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Carl Zeiss (Germany)

In research, Carl Zeiss (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#3,999 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,470 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,368
of 22,385 · #5,844 all time
Rank in Germany
#279
of 795
Research works
3.1k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
56k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Carl Zeiss (Germany)

What is Carl Zeiss (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,999 of 5,901 6.4%124 #2556
Physical SciencesDomain #8,470 of 10,670 6.7%210 #5057

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Carl Zeiss (Germany) 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 Carl Zeiss (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Carl Zeiss (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Medicine (13%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 230 fractional works · 62.3% of its workEngineering: 135 fractional works · 36.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 46 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 19 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 52 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 12.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStructural Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCarl Zeiss(Germany)369fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences14%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13536.5%
    2. Materials Science349.1%
    3. Computer Science267.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy174.6%
    5. Environmental Science71.8%
    6. Chemistry41.0%
    7. Energy30.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.6%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine4612.5%
    2. Health Professions41.0%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences205.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting133.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities41.1%
    5. Decision Sciences30.8%
    6. Psychology30.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology256.7%
    2. Neuroscience92.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.43× its world share, 135 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.60× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.60×34 works
  2. Engineering2.43×135 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.08×17 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.79×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.47×9 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×25 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×13 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×8 works
  9. Computer Science0.92×26 works
  10. Energy0.91×3 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.78×3 works
  12. Medicine0.65×46 works
  13. Chemistry0.64×4 works
  14. Nursing0.50×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.44×20 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×2 works
  17. Dentistry0.39×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.39×4 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.38×4 works
  21. Environmental Science0.37×7 works
  22. Psychology0.23×3 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×3 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Veterinary0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Carl Zeiss (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Andreas Schertel, T. Kalkbrenner and D. Zeidler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carl Zeiss (Germany).

  1. 1 Andreas Schertel Germany · #316,647 worldwide 3.6k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 T. Kalkbrenner Germany · #557,889 worldwide 1.7k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 D. Zeidler Germany · #1,511,798 worldwide 6.7k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Moritz Widmaier Germany · #1,797,086 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Endre Majorovits Germany · #1,820,917 worldwide 976 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Frank Pothen Germany · #1,853,718 worldwide 443 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Gerd Benner Germany · #2,092,001 worldwide 1.9k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Richard Ankerhold Germany · #2,182,496 worldwide 1.6k citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Olaf Selchow Germany · #2,339,103 worldwide 641 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Fred Sesto Germany · #2,658,277 worldwide 39 citations · 454 works
All ranked researchers at Carl Zeiss (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Carl Zeiss (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Carl Zeiss (Germany) is "Rapid formation of plasma protein corona critically affects nanoparticle pathophysiology" (Stefan Tenzer, Dominic Docter, Jörg Kuharev et al., 2013), with 2,259 citations. Next come "Is innovation always beneficial? A meta-analysis of the relationship between innovation and performance in SMEs" (1,891) and "Micromixers—a review on passive and active mixing principles" (1,484).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid formation of plasma protein corona critically affects nanoparticle pathophysiology Stefan Tenzer, Dominic Docter, Jörg Kuharev et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 22 Sep 2013 2,259
2 Is innovation always beneficial? A meta-analysis of the relationship between innovation and performance in SMEs Nina Rosenbusch, Jan Brinckmann, Andreas Bausch · Journal of Business Venturing ReviewOpen access 22 Jan 2010 1,891
3 Micromixers—a review on passive and active mixing principles Volker Hessel, Holger Löwe, Friedhelm Schönfeld · Chemical Engineering Science 8 Feb 2005 1,484
4 Chemistry in Microstructured Reactors Klaus Jähnisch, Volker Hessel, Holger Löwe et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 14 Jan 2004 1,282
5 A survey on problems and methods in generalized assembly line balancing Christian U. Becker, Armin Schöll · European Journal of Operational Research 14 Sep 2004 1,049
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Carl Zeiss (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Nanofabrication, Integrated Circuits, Fault Localization, Failure Analysis and Laser Voltage Probing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning23▲ 1.79×40 topics
  2. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy16▲ 59×2 topics
  3. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths16▲ 230×1 topic
  4. Scanning Electron Microscopy16▲ 187×1 topic
  5. Nanofabrication15▲ 67×3 topics
  6. Integrated Circuits15▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Fault Localization14▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Failure Analysis14▲ 40×3 topics
  9. High-Resolution Patterning13▲ 172×2 topics
  10. Laser Voltage Probing13▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Photon Emission Microscopy13▲ 136×1 topic
  12. Electron Beam Lithography12▲ 352×1 topic
  13. Resolution Limits12▲ 352×1 topic
  14. Image Processing11▲ 6.6×8 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications10▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Virtual Reality10▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Myopia10▲ 38×2 topics
  18. High-Resolution Imaging8▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Machine Vision8▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Glaucoma8▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Visual Impairment8▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Global Prevalence8▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Intraocular Pressure8▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Refractive Error8▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Tool Wear7▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Optic Nerve6▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Femtosecond Laser6▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Solar Cells6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  30. Texture Analysis6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Macular Degeneration5▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Spectroscopy5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  33. Structure Determination5▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Tomography5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Corneal Biomechanics5▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Cryo-Electron Microscopy5▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Fabric Defect Detection5▲ 18×1 topic
  38. In Vivo Imaging5▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Semiconductor Manufacturing5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Single-Particle Analysis5▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Carl Zeiss (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Advancements in Photolithography Techniques and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Electron and X-Ray Spect…16Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 16 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 13 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 12 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…5Corneal surgery and disorders: 5 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 4 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 4 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEpidemiologyStructural Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 16 works
  2. 2 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  7. 7 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 4 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Carl Zeiss (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 Carl Zeiss (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Carl Zeiss (Germany)0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Carl Zeiss (Germany) 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.

still counting10%20%Carl Zeiss (Germany)10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2013.

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