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Research in Darmstadt

Science Explorer records 47 research institutions in Darmstadt, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Technische Universität Darmstadt, GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research and Quantum Design (Germany).

Research institutions
47
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
75k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.5%
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 Darmstadt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Technische Universität DarmstadtUniversity 40,918 #584
2Darmstadt University of Applied SciencesUniversity 13,975 #10,617
3GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion ResearchResearch facility 4,714 #1,421
4Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)Company 3,826 #4,993
5Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics ResearchResearch facility 1,590 #15,431
6Software (Germany)Company 1,261 #14,555
7Institut für das Bauen mit KunststoffenNonprofit 1,074 #7,667 all time
8Institut für biologische ForschungResearch facility 1,034 #6,841 all time
9Klinikum DarmstadtHospital / health system 891 #24,222
10Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information TechnologyResearch facility 803 #19,233
11European Space Operations CentreGovernment institution 738 #17,376
12Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System ReliabilityResearch facility 692 #19,709
13European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological SatellitesFunder 489 #9,357
14Zentrum für Foren in der Grafischen DatenverarbeitungNonprofit 381 #29,869 all time
15Institut Wohnen und UmweltResearch facility 343 #21,509 all time
16Focus (Germany)Company 283 #20,420 all time
17Quantum Design (Germany)Company 224 #3,237
18National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENEResearch facility 222 #29,723 all time
19Evangelische Hochschule DarmstadtUniversity 202 #39,003 all time
20Kao Corporation (Germany)Company 181 #36,517 all time
21Hessisches Landesmuseum DarmstadtArchive 148 #33,820 all time
22Wilhelm Büchner HochschuleUniversity 135 #40,664 all time
23Facility for Antiproton and Ion ResearchResearch facility 118 not ranked
24Schenck Process (Germany)Company 98 not ranked
25R-Biopharm (Germany)Company 95 not ranked
26International University of Cooperative EducationUniversity 85 not ranked
27MedComCompany 81 not ranked
28Rosenpark KlinikHospital / health system 81 not ranked
29Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (Germany)Company 61 not ranked
30Urban Institute (Germany)Company 47 not ranked
31Horiba (Germany)Company 45 not ranked
32Sustainable Business Institute (Germany)Company 44 not ranked
33Passive House InstituteResearch facility 24 not ranked
34ABEnzymes (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
35Hessian Center for Artificial IntelligenceResearch facility 15 not ranked
36Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der LandwirtschaftInstitution 14 not ranked
37Mylan (Germany)Company 11 not ranked
38CytoTools (Germany)Company 10 not ranked
39Akasol (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
40Aquanova (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
41Institut Mathildenhöhe DarmstadtArchive 7 not ranked
42REFA BundesverbandNonprofit 7 not ranked
43Institut Psychologie und BedrohungsmanagementResearch facility 4 not ranked
44Gobio (Germany)Company 4 not ranked
45IOT LabsResearch facility 3 not ranked
46Zentrum verantwortungsbewusste DigitalisierungInstitution 1 not ranked
47Deutsche NierenstiftungNonprofit 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.

Technische Universität Darmstadt: 54.5%Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences: 18.6%GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research: 6.3%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany): 5.1%42 others listed: 15.4%55%largest
Technische Universität Darmstadt41k · 54.5%Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences14k · 18.6%GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research4,714 · 6.3%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)3,826 · 5.1%42 others listed12k · 15.4%

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

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×
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Which keywords describe research in Darmstadt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Lattice QCD, Vibration Analysis, Sustainability, Fluid Dynamics, Big Data 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 2022–2025 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 Learning532▲ 1.52×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning449▲ 1.34×84 topics
  3. Sustainability334▲ 1.34×79 topics
  4. Neural Networks245▲ 1.56×37 topics
  5. Renewable Energy231▲ 1.58×43 topics
  6. Big Data225▲ 2.4×26 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties206▲ 2.1×36 topics
  8. Security175▲ 2.6×25 topics
  9. Lattice QCD170▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis164▲ 5.9×9 topics
  11. Nanoparticles161▲ 1.26×41 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency158▲ 1.65×35 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing144▲ 4.6×8 topics
  14. Heat Transfer137▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. Fluid Dynamics126▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Thermal Management103▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration100▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Renormalization Group100▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Nucleosynthesis98▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Autonomous Vehicles97▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Chemical Kinetics96▲ 11×3 topics
  22. QCD94▲ 27×1 topic
  23. charmonium94▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Privacy94▲ 3.1×8 topics
  25. Dark Matter94▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Particle Physics91▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Large-Eddy Simulation91▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Hydrodynamics85▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Higgs Boson82▲ 16×1 topic
  30. High-Energy Collider82▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Molecular Dynamics81▲ 4.8×6 topics
  32. Heavy-Ion Collisions76▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Quark-Gluon Plasma76▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Structural Analysis72▲ 7.5×6 topics
  35. Materials Science71▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling71▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Engineering70▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Turbine Technology66▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Forces65▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Nuclear Structure65▲ 35×1 topic

What research is done in Darmstadt?

  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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