Customer Experience9▲ 18×3 topics
- E-commerce9▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Mobile Health9▲ 20×3 topics
- Business Models9▲ 40×2 topics
- Omni-Channel Strategy8▲ 135×1 topic
- Technology Innovation8▲ 82×1 topic
- Thermal Management8▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Internet of Things8▲ 3.0×6 topics
- Customer Relationship Management8▲ 18×2 topics
- Innovation Policy8▲ 26×3 topics
- Urban Development8▲ 7.0×4 topics
- Information Technology7▲ 5.0×3 topics
- Sociolinguistics7▲ 13×4 topics
- Digital Capital7▲ 131×1 topic
- Value Chains7▲ 131×1 topic
- Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 23×2 topics
- Digital Social Innovation6▲ 167×1 topic
- Knowledge Engineering6▲ 167×1 topic
- Discourse Analysis6▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Neoliberalism6▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 50×2 topics
- Language Learning6▲ 27×2 topics
- Vibration Analysis6▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Electric Vehicles6▲ 6.4×4 topics
- Industrial Automation5▲ 27×2 topics
- Mathematical Modeling5▲ 20×2 topics
- Digital Media5▲ 9.4×3 topics
- Engineering5▲ 38×2 topics
- Intercultural Competence5▲ 47×2 topics
- Materials Science5▲ 43×2 topics
- Digital Communication5▲ 25×2 topics
- Language Variation5▲ 30×2 topics
Which research topics does Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management, Innovation, Technology, and Society and Linguistic research and analysis.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
- 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
- 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
- 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 5 works
- 5 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 5 works
- 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
- 7 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
- 8 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 4 works
- 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
- 10 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.
Fractional works of Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2018.
Other research institutions in Zwickau
- Hoppecke (Germany)
- Institut für Leichte Elektrische Antriebe und Generatoren (Germany)
- Sächsische Krebsgesellschaft
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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