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Research in Aachen

Science Explorer records 54 research institutions in Aachen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are RWTH Aachen University, Universitätsklinikum Aachen and FH Aachen.

Research institutions
54
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
114k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 82,882 #216
2FH AachenUniversity 13,743 #6,638
3Universitätsklinikum AachenHospital / health system 8,030 #3,389
4Fraunhofer Institute for Laser TechnologyResearch facility 1,492 #12,169
5Ophthalmology ClinicHospital / health system 1,333 #19,087
6Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPTResearch facility 1,001 #17,030
7FEV (Germany)Company 940 #22,458
8Inform (Germany)Company 885 #27,207
9DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsResearch facility 645 #8,031
10Grünenthal Group (Germany)Company 454 #13,088 all time
11Institut für UnternehmenskybernetikResearch facility 330 #27,444
12Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)Company 270 #41,695 all time
13AccessResearch facility 266 #9,314 all time
14AMO (Germany)Company 237 #12,329 all time
15S&F Systemtechnik (Germany)Company 144 #34,272 all time
16FEG Textiltechnik (Germany)Company 114 not ranked
17Luisenhospital AachenHospital / health system 104 not ranked
18Magma (Germany)Company 100 not ranked
19Franziskushospital AachenHospital / health system 84 not ranked
20Sigma Engineering (Germany)Company 67 not ranked
21CemeCon (Germany)Company 62 not ranked
22Management Intelligenter Technologien (Germany)Company 50 not ranked
23Saint-Gobain (Germany)Company 44 not ranked
24Aachener Centrum für Technologietransfer in der OphthalmologieNonprofit 42 not ranked
25Brenk Systemplanung (Germany)Company 41 not ranked
26Aachener Institut für Bauschadensforschung und Angewandte BauphysikResearch facility 38 not ranked
27Devolo (Germany)Company 28 not ranked
28Paion (Germany)Company 26 not ranked
29Protemics (Germany)Company 25 not ranked
30Bundesverband Herzkranke KinderInstitution 25 not ranked
31Microstructure and PoresResearch facility 24 not ranked
32BET (Germany)Company 23 not ranked
33Europäisches Centrum für Mechatronik (Germany)Company 23 not ranked
34ISRA Vision Parsytec (Germany)Company 21 not ranked
35Abiomed (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
36Energieversorgungs und Verkehrsgesellschaft Aachen (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
37GEPRO (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
38Kisters (Germany)Company 14 not ranked
39Consentec (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
40Heusch Boesefeldt (Germany)Company 10 not ranked
41ProCom (Germany)Company 9 not ranked
42Vygon (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
43K&S Projektmanagement (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
44Vemac (Germany)Company 7 not ranked
45MisereorNonprofit 6 not ranked
46Aixtooling (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
47Praxiszentrum Orthopädie Unfallchirurgie NordrheinHospital / health system 3 not ranked
48Bundesverband IT-MittelstandInstitution 3 not ranked
49European Society for Surgical ResearchNonprofit 2 not ranked
50Institut für IndustrieaerodynamikInstitution 2 not ranked
51Ingenieurgruppe IVV (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
52Momatec (Germany)Company 1 not ranked
53Förderkreis Hilfe für krebskranke KinderInstitution 0 not ranked
54Ludwig Forum für Internationale KunstArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 72.9%FH Aachen: 12.1%Universitätsklinikum Aachen: 7.1%Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology: 1.3%48 others listed: 6.7%73%largest
RWTH Aachen University83k · 72.9%FH Aachen14k · 12.1%Universitätsklinikum Aachen8,030 · 7.1%Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology1,492 · 1.3%48 others listed7,582 · 6.7%

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

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×
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Which keywords describe research in Aachen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Renewable Energy, Additive Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Integration, Microstructure, Machine Learning and Thermal Management.

▲ 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 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. Sustainability730▲ 1.65×93 topics
  2. Machine Learning608◆ 1.03×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning600◆ 0.97×79 topics
  4. Renewable Energy562▲ 2.1×52 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties494▲ 2.8×38 topics
  6. Environmental Impact364▲ 1.18×58 topics
  7. Big Data323▲ 1.96×30 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency319▲ 1.87×43 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing305▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Microstructure305▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications301▲ 1.40×35 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration266▲ 4.3×6 topics
  13. Thermal Management254▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Heat Transfer244▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Electric Vehicles232▲ 4.3×4 topics
  16. Optimization217▲ 2.6×25 topics
  17. Smart Grid202▲ 2.9×10 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries195▲ 2.5×4 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis191▲ 3.9×9 topics
  20. Renewable Resources183▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Model Predictive Control182▲ 3.9×6 topics
  22. Fluid Dynamics178▲ 7.1×6 topics
  23. Tool Wear170▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Composite Materials161▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Software Engineering160▲ 9.7×3 topics
  26. Materials156▲ 3.7×6 topics
  27. Industrial Automation153▲ 12×3 topics
  28. 3D Printing153▲ 3.6×6 topics
  29. Flexible Automation150▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems150▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Process Parameters142▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Chemical Kinetics137▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Virtual Prototyping135▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Assembly Planning132▲ 9.6×1 topic
  35. Design for Manufacture132▲ 9.6×1 topic
  36. Construction128▲ 5.2×3 topics
  37. Materials Science117▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Mathematical Modeling116▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Engineering110▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Turbine Technology106▲ 32×1 topic

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

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