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Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

In research, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,670 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,457 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,232 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,619
of 28,054 · #19,486 all time
Rank in Germany
#525
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau 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 #9,670 of 12,888 5.0%115 #13456
Social SciencesDomain #9,457 of 10,521 5.7%120 #11493
EngineeringField #6,232 of 6,636 5.0%74 #9254

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 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#13,456 #9,670
  2. Social Sciences#11,493 #9,457
  3. Engineering#9,254 #6,232
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.78× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.36× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau?

Ranked on the composite score, Jörg Klewer, Thomas Johnen and Joachim Gruber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau.

  1. 1 Jörg Klewer Germany · #302,012 worldwide 17 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Thomas Johnen Germany · #338,476 worldwide 21 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Joachim Gruber Germany · #437,823 worldwide 4 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Stefan Kolev Germany · #518,663 worldwide 39 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 F Lickint Germany · #600,625 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Hans-Christian Brauweiler Germany · #611,374 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Tobias Teich Germany · #625,636 worldwide 33 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ralph Wrobel Germany · #660,459 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nadine Rentel Germany · #723,953 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Matthias Kolbe Germany · #744,272 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

Which keywords describe research at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Social Innovation and Customer Experience.

▲ 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. Sustainability24▲ 3.5×25 topics
  2. Sustainable Development20▲ 4.7×19 topics
  3. Big Data18▲ 7.2×10 topics
  4. Digital Transformation16▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 3.8×12 topics
  6. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.6×18 topics
  7. E-commerce9▲ 5.4×3 topics
  8. Customer Experience9▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Social Innovation9▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Business Models9▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Mobile Health9▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Omni-Channel Strategy8▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Technology Innovation8▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Internet of Things8▲ 3.3×6 topics
  15. Customer Relationship Management8▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Thermal Management7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  17. Information Technology7▲ 5.3×3 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics7▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Digital Capital7▲ 135×1 topic
  20. Innovation Policy7▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Urban Development7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  22. Value Chains7▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Discourse Analysis6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  24. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Digital Social Innovation6▲ 156×1 topic
  28. Knowledge Engineering6▲ 156×1 topic
  29. Electric Vehicles6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Language Learning6▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Industrial Automation5▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Digital Communication5▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Language Variation5▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Communication Practices5▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Digital Media5▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Intercultural Competence5▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Text Linguistics5▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Innovation Ecosystems5▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Organizational Change5▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau publish most on?

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

Digital Innovation in In…8Digital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…7Corporate Governance and Management: 7 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …6Innovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional worksLinguistic research and …5Linguistic research and analysis: 5 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 5 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…4Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …4Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…3Economic Theory and Institutions: 3 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 5 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  7. 7 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 4 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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