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Research in Darmstadt

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Darmstadt, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Technische Universität Darmstadt, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
39
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
75k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4M
19.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Darmstadt

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 Darmstadt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Technische Universität DarmstadtUniversity 40,934 #495
2Darmstadt University of Applied SciencesUniversity 13,975 #4,975
3Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)Company 3,826 #3,875
4Software (Germany)Company 1,261 #10,186
5Institut für das Bauen mit KunststoffenNonprofit 1,074 #22,806 all time
6Institut für biologische ForschungResearch facility 1,034 #11,480 all time
7Klinikum DarmstadtHospital / health system 891 #21,230
8European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological SatellitesFunder 489 #21,878
9Zentrum für Foren in der Grafischen DatenverarbeitungNonprofit 381 #13,743 all time
10Institut Wohnen und UmweltResearch facility 343 #17,009 all time
11Focus (Germany)Company 283 #8,488 all time
12Quantum Design (Germany)Company 224 #22,376
13National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENEResearch facility 222 #26,686 all time
14Evangelische Hochschule DarmstadtUniversity 202 #31,079 all time
15Kao Corporation (Germany)Company 181 #29,879 all time
16Hessisches Landesmuseum DarmstadtArchive 148 #31,968 all time
17Wilhelm Büchner HochschuleUniversity 135 #28,133 all time
18Facility for Antiproton and Ion ResearchResearch facility 118 not ranked
19Schenck Process (Germany)Company 98 not ranked
20R-Biopharm (Germany)Company 95 not ranked
21International University of Cooperative EducationUniversity 85 not ranked
22MedComCompany 81 not ranked
23Rosenpark KlinikHospital / health system 81 not ranked
24Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (Germany)Company 61 not ranked
25Urban Institute (Germany)Company 47 not ranked
26Sustainable Business Institute (Germany)Company 44 not ranked
27Passive House InstituteResearch facility 24 not ranked
28ABEnzymes (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
29Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der LandwirtschaftInstitution 14 not ranked
30Mylan (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
31CytoTools (Germany)Company 10 not ranked
32Akasol (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
33Aquanova (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
34Institut Mathildenhöhe DarmstadtArchive 7 not ranked
35REFA BundesverbandNonprofit 7 not ranked
36Institut Psychologie und BedrohungsmanagementResearch facility 4 not ranked
37Gobio (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
38IOT LabsResearch facility 3 not ranked
39Deutsche NierenstiftungNonprofit 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.

Technische Universität Darmstadt: 61.6%Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences: 21.0%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany): 5.8%Software (Germany): 1.9%34 others listed: 9.7%62%largest
Technische Universität Darmstadt41k · 61.6%Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences14k · 21.0%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)3,826 · 5.8%Software (Germany)1,261 · 1.9%34 others listed6,433 · 9.7%

