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Research in Jülich

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Jülich, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich Aachen Research Alliance and Ernst Ruska Centre.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Jülich?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Forschungszentrum JülichResearch facility 33,318 #385
2Jülich Aachen Research AllianceResearch facility 1,411 #3,911
3Stadtwerke Jülich (Germany)Company 1,031 #5,260 all time
4Ernst Ruska CentreResearch facility 857 #4,843
5John von Neumann Institute for ComputingResearch facility 368 #9,072 all time
6German Research School for Simulation SciencesUniversity 91 not ranked
7Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen (Germany)Company 67 not ranked
8Projektträger JülichInstitution 11 not ranked
9Alvotech (Germany)Company 10 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.

Forschungszentrum Jülich: 89.7%Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: 3.8%Stadtwerke Jülich (Germany): 2.8%Ernst Ruska Centre: 2.3%5 others listed: 1.5%90%largest
Forschungszentrum Jülich33k · 89.7%Jülich Aachen Research Alliance1,411 · 3.8%Stadtwerke Jülich (Germany)1,031 · 2.8%Ernst Ruska Centre857 · 2.3%5 others listed547 · 1.5%

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What is Jülich strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jülich is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrochemistry (10.5× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 162.1 works10×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 74.5 works9.5×
  3. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 33.3 works9.2×
  4. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 38.5 works7.3×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 51.3 works7.1×
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 222.3 works6.3×
  7. RadiationSubfield · 40.9 works6.1×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Jülich?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts, Nanomaterials and Materials.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials184▲ 9.6×3 topics
  2. Energy Storage181▲ 5.7×12 topics
  3. Climate Change159▲ 1.20×76 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries154▲ 7.4×4 topics
  5. Nanoparticles150▲ 2.4×38 topics
  6. Nanomaterials150▲ 2.9×20 topics
  7. Renewable Energy146▲ 2.1×37 topics
  8. Catalysis113▲ 3.5×24 topics
  9. Rechargeable Batteries110▲ 8.2×2 topics
  10. Electrocatalysis104▲ 7.5×5 topics
  11. Catalysts101▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks93▲ 4.5×6 topics
  13. Materials91▲ 7.9×6 topics
  14. Battery Technology91▲ 6.5×3 topics
  15. Water Splitting88▲ 4.9×4 topics
  16. Energy Conversion82▲ 8.1×4 topics
  17. Fuel Cells82▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Superconductivity80▲ 9.6×9 topics
  19. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes79▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Proton Exchange Membranes79▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Electric Vehicles79▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Ionic Conductivity78▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Battery Materials77▲ 9.4×1 topic
  24. Nanostructured Anodes77▲ 9.4×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Energy77▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries76▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Nanostructured Cathodes75▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Solid-State Electrolytes75▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Efficiency74▲ 5.0×6 topics
  30. Thermal Management73▲ 4.5×8 topics
  31. Hydrogen Evolution73▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Oxygen Reduction73▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Molecular Dynamics70▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Electronic Structure70▲ 7.9×8 topics
  35. Spintronics68▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Neuromorphic Computing64▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Battery Management Systems63▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. Thermal Runaway63▲ 8.4×1 topic
  39. Air Quality61▲ 6.7×6 topics
  40. Metal Oxides60▲ 9.7×2 topics

What research is done in Jülich?

Fuel Cells and Related M…79Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 79 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …77Advancements in Battery Materials: 77 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…75Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 75 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…73Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 73 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 63 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 53 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…46Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 46 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 40 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 38 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 36 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 79 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 77 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 73 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 63 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 53 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 38 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 36 works

Research output over time

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