This year, theCentre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands has once again recognised the publication achievements of researchers at Paderborn University. The international university ranking, which has been carried out annually since 2007, compares universities and certain subject classifications on the basis of publications. The subject areas of mathematics and computer science at Paderborn University have once again performed particularly well.
The Leiden Ranking assesses the research performance of universities based on the number of publications and their influence in the form of citations. This means that not only the pure quantity of research work is taken into account, but also how often other researchers in the respective department refer to this work. In the latest edition of the Leiden Ranking (Traditional Edition), the 1,594 universities from 77 countries with the most publications were analysed, including 58 from Germany.
1st place in Germany
In the news comparison period (2020 to 2023), 17.8 per cent of Paderborn's publications in the subject category "Mathematics and Computer Science" are among the most cited 10 per cent worldwide. This puts Paderborn University in 21st place among all internationally ranked universities in terms of scientific influence, and in first place in a Germany-wide comparison. 9.5 per cent of all publications at Paderborn University were among the top 10 per cent of the most cited publications across all disciplines, putting it in 716th place worldwide and 30th place in Germany.
Prof Dr Thomas Tr?ster, Vice President for Research and Academic Career Paths at Paderborn University, states: "As in previous years, the results show the excellent influence in mathematics and computer science as well as a robust overall profile in a global comparison. The ranking emphasises the relevance of the research we conduct at Paderborn University. This is made possible by our dedicated researchers and reliable framework conditions."
The detailed results can be found on the Leiden Ranking website at https://traditional.leidenranking.com.
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