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Association of German Engineers

In research, Association of German Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,820 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,902
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#936
of 1,603
Research works
251
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Association of German Engineers

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 #11,820 of 17,446 3.6%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Association of German Engineers work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Association of German Engineers is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (21%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 46.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 12.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 38.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 21.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAssociation ofGerman Engineers39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences46%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences923.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting512.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities25.7%
    4. Psychology13.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering821.4%
    2. Environmental Science37.5%
    3. Chemistry13.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.7%
    6. Energy11.4%
    7. Computer Science00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine25.3%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    3. Nursing00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.83× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.79× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.83×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.79×5 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.40×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.97×2 works
  5. Social Sciences1.89×9 works
  6. Chemistry1.88×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.62×1 works
  8. Energy1.56×1 works
  9. Environmental Science1.51×3 works
  10. Engineering1.43×8 works
  11. Psychology1.11×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.87×0 works
  14. Nursing0.86×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×1 works
  16. Medicine0.28×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Association of German Engineers?

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

  1. 1 Erich Krabbe Germany · #2,024,528 worldwide 12 citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Verein Deutscher Ingenieure Germany · #2,340,850 worldwide 831 citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Theodor Ricken Germany · #2,418,863 worldwide 10 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Paul Viktor Neugebauer Germany · #2,799,135 worldwide 11 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Volker M. Brennecke Germany · #2,966,619 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ernst Lübcke Germany · #3,039,911 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Dieter Dieckmann Germany · #3,366,535 worldwide 190 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Wolfgang Hansch Germany · #3,787,633 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Charles M. McGinley Germany · #5,200,614 worldwide 306 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Ljuba Woppowa Germany · #5,756,574 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Association of German Engineers

What are the most cited papers from Association of German Engineers?

The most cited paper from Association of German Engineers is "The emerging nanomedicine landscape" (Volker Wagner, Anwyn Dullaart, Annekatrin Bock et al., 2006), with 1,633 citations. Next come "Health effects of particles in ambient air" (510) and "Metabolic Pathway of Natural Antioxidants, Antioxidant Enzymes and ROS Providence" (181).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The emerging nanomedicine landscape Volker Wagner, Anwyn Dullaart, Annekatrin Bock et al. · Nature Biotechnology Oct 2006 1,633
2 Health effects of particles in ambient air Andreas D. Kappos, Peter Brückmann, Thomas Friedrich Eikmann et al. · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2004 510
3 Metabolic Pathway of Natural Antioxidants, Antioxidant Enzymes and ROS Providence Bernhard Huchzermeyer, Ekta Menghani, Pooja Khardia et al. · Antioxidants Open access 11 Apr 2022 181
4 Magnetic properties of (rare earth)Al 2 intermetallic compounds H.‐G. Purwins, Andreas Leson · Advances In Physics Aug 1990 138
5 Diabetes mellitus – Definition, Klassifikation und Diagnose Michael Roden · Wiener klinische Wochenschrift Apr 2016 136
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Association of German Engineers?

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

▲ 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 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▲ 10×7 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  3. Big Data4▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Renewable Resources3▲ 45×3 topics
  5. Digital Transformation3▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Circular Economy3▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Catalysis3▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  9. Flexible Automation2▲ 245×1 topic
  10. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 245×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. E-commerce2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  13. Customer Experience2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Business Models2▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Governance2▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Internet of Things2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  17. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Technology Innovation2▲ 150×1 topic
  19. Data Protection2▲ 159×1 topic
  20. Digital Rights2▲ 522×1 topic
  21. Human Microbiome2▲ 615×1 topic
  22. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Social Innovation2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Solvent Selection2▲ 212×1 topic
  26. Sustainable Chemistry2▲ 212×1 topic
  27. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 147×1 topic
  28. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Urban Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Biomass1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Policy1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Automotive Engineering1▲ 353×1 topic
  34. Innovation Policy1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Knowledge Engineering1▲ 241×1 topic
  36. Lightweight Materials1▲ 353×1 topic
  37. Adversity1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Bioeconomy1▲ 171×1 topic
  39. Bioenergy1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Environmental Policy1▲ 13×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digital Innovation in Industries, Digitalization, Law, and Regulation and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

Flexible and Reconfigura…2Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…2Digital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…2Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical E…2Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Technology: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …1Innovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Material…1Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 1 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainab…1Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and C…1Chemical Synthesis and Characterization: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationLawEnvironmental Chemistry4 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 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  3. 3 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  4. 4 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Science and Technology Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Association of German Engineers as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Association of German Engineers0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Association of German Engineers over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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