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Association of German Engineers

In research, Association of German Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,401 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,804
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,634
of 2,077
Research works
251
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Association of German Engineers known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #19,401 of 21,541 9.7%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Association of German Engineers sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.80× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Association of German Engineers?

Ranked on the composite score, Theodor Ricken and Erich Krabbe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Association of German Engineers.

  1. 1 Theodor Ricken Germany · #753,791 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Erich Krabbe Germany · #1,308,673 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Association of German Engineers

Which keywords describe research at Association of German Engineers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Renewable Resources, Digital Transformation, Circular Economy, Flexible Automation and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

▲ 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 institution'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. Sustainable Development6▲ 11×7 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  3. Big Data4▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Digital Transformation3▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Renewable Resources3▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Circular Economy3▲ 29×3 topics
  7. Sustainability3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  8. Flexible Automation2▲ 281×1 topic
  9. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 281×1 topic
  10. Catalysis2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  12. Customer Experience2▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Data Protection2▲ 205×1 topic
  14. Digital Rights2▲ 597×1 topic
  15. E-commerce2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  16. Business Models2▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  18. Human Microbiome2▲ 732×1 topic
  19. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 141×1 topic
  21. Social Innovation2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Technology Innovation2▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 159×1 topic
  24. Governance2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Urban Development2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Biomass1▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Policy1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Solvent Selection1▲ 198×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Chemistry1▲ 198×1 topic
  31. Innovation Policy1▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Adversity1▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Bioeconomy1▲ 208×1 topic
  35. Bioenergy1▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Cesium Removal1▲ 136×1 topic
  37. Environmental Observations1▲ 793×1 topic
  38. Environmental Policy1▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Hydroinformatics1▲ 793×1 topic
  40. Ion Exchange1▲ 136×1 topic

Which research topics does Association of German Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Digital Innovation in Industries and Environmental Science and Technology.

Flexible and Reconfigura…2Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…2Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…2Digital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…2Environmental Science and Technology: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …1Innovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Characterization: 1 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringLawManagement of Technology and InnovationBiochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Association of German Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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