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

Which fields of science does Darmstadt work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Darmstadt is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Computer Science (15%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 8,013 fractional works · 70.3% of its workEngineering: 3,390 fractional works · 29.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 617 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 491 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 357 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 317 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 279 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 246 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 228 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 222 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 221 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 156 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 115 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,663 fractional works · 14.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 535 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 296 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 226 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 194 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 107 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,137 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 476 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 326 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 122 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 650 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 370 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 384 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 242 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 171 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 96 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 107 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,966 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 829 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 339 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 187 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 335 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 309 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 203 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 149 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 141 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 95 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 738 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedicine: 622 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 250 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 684 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 391 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 268 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 121 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDarmstadt11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering3,39029.7%
    2. Computer Science1,66314.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1,13710.0%
    4. Materials Science6505.7%
    5. Environmental Science3843.4%
    6. Chemistry2422.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1711.5%
    8. Mathematics1591.4%
    9. Energy1111.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering1070.9%
  2. Social Sciences1,96617.2%
    1. Social Sciences8297.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3352.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities3092.7%
    4. Psychology2031.8%
    5. Decision Sciences1491.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1411.2%
    1. Medicine6225.5%
    2. Health Professions1000.9%
    3. Nursing80.1%
    4. Veterinary50.0%
    5. Dentistry30.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3913.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1211.1%
    3. Neuroscience1101.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology370.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Darmstadt strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Darmstadt is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Radiation (13.6× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 434.7 works14×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 52.7 works6.7×
  3. RadiationSubfield · 73.0 works5.2×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 291.6 works4.9×
  5. SoftwareSubfield · 32.1 works4.9×
  6. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 48.3 works4.8×
  7. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 55.2 works4.8×
  8. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,019.2 works4.5×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 345 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.64× its world share, 94 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 214 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 1,497 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 146 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 99 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 3,101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 340 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 573 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 146 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.49× its world share, 1,019 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 545 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 267 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 305 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 130 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 726 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.49×1,019 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.64×94 works
  3. Engineering2.03×3,101 works
  4. Computer Science1.89×1,497 works
  5. Materials Science1.61×573 works
  6. Chemistry1.33×214 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.32×130 works
  8. Mathematics1.22×146 works
  9. Energy1.06×99 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×305 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×146 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.91×267 works
  13. Environmental Science0.67×340 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×345 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×22 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×132 works
  17. Psychology0.56×176 works
  18. Social Sciences0.56×726 works
  19. Neuroscience0.53×88 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×34 works
  21. Health Professions0.32×86 works
  22. Veterinary0.31×4 works
  23. Medicine0.28×545 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×102 works
  25. Nursing0.10×5 works
  26. Dentistry0.06×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Darmstadt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Lattice QCD, Vibration Analysis, Big Data, Sustainability, Fluid Dynamics and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning593▲ 1.51×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning502▲ 1.32×86 topics
  3. Sustainability368▲ 1.32×83 topics
  4. Neural Networks271▲ 1.54×37 topics
  5. Big Data264▲ 2.4×26 topics
  6. Renewable Energy253▲ 1.53×45 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties229▲ 2.0×36 topics
  8. Security200▲ 2.6×26 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence188▲ 1.16×45 topics
  10. Lattice QCD186▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Nanoparticles181▲ 1.26×41 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency174▲ 1.65×36 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis172▲ 5.6×9 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing160▲ 4.5×8 topics
  15. Heat Transfer153▲ 2.7×17 topics
  16. Fluid Dynamics133▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Autonomous Vehicles110▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Nucleosynthesis110▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Renormalization Group110▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Thermal Management109▲ 2.9×8 topics
  21. Chemical Kinetics109▲ 10×3 topics
  22. QCD102▲ 26×1 topic
  23. charmonium102▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Large-Eddy Simulation102▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Dark Matter98▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Particle Physics96▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics95▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Hydrodynamics92▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Higgs Boson86▲ 15×1 topic
  30. High-Energy Collider86▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Heavy-Ion Collisions83▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Quark-Gluon Plasma83▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Structural Analysis78▲ 7.6×7 topics
  34. Face Recognition75▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Nuclear Forces75▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Nuclear Structure75▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Materials Science73▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Mathematical Modeling73▲ 7.4×5 topics
  39. Engineering71▲ 14×6 topics
  40. Turbine Technology67▲ 35×1 topic

What research is done in Darmstadt?

Quantum Chromodynamics a…94Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 94 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…82Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 82 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…76High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 76 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …66Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 66 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 65 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 55 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…51Combustion and flame dynamics: 51 fractional worksFace recognition and analysis: 46 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…43Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 43 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsComputational MechanicsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition2 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 94 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 82 works
  3. 3 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 76 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 66 works
  5. 5 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 65 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 55 works
  7. 7 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 51 works
  8. 8 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 46 works
  9. 9 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 46 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 43 works

Research output over time

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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%Darmstadt15.0% 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 28.0% in 2011.

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