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Research in Ilmenau

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Ilmenau, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Technische Universität Ilmenau and Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Ilmenau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Technische Universität IlmenauUniversity 11,244 #2,635
2Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media TechnologyResearch facility 357 #26,485
3IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH)Research facility 279 #25,943 all time
4MetraLabs (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
5Normag (Germany)Company 5 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 Ilmenau: 94.5%Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology: 3.0%IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH): 2.3%MetraLabs (Germany): 0.1%1 other listed: 0.0%94%largest
Technische Universität Ilmenau11k · 94.5%Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology357 · 3.0%IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH)279 · 2.3%MetraLabs (Germany)16 · 0.1%1 other listed5 · 0.0%

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What is Ilmenau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ilmenau is most concentrated in Signal Processing, Communication and Control and Systems Engineering (6.3× the world share in Signal Processing).

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 38.1 works6.3×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 31.3 works5.7×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 123.9 works5.7×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 22.8 works5.5×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 57.8 works5.0×
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Which keywords describe research in Ilmenau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nonlinear Systems, Optimization, Beamforming, Heat Transfer and Energy Storage.

▲ 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 Learning151▲ 2.2×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning112▲ 1.71×65 topics
  3. Neural Networks79▲ 2.6×30 topics
  4. Nonlinear Systems45▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency43▲ 2.3×32 topics
  6. Nanoparticles43▲ 1.70×33 topics
  7. Optimization40▲ 4.3×17 topics
  8. Social Media40▲ 1.39×21 topics
  9. Heat Transfer39▲ 3.9×14 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties39▲ 2.0×29 topics
  11. Energy Storage39▲ 3.0×13 topics
  12. Big Data38▲ 2.1×19 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks31▲ 2.1×13 topics
  14. Microstructure31▲ 3.0×17 topics
  15. Beamforming29▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Cathode Materials27▲ 3.5×3 topics
  17. Model Predictive Control26▲ 5.1×5 topics
  18. Statistical Analysis24▲ 6.9×5 topics
  19. Thin Films24▲ 6.3×10 topics
  20. Stability Analysis24▲ 7.3×5 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation24▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Thermal Management23▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Feedback Control23▲ 7.0×8 topics
  24. Distributed Control21▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Wireless Networks20▲ 6.6×9 topics
  26. Autonomous Vehicles20▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Robust Control19▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Fault Detection19▲ 6.6×3 topics
  29. Fluid Dynamics19▲ 6.8×5 topics
  30. Industrial Automation19▲ 14×3 topics
  31. MIMO Systems19▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Vortex Dynamics18▲ 8.0×4 topics
  33. Content Analysis18▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Process Monitoring18▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Turbulent Flows17▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Boundary Layer Transition17▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Neuromorphic Computing17▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. News Media17▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Particle Image Velocimetry17▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Real-time Optimization16▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Ilmenau?

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 14 works
  5. 5 Media Studies and Communication Communication 14 works
  6. 6 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works

Research output over time

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