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Research in Kaiserslautern

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Kaiserslautern, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern.

Research institutions
16
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kaiserslautern?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KaiserslauternUniversity 23,295 #1,956
2German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceFunder 5,131 #3,702
3Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial MathematicsResearch facility 1,190 #11,942
4Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software EngineeringResearch facility 1,084 #15,330
5University of Applied Sciences KaiserslauternUniversity 1,000 #10,148
6Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbHNonprofit 748 #17,202
7Westpfalz KlinikumHospital / health system 456 #23,210
8Institut für Biotechnologie und Wirkstoff-ForschungNonprofit 169 #36,174 all time
9SmartFactory (Germany)Company 136 #30,231 all time
10University of Maryland University College EuropeUniversity 113 not ranked
11Photonik-Zentrum KaiserslauternResearch facility 84 not ranked
12Human Solutions (Germany)Company 44 not ranked
13Empolis (Germany)Company 29 not ranked
14Insiders Technologies (Germany)Company 26 not ranked
15Pfaff Industriemaschinen (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
16CirComp (Germany)Company 1 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.

University of Kaiserslautern: 69.5%German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence: 15.3%Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics: 3.6%Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering: 3.2%12 others listed: 8.4%70%largest
University of Kaiserslautern23k · 69.5%German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence5,131 · 15.3%Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics1,190 · 3.6%Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering1,084 · 3.2%12 others listed2,814 · 8.4%

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What is Kaiserslautern strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kaiserslautern is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction (7.9× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 38.8 works7.9×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 161.7 works7.2×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 58.2 works6.5×
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Which keywords describe research in Kaiserslautern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Software Engineering and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning409▲ 2.8×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning259▲ 1.82×78 topics
  3. Neural Networks194▲ 2.9×36 topics
  4. Sustainability144▲ 1.36×67 topics
  5. Big Data140▲ 3.5×25 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence119▲ 1.99×34 topics
  7. Sustainable Development96▲ 1.38×42 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties85▲ 2.0×37 topics
  9. Internet of Things84▲ 2.2×17 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency75▲ 1.84×31 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks73▲ 2.3×14 topics
  12. Security60▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Virtual Reality59▲ 2.7×13 topics
  14. Optimization58▲ 2.9×22 topics
  15. Additive Manufacturing56▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Cyber-Physical Systems55▲ 4.8×9 topics
  17. Digital Transformation55▲ 2.4×13 topics
  18. Software Engineering46▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Autonomous Vehicles45▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Governance44▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Customer Experience42▲ 6.4×4 topics
  22. Industrial Automation41▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Model Predictive Control41▲ 3.6×6 topics
  24. Digital Twin40▲ 7.0×2 topics
  25. Flexible Automation40▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems40▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Cloud Manufacturing40▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Smart Manufacturing40▲ 10×1 topic
  29. Mobile Health38▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Human-Computer Interaction37▲ 4.9×7 topics
  31. Statistical Analysis36▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Data Integration36▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Renewable Resources35▲ 4.8×6 topics
  34. Convolutional Networks33▲ 5.4×3 topics
  35. Business Models32▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse32▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Technology Innovation31▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Omni-Channel Strategy31▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Assembly Planning27▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Design for Manufacture27▲ 8.3×1 topic

What research is done in Kaiserslautern?

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 40 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 31 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 25 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 24 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  8. 8 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  9. 9 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 20 works
  10. 10 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 20 works

Research output over time

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