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Research in Aachen

Science Explorer records 48 research institutions in Aachen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are RWTH Aachen University, FH Aachen and FEV (Germany).

Research institutions
48
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
114k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
19.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aachen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1RWTH Aachen UniversityUniversity 93,905 #191
2FH AachenUniversity 13,743 #2,192
3Ophthalmology ClinicHospital / health system 1,333 #14,193
4FEV (Germany)Company 940 #13,692
5Inform (Germany)Company 885 #16,092
6Grünenthal Group (Germany)Company 454 #21,817 all time
7Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)Company 270 #26,834 all time
8AccessResearch facility 266 #27,993 all time
9AMO (Germany)Company 237 #27,408 all time
10S&F Systemtechnik (Germany)Company 144 #33,915 all time
11FEG Textiltechnik (Germany)Company 114 not ranked
12Luisenhospital AachenHospital / health system 104 not ranked
13Magma (Germany)Company 100 not ranked
14Franziskushospital AachenHospital / health system 84 not ranked
15Sigma Engineering (Germany)Company 67 not ranked
16CemeCon (Germany)Company 62 not ranked
17Management Intelligenter Technologien (Germany)Company 50 not ranked
18Saint-Gobain (Germany)Company 44 not ranked
19Brenk Systemplanung (Germany)Company 41 not ranked
20Aachener Institut für Bauschadensforschung und Angewandte BauphysikResearch facility 38 not ranked
21Devolo (Germany)Company 28 not ranked
22Paion (Germany)Company 26 not ranked
23Protemics (Germany)Company 25 not ranked
24Bundesverband Herzkranke KinderInstitution 25 not ranked
25Microstructure and PoresResearch facility 24 not ranked
26BET (Germany)Company 23 not ranked
27Europäisches Centrum für Mechatronik (Germany)Company 23 not ranked
28ISRA Vision Parsytec (Germany)Company 21 not ranked
29Abiomed (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
30Energieversorgungs und Verkehrsgesellschaft Aachen (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
31GEPRO (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
32Kisters (Germany)Company 14 not ranked
33Consentec (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
34Heusch Boesefeldt (Germany)Company 10 not ranked
35ProCom (Germany)Company 9 not ranked
36Vygon (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
37K&S Projektmanagement (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
38Vemac (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
39MisereorNonprofit 6 not ranked
40Aixtooling (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
41Praxiszentrum Orthopädie Unfallchirurgie NordrheinHospital / health system 3 not ranked
42Bundesverband IT-MittelstandInstitution 3 not ranked
43European Society for Surgical ResearchNonprofit 2 not ranked
44Institut für IndustrieaerodynamikInstitution 2 not ranked
45Ingenieurgruppe IVV (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
46Momatec (Germany)Company 1 not ranked
47Förderkreis Hilfe für krebskranke KinderInstitution 0 not ranked
48Ludwig Forum für Internationale KunstArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

RWTH Aachen University: 82.9%FH Aachen: 12.1%Ophthalmology Clinic: 1.2%FEV (Germany): 0.8%42 others listed: 2.9%83%largest
RWTH Aachen University94k · 82.9%FH Aachen14k · 12.1%Ophthalmology Clinic1,333 · 1.2%FEV (Germany)940 · 0.8%42 others listed3,291 · 2.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Aachen work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Aachen is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14k fractional works · 63.2% of its workEngineering: 7,260 fractional works · 34.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,401 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,348 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 786 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 603 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 517 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 461 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 457 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 447 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 386 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 323 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 308 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,863 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 644 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 236 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 220 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 217 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 204 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,151 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 656 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 149 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 828 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 258 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 235 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 768 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 164 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 536 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 304 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 332 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 259 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 282 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 265 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 229 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 116 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,413 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMedicine: 3,017 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSurgery: 468 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 283 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 270 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 185 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 175 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 406 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 249 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,695 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 863 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 340 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 201 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 692 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 174 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 366 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 316 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 305 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,755 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,002 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 583 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 389 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 204 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 187 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAachen21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences13%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7,26034.0%
    2. Computer Science1,8638.7%
    3. Materials Science1,1515.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy8283.9%
    5. Environmental Science7683.6%
    6. Chemistry5362.5%
    7. Energy3321.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences2821.3%
    9. Mathematics2651.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering2291.1%
  1. Health Sciences3,41316.0%
    1. Medicine3,01714.1%
    2. Health Professions2491.2%
    3. Dentistry900.4%
    4. Nursing440.2%
    5. Veterinary120.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,69512.6%
    1. Social Sciences8634.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6923.2%
    3. Psychology3661.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities3161.5%
    5. Decision Sciences3051.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1530.7%
  3. Life Sciences1,7558.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0024.7%
    2. Neuroscience3891.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1870.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1250.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics520.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Aachen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aachen is most concentrated in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Software (6.8× the world share in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes).

