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Research in Berlin

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Berlin, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1k
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.4%
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 Berlin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Leibniz Institute for Crystal GrowthResearch facility 1,004 #6,182

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.

What is Berlin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Berlin is most concentrated in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science (20.5× the world share in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics).

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 27.5 works21×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 44.9 works12×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 68.8 works11×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Crystal Growth, Semiconductor, Photodetectors, Frequency Conversion, Nanowires, Thin Films, Semiconductors and Electronic Structure.

▲ 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. Crystal Growth38▲ 72×10 topics
  2. Semiconductor28▲ 43×6 topics
  3. Photodetectors23▲ 150×2 topics
  4. Frequency Conversion21▲ 275×3 topics
  5. Nanowires17▲ 63×4 topics
  6. Thin Films17▲ 47×9 topics
  7. Semiconductors17▲ 29×5 topics
  8. Electronic Structure16▲ 47×7 topics
  9. Epitaxial Growth16▲ 176×2 topics
  10. Raman Lasers14▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Field-Effect Transistors13▲ 44×3 topics
  12. Nanostructures13▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Spintronics13▲ 53×4 topics
  14. Power Devices13▲ 100×2 topics
  15. Gallium Oxide13▲ 249×1 topic
  16. Solid-State Lasers13▲ 436×1 topic
  17. Ultrawide Bandgap13▲ 249×1 topic
  18. Ytterbium13▲ 436×1 topic
  19. Solar Cells12▲ 32×5 topics
  20. Transparent Conductors11▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Doping11▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Superconductivity11▲ 33×7 topics
  23. Ferromagnetism10▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Zinc Oxide10▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Nonlinear Optics10▲ 49×4 topics
  26. Solid-State Lighting10▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Perovskite Oxides10▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Photovoltaics10▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Microresonators9▲ 59×3 topics
  30. Efficiency8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Oxide Interfaces8▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Two-Dimensional Electron Gases8▲ 112×1 topic
  33. Solar Cell Efficiency8▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Luminescent Materials7▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Upconversion Nanoparticles7▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Optical Modulators7▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Atomic Layer Deposition7▲ 50×1 topic
  38. High-k Dielectrics7▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Band Parameters6▲ 64×2 topics
  40. Fiber Lasers6▲ 33×3 topics

What research is done in Berlin?

Solid State Laser Technologies: 13 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materials: 13 fractional worksZnO doping and properties10ZnO doping and properties: 10 fractional worksElectronic and Structura…8Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 8 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 7 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 7 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell T…6Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 5 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 5 fractional worksPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Ga2O3 and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 works
  3. 3 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 10 works
  4. 4 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 8 works
  5. 5 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works

Research output over time

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