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Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology

In research, Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology stands highest in Engineering (#3,041 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,692 of 17,446 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,035 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 5.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#17,561
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#879
of 1,603
Research works
795
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology

What is Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology 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
EngineeringField #3,041 of 9,532 8.9%573
Physical SciencesDomain #6,692 of 17,446 9.4%779
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,035 of 2,525 7.7%216

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology 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 Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology work in?

In 2022-now, 97% of research at Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (76%), Physics and Astronomy (9%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 97.1% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 75.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 34.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBremen Institutefor Applied Beam…52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences97%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences0%

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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3975.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy59.3%
    3. Materials Science46.8%
    4. Computer Science35.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine00.6%
    1. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 39.4 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 5.05× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.19× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering5.05×39 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.19×5 works
  3. Materials Science1.94×4 works
  4. Computer Science0.68×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  8. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology?

Ranked on the quality score, Ulf Schnars, Thomas M. Kreis and Wansong Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology.

  1. 1 Ulf Schnars Germany · #1,176,275 worldwide 4k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Thomas M. Kreis Germany · #1,557,279 worldwide 2.8k citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Wansong Li Germany · #1,742,464 worldwide 889 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Werner P. O. Juptner Germany · #1,881,279 worldwide 3.8k citations · 164 works
  5. 5 Torsten Baumbach Germany · #2,295,777 worldwide 474 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Claus Thomy Germany · #2,617,811 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Christoph von Kopylow Germany · #2,651,552 worldwide 1.5k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Thorsten Bothe Germany · #2,894,148 worldwide 559 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Knut Partes Germany · #3,099,227 worldwide 982 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Soenke Seebacher Germany · #3,270,311 worldwide 289 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology

What are the most cited papers from Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology?

The most cited paper from Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology is "Direct recording of holograms by a CCD target and numerical reconstruction" (Ulf Schnars, Werner P. O. Juptner, 1994), with 1,369 citations. Next come "Digital recording and numerical reconstruction of holograms" (1,170) and "Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia" (604).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Direct recording of holograms by a CCD target and numerical reconstruction Ulf Schnars, Werner P. O. Juptner · Applied Optics 10 Jan 1994 1,369
2 Digital recording and numerical reconstruction of holograms Ulf Schnars, Werner P. O. Ju ̈ptner · Measurement Science and Technology 7 Aug 2002 1,170
3 Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia Michael H. Schmidt, Marion Merklein, David L. Bourell et al. · CIRP Annals 2017 604
4 Light-weight structures produced by laser beam joining for future applications in automobile and aerospace industry Emil Schubert, M. Klassen, Ingo Zerner et al. · Journal of Materials Processing Technology Aug 2001 501
5 Digital holographic interference-phase measurement using the Fourier-transform method Thomas M. Kreis · Journal of the Optical Society of America A Jun 1986 474
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Process Optimization, Material Characterization, Biomedical Applications, Process Parameters and Heat Transfer.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties13▲ 25×12 topics
  2. Microstructure10▲ 36×8 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Process Optimization5▲ 161×2 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  6. Material Characterization4▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Process Parameters4▲ 77×3 topics
  8. Heat Transfer4▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Residual Stress4▲ 147×2 topics
  10. Laser Welding4▲ 168×1 topic
  11. Metallic Components4▲ 112×1 topic
  12. Selective Laser Melting4▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Welding4▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Laser Ablation4▲ 201×2 topics
  15. Micromachining4▲ 151×2 topics
  16. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Transparent Materials4▲ 298×1 topic
  18. Tool Wear3▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Polymer Composites3▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Structured Light2▲ 83×2 topics
  21. 3D Printing2▲ 18×1 topic
  22. Camera Calibration2▲ 137×1 topic
  23. Dimensional Metrology2▲ 202×1 topic
  24. Error Compensation2▲ 202×1 topic
  25. Fringe Projection2▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Materials2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  28. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Image Processing2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  31. Surface Roughness2▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Digital Holographic Microscopy2▲ 259×1 topic
  33. Friction Stir Welding2▲ 108×1 topic
  34. High-Entropy Alloys2▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Machine Vision2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Multi-Component Alloys2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Processing2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Quantitative Phase Imaging2▲ 259×1 topic
  39. Finite Element Modeling1▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Laser Forming1▲ 319×1 topic

Which research topics does Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Laser Material Processing Techniques and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…4Laser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 2 fractional worksOptical measurement and interference techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…2Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 2 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsAutomotive EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition2 others

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

  1. 1 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 2 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology0.00014% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2021Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology2.7% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.3% in 2011.

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