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 95.2 works6.8×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 538.5 works5.8×
  3. SoftwareSubfield · 49.5 works4.2×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 404.5 works4.2×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 434.8 works4.2×
  6. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 207.0 works3.6×
  7. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 71.8 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 155 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 841 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 326 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.03× its world share, 192 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.62× its world share, 462 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 1,574 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 226 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 276 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.28× its world share, 6,200 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 636 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 954 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 222 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 684 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 77 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 211 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 2,561 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 280 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 604 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 258 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 294 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 762 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.03×192 works
  2. Engineering2.28×6,200 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.70×684 works
  4. Energy1.65×276 works
  5. Chemistry1.62×462 works
  6. Materials Science1.51×954 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.47×258 works
  8. Computer Science1.12×1,574 works
  9. Neuroscience1.11×326 works
  10. Mathematics1.04×222 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.03×604 works
  12. Dentistry0.88×77 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×841 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.80×226 works
  15. Medicine0.73×2,561 works
  16. Environmental Science0.71×636 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×45 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×105 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.53×280 works
  20. Psychology0.53×294 works
  21. Health Professions0.44×211 works
  22. Veterinary0.44×11 works
  23. Nursing0.43×39 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×132 works
  25. Social Sciences0.33×762 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×155 works

Which keywords describe research in Aachen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Additive Manufacturing, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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 city'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. Sustainability843▲ 1.61×96 topics
  2. Machine Learning742◆ 1.04×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning719◆ 0.98×79 topics
  4. Renewable Energy663▲ 2.1×53 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties617▲ 2.9×38 topics
  6. Environmental Impact438▲ 1.20×60 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency381▲ 1.93×43 topics
  8. Microstructure380▲ 3.4×19 topics
  9. Big Data378▲ 1.85×31 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing363▲ 5.5×8 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications352▲ 1.39×35 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration294▲ 4.2×6 topics
  13. Heat Transfer291▲ 2.8×20 topics
  14. Thermal Management289▲ 4.2×8 topics
  15. Electric Vehicles265▲ 4.3×4 topics
  16. Energy Storage262▲ 1.89×13 topics
  17. Optimization247▲ 2.6×25 topics
  18. Renewable Resources231▲ 6.1×6 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries231▲ 2.6×4 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis223▲ 3.9×9 topics
  21. Smart Grid218▲ 2.8×10 topics
  22. Fluid Dynamics210▲ 6.9×6 topics
  23. Model Predictive Control205▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Composite Materials198▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Tool Wear191▲ 7.0×3 topics
  26. Software Engineering184▲ 9.8×3 topics
  27. Industrial Automation176▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Materials176▲ 3.5×6 topics
  29. Flexible Automation173▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems173▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Chemical Kinetics169▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Process Parameters166▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Construction151▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Surface Roughness147▲ 5.1×4 topics
  35. Virtual Prototyping144▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Assembly Planning140▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Design for Manufacture140▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Materials Science132▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Mathematical Modeling128▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Engineering124▲ 13×6 topics

What research is done in Aachen?

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 150 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 132 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 106 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 100 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 98 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 92 works
  7. 7 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 91 works
  8. 8 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 83 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 80 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 75 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%Aachen11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.3% in 2007.

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