Research in Dresden
Science Explorer records 80 research institutions in Dresden, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Technische Universität Dresden, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied Sciences and Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik.
- Research institutions
- 80 10 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 112k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.3M 21.0 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 16.9% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Dresden?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Dresden work in?
In 2022-now, 58% of research in Dresden is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (15%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences12k58.5%
- Engineering5,53427.3%
- Materials Science1,5927.9%
- Computer Science1,4927.4%
- Physics and Astronomy1,1985.9%
- Environmental Science8884.4%
- Chemistry4022.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2731.3%
- Mathematics1830.9%
- Energy1760.9%
- Chemical Engineering1090.5%
- Health Sciences3,51517.3%
- Medicine3,08215.2%
- Health Professions3161.6%
- Dentistry670.3%
- Nursing410.2%
- Veterinary80.0%
- Social Sciences2,83314.0%
- Social Sciences1,1585.7%
- Psychology5042.5%
- Arts and Humanities4752.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting3721.8%
- Decision Sciences1630.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1600.8%
- Life Sciences2,06910.2%
What is Dresden strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Dresden is most concentrated in Condensed Matter Physics, Hardware and Architecture and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (9.2× the world share in Condensed Matter Physics).
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 261.8 works9.2×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 94.6 works4.7×
- Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 68.8 works3.9×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 472.3 works3.7×
- Sensory SystemsSubfield · 48.6 works3.5×
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 261.7 works3.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physics and Astronomy2.71×1,076 works
- Materials Science2.26×1,409 works
- Engineering1.88×5,031 works
- Chemical Engineering1.53×95 works
- Neuroscience1.44×417 works
- Chemistry1.27×357 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×948 works
- Computer Science0.93×1,295 works
- Energy0.93×152 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×239 works
- Environmental Science0.85×752 works
- Psychology0.80×434 works
- Medicine0.77×2,661 works
- Decision Sciences0.76×132 works
- Arts and Humanities0.75×388 works
- Mathematics0.73×154 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.68×122 works
- Dentistry0.68×59 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.59×340 works
- Health Professions0.58×274 works
- Social Sciences0.45×1,025 works
- Nursing0.43×38 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×151 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×25 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×281 works
- Veterinary0.26×6 works
Which keywords describe research in Dresden?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Electronic Structure, Nanocomposites, Neuromorphic Computing and Machine Learning.
- Spin Dynamics
- High-k Dielectrics
- Semiconductor Devices
- Nanoelectronics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Integrated Circuits
- Spintronics
- Ferroelectricity
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- 3D Printing
- Materials
- Biosensors
- Electronic Structure
- Microstructure
- Energy Storage
- Additive Manufacturing
- Nanoparticles
- Mechanical Properties
- Biomedical Applications
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Nanocomposites
- Superconductivity
- Tissue Engineering
- Catalysis
- Thin Films
- Nanostructures
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Polymer Composites
- Field-Effect Transistors
- Energy Harvesting
- Topological Order
- Construction
- Fluid Dynamics
- Topological Insulators
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Electronic Structure Calculations
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
- Machine Learning592◆ 0.88×87 topics
- Deep Learning503▼ 0.72×78 topics
- Sustainability497◆ 1.00×96 topics
- Biomedical Applications473▲ 1.97×35 topics
- Epidemiology467▼ 0.58×132 topics
- Mechanical Properties428▲ 2.1×39 topics
- Climate Change416▼ 0.76×102 topics
- Nanoparticles363▲ 1.42×44 topics
- Nanocomposites356▲ 2.2×22 topics
- Additive Manufacturing269▲ 4.3×8 topics
- Superconductivity252▲ 7.2×9 topics
- Energy Storage250▲ 1.91×13 topics
- Tissue Engineering249▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Microstructure230▲ 2.2×19 topics
- Catalysis225▲ 1.66×29 topics
- Electronic Structure219▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Thin Films201▲ 5.2×10 topics
- Biosensors198▲ 1.99×12 topics
- Nanostructures194▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Materials179▲ 3.8×6 topics
- Neuromorphic Computing177▲ 7.6×2 topics
- 3D Printing167▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Polymer Composites162▲ 3.0×7 topics
- Two-Dimensional Materials158▲ 3.4×4 topics
- Field-Effect Transistors148▲ 4.7×4 topics
- Ferroelectricity133▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Energy Harvesting132▲ 3.6×3 topics
- Spintronics132▲ 5.1×4 topics
- Topological Order131▲ 14×2 topics
- Integrated Circuits128▲ 4.4×3 topics
- Construction125▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse123▲ 16×2 topics
- Fluid Dynamics120▲ 4.2×6 topics
- Nanoelectronics120▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Topological Insulators116▲ 12×2 topics
- Semiconductor Devices108▲ 8.0×2 topics
- Atomic Layer Deposition107▲ 8.2×1 topic
- High-k Dielectrics107▲ 8.2×1 topic
- Electronic Structure Calculations95▲ 7.3×2 topics
- Spin Dynamics91▲ 11×2 topics
What research is done in Dresden?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 101 works
- 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 88 works
- 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 87 works
- 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 84 works
- 5 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 79 works
- 6 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 works
- 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 71 works
- 8 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 71 works
- 9 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 67 works
- 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 63 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.7% in 2016.
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