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Research in Chemnitz

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Chemnitz, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Chemnitz University of Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology and Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems.

Research institutions
17
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Chemnitz?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Chemnitz University of TechnologyUniversity 18,872 #1,863
2Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming TechnologyResearch facility 1,299 #19,512
3Klinikum ChemnitzHospital / health system 731 #20,799
4Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano SystemsResearch facility 483 #20,373
5Chemnitzer Werkstoffmechanik GmbH (Germany)Company 97 not ranked
63D-Micromac (Germany)Company 76 not ranked
7Gesellschaft für Mikroelektronikanwendung Chemnitz (Germany)Company 49 not ranked
8An-Institut für Transfer und WeiterbildungUniversity 45 not ranked
9Museum für Naturkunde ChemnitzArchive 43 not ranked
10Sächsisches TextilforschungsinstitutNonprofit 42 not ranked
11ICM ChemnitzResearch facility 28 not ranked
12Sächsisches StaatsarchivArchive 14 not ranked
13TBZ PARIV (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
14Cetex (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
15Beckmann-Institut für TechnologieentwicklungNonprofit 6 not ranked
16Colour Control Farbmesstechnik (Germany)Company 3 not ranked
17ITWResearch facility 1 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.

Chemnitz University of Technology: 86.5%Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology: 6.0%Klinikum Chemnitz: 3.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems: 2.2%13 others listed: 1.9%87%largest
Chemnitz University of Technology19k · 86.5%Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology1,299 · 6.0%Klinikum Chemnitz731 · 3.4%Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems483 · 2.2%13 others listed423 · 1.9%

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

What is Chemnitz strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chemnitz is most concentrated in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction (6.8× the world share in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 114.7 works6.8×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 287.3 works4.8×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 28.5 works4.2×
  4. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 88.4 works3.8×
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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 Chemnitz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Microstructure, Thermal Management, Tool Wear, Deep Learning, Governance and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning142▲ 1.26×75 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties139▲ 4.3×31 topics
  3. Sustainability117▲ 1.46×48 topics
  4. Machine Learning100◆ 0.93×71 topics
  5. Additive Manufacturing100▲ 9.8×8 topics
  6. Microstructure93▲ 5.5×15 topics
  7. Nanoparticles73▲ 1.76×36 topics
  8. Big Data72▲ 2.4×20 topics
  9. Thermal Management65▲ 5.9×7 topics
  10. Governance59▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Nanocomposites57▲ 2.1×20 topics
  12. Tool Wear55▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Graphene51▲ 2.3×11 topics
  14. Composite Materials48▲ 7.2×8 topics
  15. Polymer Composites48▲ 5.5×7 topics
  16. 3D Printing47▲ 6.1×5 topics
  17. Applications43▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. High-Temperature Electronics41▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Surface Roughness39▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Microstructural Evolution36▲ 7.3×4 topics
  21. Materials35▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Virtual Prototyping35▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Ceramics34▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Assembly Planning34▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Design for Manufacture34▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Biomedical Engineering33▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Digitalization33▲ 5.1×9 topics
  28. Challenges32▲ 8.3×1 topic
  29. Fused Deposition Modeling32▲ 8.7×1 topic
  30. Complex Systems32▲ 9.0×4 topics
  31. Process Parameters31▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Thermal Behavior31▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Structural Analysis30▲ 9.6×5 topics
  34. Reliability30▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Participation29▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Molecular Dynamics Simulation28▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Policy Change28▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Public Administration28▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Machining28▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Surface Integrity28▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Chemnitz?

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  4. 4 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 21 works
  7. 7 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works

Research output over time

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