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Research in Erlangen

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Erlangen, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen and Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit.

Research institutions
15
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
96k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
23.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Erlangen

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 Erlangen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergUniversity 90,802 #184
2Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und LebensmittelsicherheitGovernment institution 718 #13,124
3Comprehensive Cancer Center ErlangenHospital / health system 566 #6,912
4Framatome (Germany)Company 450 #20,844
5Institut für FrauengesundheitInstitution 304 #18,999 all time
6Malteser Waldkrankenhaus ErlangenHospital / health system 197 #30,440 all time
7FMP Technology (Germany)Company 109 not ranked
8Molecular Networks (Germany)Company 80 not ranked
9Cerbomed (Germany)Company 34 not ranked
10Intego (Germany)Company 25 not ranked
11Nutricia (Germany)Company 23 not ranked
12Sivantos (Germany)Company 22 not ranked
13NanoWorld Services (Germany)Company 19 not ranked
14IDEX Corporation (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
15E&L Medical Systems (Germany)Company 5 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.

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: 97.3%Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit: 0.8%Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen: 0.6%Framatome (Germany): 0.5%11 others listed: 0.9%97%largest
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg91k · 97.3%Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit718 · 0.8%Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen566 · 0.6%Framatome (Germany)450 · 0.5%11 others listed833 · 0.9%

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

Which fields of science does Erlangen work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Erlangen is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (20%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 6,810 fractional works · 45.3% of its workEngineering: 2,956 fractional works · 19.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 886 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 614 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 393 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 196 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 172 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 153 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,325 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 469 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 247 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 142 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 123 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 715 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 442 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 628 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 305 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 290 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 136 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 262 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 202 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 169 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 159 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,896 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 3,421 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSurgery: 466 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 338 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 293 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 274 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 205 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 180 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 172 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 143 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 128 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 94 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 82 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 256 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 345 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 216 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 82 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,570 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,106 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 445 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 208 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 115 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 544 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 399 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 117 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 292 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 136 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 92 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,762 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 919 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 479 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 402 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 186 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 272 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 238 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 144 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKErlangen15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences26%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. Engineering2,95619.7%
    2. Computer Science1,3258.8%
    3. Materials Science7154.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy6284.2%
    5. Chemistry2901.9%
    6. Environmental Science2621.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2021.3%
    8. Mathematics1691.1%
    9. Energy1591.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering1030.7%
  2. Health Sciences3,89625.9%
    1. Medicine3,42122.8%
    2. Health Professions3452.3%
    3. Dentistry820.5%
    4. Nursing390.3%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  3. Social Sciences2,57017.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,1067.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities5443.6%
    3. Psychology3992.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2921.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1360.9%
    6. Decision Sciences920.6%
  4. Life Sciences1,76211.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9196.1%
    2. Neuroscience4022.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2721.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1441.0%
    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 Erlangen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Erlangen is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Biophysics and Signal Processing (3.3× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 49.0 works3.3×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 48.9 works3.2×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 129.3 works3.2×
  4. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 41.4 works3.1×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 278.9 works2.9×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 20.7 works2.6×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 128 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 807 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 244 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 355 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 93 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 260 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 1,162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 164 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 139 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 2,707 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 222 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 629 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 150 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 563 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 75 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 313 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 3,015 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 492 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 256 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 79 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 333 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 968 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.00×93 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.90×563 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×244 works
  4. Neuroscience1.64×355 works
  5. Engineering1.35×2,707 works
  6. Materials Science1.35×629 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.28×492 works
  8. Chemistry1.24×260 works
  9. Medicine1.18×3,015 works
  10. Dentistry1.16×75 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×807 works
  12. Energy1.13×139 works
  13. Computer Science1.12×1,162 works
  14. Mathematics0.96×150 works
  15. Health Professions0.89×313 works
  16. Psychology0.82×333 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×164 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.62×79 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×256 works
  20. Social Sciences0.57×968 works
  21. Nursing0.52×34 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×22 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×129 works
  24. Veterinary0.44×8 works
  25. Environmental Science0.33×222 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×128 works

Which keywords describe research in Erlangen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 Learning647▲ 1.25×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology520◆ 0.87×131 topics
  3. Machine Learning464◆ 0.93×83 topics
  4. Inflammation411▲ 1.29×83 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications254▲ 1.43×35 topics
  6. Nanoparticles249▲ 1.32×44 topics
  7. Cancer249▲ 1.23×54 topics
  8. Neural Networks247◆ 1.07×36 topics
  9. Quality of Life243◆ 1.12×54 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties226▲ 1.54×36 topics
  11. Public Health195◆ 0.89×56 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering190▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Immunotherapy189▲ 1.74×19 topics
  14. Treatment184◆ 1.01×50 topics
  15. Catalysis173▲ 1.73×27 topics
  16. Microstructure168▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks166▲ 1.52×14 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing161▲ 3.5×8 topics
  19. Chemotherapy155▲ 1.45×25 topics
  20. Radiotherapy145▲ 2.4×13 topics
  21. Biosensors138▲ 1.87×12 topics
  22. Angiogenesis122▲ 2.4×16 topics
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging111▲ 2.9×8 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases99▲ 2.6×9 topics
  25. Materials96▲ 2.7×6 topics
  26. 3D Printing94▲ 2.8×5 topics
  27. Entanglement90▲ 4.0×4 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits83▲ 3.8×3 topics
  29. Beamforming82▲ 5.2×4 topics
  30. Ceramics80▲ 3.6×4 topics
  31. Epidemiological Study78▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Nonlinear Optics77▲ 4.8×4 topics
  33. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse75▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Socioeconomic Status69▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Utilization68▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Data Collection66▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Germany64▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Health Surveys64▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition60▲ 7.7×1 topic
  40. Speech Enhancement60▲ 7.7×1 topic

What research is done in Erlangen?

Additive Manufacturing a…68Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 68 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies60Health and Medical Studies: 60 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 56 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…53Photonic and Optical Devices: 53 fractional worksSociology and Education …50Sociology and Education Studies: 50 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 49 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 43 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…42German Literature and Culture Studies: 42 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 41 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 40 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsSignal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 68 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 60 works
  3. 3 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 56 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 53 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 49 works
  7. 7 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 43 works
  8. 8 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 42 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 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%Erlangen15.9% 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 25.1% in 2013.

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