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%
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Which research institutions are in Aachen?
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.
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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).
- Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 95.2 works6.8×
- Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 538.5 works5.8×
- SoftwareSubfield · 49.5 works4.2×
- Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 404.5 works4.2×
- Computational MechanicsSubfield · 434.8 works4.2×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 207.0 works3.6×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 71.8 works3.5×
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.
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.
- Turbine Technology
- Mathematical Modeling
- Construction
- Assembly Planning
- Chemical Kinetics
- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- 3D Printing
- Materials
- Composite Materials
- Fluid Dynamics
- Renewable Resources
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Optimization
- Heat Transfer
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Microstructure
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental Impact
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Mechanical Properties
- Big Data
- Additive Manufacturing
- Biomedical Applications
- Thermal Management
- Electric Vehicles
- Smart Grid
- Vibration Analysis
- Model Predictive Control
- Tool Wear
- Software Engineering
- Industrial Automation
- Flexible Automation
- Process Parameters
- Virtual Prototyping
- Design for Manufacture
- Materials Science
- Engineering
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
- Sustainability730▲ 1.65×93 topics
- Machine Learning608◆ 1.03×89 topics
- Deep Learning600◆ 0.97×79 topics
- Renewable Energy562▲ 2.1×52 topics
- Mechanical Properties494▲ 2.8×38 topics
- Environmental Impact364▲ 1.18×58 topics
- Big Data323▲ 1.96×30 topics
- Energy Efficiency319▲ 1.87×43 topics
- Additive Manufacturing305▲ 5.4×8 topics
- Microstructure305▲ 3.2×19 topics
- Biomedical Applications301▲ 1.40×35 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration266▲ 4.3×6 topics
- Thermal Management254▲ 4.2×8 topics
- Heat Transfer244▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Electric Vehicles232▲ 4.3×4 topics
- Optimization217▲ 2.6×25 topics
- Smart Grid202▲ 2.9×10 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries195▲ 2.5×4 topics
- Vibration Analysis191▲ 3.9×9 topics
- Renewable Resources183▲ 6.0×6 topics
- Model Predictive Control182▲ 3.9×6 topics
- Fluid Dynamics178▲ 7.1×6 topics
- Tool Wear170▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Composite Materials161▲ 4.4×11 topics
- Software Engineering160▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Materials156▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Industrial Automation153▲ 12×3 topics
- 3D Printing153▲ 3.6×6 topics
- Flexible Automation150▲ 33×1 topic
- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems150▲ 33×1 topic
- Process Parameters142▲ 7.2×3 topics
- Chemical Kinetics137▲ 8.5×3 topics
- Virtual Prototyping135▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Assembly Planning132▲ 9.6×1 topic
- Design for Manufacture132▲ 9.6×1 topic
- Construction128▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Materials Science117▲ 16×4 topics
- Mathematical Modeling116▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Engineering110▲ 13×6 topics
- Turbine Technology106▲ 32×1 topic
What research is done in Aachen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 150 works
- 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 132 works
- 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 106 works
- 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 100 works
- 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 98 works
- 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 92 works
- 7 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 91 works
- 8 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 83 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 80 works
- 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 75 works
Research output over time
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