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CeNTech

In research, CeNTech stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,001 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,552
of 22,385 · #3,076 all time
Rank in Germany
#439
of 795
Research works
518
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
31.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
CeNTech

What is CeNTech 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,001 of 10,670 9.5%63 #1185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where CeNTech 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 CeNTech work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at CeNTech is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Materials Science (19%), Chemistry (16%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 69 fractional works · 80.1% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 26.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 19.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 15.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 8.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCeNTech86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences6%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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2326.8%
    2. Materials Science1618.8%
    3. Chemistry1415.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy910.9%
    5. Computer Science33.4%
    6. Energy21.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.5%
    8. Environmental Science10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology910.9%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine55.8%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Social Sciences00.5%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.04× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 10.06× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.37× its world share, 16 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.91× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry10.06×14 works
  2. Materials Science5.37×16 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.91×9 works
  4. Chemical Engineering4.16×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.91×1 works
  6. Energy2.05×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.04×9 works
  8. Engineering1.79×23 works
  9. Neuroscience0.53×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.43×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works
  12. Medicine0.30×5 works
  13. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CeNTech?

Ranked on the quality score, Wenchong Wang, Sachin A. Ingale and Chuan Wei Du lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CeNTech.

  1. 1 Wenchong Wang Germany · #1,867,932 worldwide 1.5k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Sachin A. Ingale Germany · #2,298,833 worldwide 968 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Chuan Wei Du Germany · #2,585,105 worldwide 964 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Simone Budow‐Busse Germany · #4,055,893 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Dasharath Kondhare Germany · #5,583,072 worldwide 333 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at CeNTech

What are the most cited papers from CeNTech?

The most cited paper from CeNTech is "Nanomedicine—Challenge and Perspectives" (Kristina Riehemann, Stefan W. Schneider, Thomas Anton Luger et al., 2009), with 1,305 citations. Next come "Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges" (1,107) and "A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors" (788).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nanomedicine—Challenge and Perspectives Kristina Riehemann, Stefan W. Schneider, Thomas Anton Luger et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 13 Jan 2009 1,305
2 Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges Akshay Deshmukh, Chanhee Boo, Vasiliki Karanikola et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2018 1,107
3 A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors Siva Kumar Krishnan, Eric J. Singh, Pragya Singh et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2019 788
4 Single-photon emission from localized excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor Philipp Tonndorf, Robert E. Schmidt, Robert Schneider et al. · Optica Open access Apr 2015 535
5 Advances in liquid metals for biomedical applications Junjie Yan, Yue Christine Lu, Guojun Chen et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2018 520
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CeNTech?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Catalysis, Bioimaging, Self-Assembly, Transition Metal Complexes, Chemical Sensors, Photodynamic Therapy and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Biosensors9▲ 21×9 topics
  2. Catalysis7▲ 12×17 topics
  3. Bioimaging6▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Self-Assembly6▲ 20×10 topics
  5. Transition Metal Complexes6▲ 72×4 topics
  6. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.2×14 topics
  7. Chemical Sensors5▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Photodynamic Therapy5▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Silicon Photonics5▲ 52×2 topics
  10. Optical Modulators4▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Fluorescent Materials4▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 183×1 topic
  13. Phosphorescent Materials4▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Aggregation-Induced Emission4▲ 80×1 topic
  15. Organic Nanoparticles4▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Integrated Circuits4▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Microcavities4▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Molecular Machines4▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  21. Drug Design3▲ 53×3 topics
  22. Electrochemistry3▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Metal Complexes3▲ 48×3 topics
  24. DNA Structure3▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Electrocatalysis3▲ 11×5 topics
  26. G-Quadruplexes3▲ 157×1 topic
  27. Microresonators3▲ 40×3 topics
  28. DNA nanotechnology2▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Electron Transport2▲ 34×2 topics
  30. aptamers2▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Supramolecular Chemistry2▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Nanostructures2▲ 6.7×11 topics
  33. Quantum Computing2▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Microwave Photonics2▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Organic Electronics2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Anticancer Agents2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Entanglement2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Organometallic Chemistry2▲ 52×3 topics

Which research topics does CeNTech publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Photonic and Optical Devices and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry.

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 4 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksDNA and Nucleic Acid Che…3DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 3 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 1 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMolecular BiologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CeNTech's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 CeNTech as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%CeNTech0.00037% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of CeNTech 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%CeNTech12.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2010.

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