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Chemnitz University of Technology

In research, Chemnitz University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,194 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,489 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,336 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Human-Computer Interaction is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,863
of 28,054 · #1,002 all time
Rank in Germany
#93
of 1,178
Research works
19k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
220k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Chemnitz University of Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,194 of 10,521 20.9%745 #1217
Physical SciencesDomain #1,489 of 12,888 10.4%1,647 #775
EngineeringField #1,336 of 6,636 8.7%899 #908
Computer ScienceField #1,129 of 4,667 11.7%274 #744
Social SciencesField #1,840 of 6,365 19.6%338 #1517
PsychologyField #783 of 2,181 22.7%128 #803
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,012 of 2,578 20.7%128 #789
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,063 of 2,318 8.5%240 #776
Materials ScienceField #1,317 of 2,468 9.2%171 #594
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,069 of 1,998 18.7%90 #1819

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chemnitz University of 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,217 #1,194
  2. Physical Sciences#775 #1,489
  3. Engineering#908 #1,336
  4. Computer Science#744 #1,129
  5. Social Sciences#1,517 #1,840
  6. Psychology#803 #783
  7. Sociology and Political Science#789 #1,012
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#776 #1,063
  9. Materials Science#594 #1,317
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,819 #1,069
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Chemnitz University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 27.7 works5.1×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 64.0 works4.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.75× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 274 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.29× its world share, 899 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 171 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.70× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 128 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 338 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Lothar Meyer, Josef F. Krems and Radu Ioan Boţ lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chemnitz University of Technology.

  1. 1 Lothar Meyer Germany · #54,677 worldwide 396 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Josef F. Krems Germany · #68,570 worldwide 493 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Radu Ioan Boţ Germany · #124,749 worldwide 282 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Harry B. G. Ganzeboom Germany · #130,877 worldwide 113 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Gerd Wanielik Germany · #132,065 worldwide 203 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Heiner Rindermann Germany · #136,464 worldwide 171 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Maximilian Eibl Germany · #141,208 worldwide 175 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Josef Lutz Germany · #163,099 worldwide 345 citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Daniel Potts Germany · #165,513 worldwide 136 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Barbara Dinter Germany · #171,695 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Chemnitz University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Governance, Microstructure, Deep Learning, Thermal Management, Complex Systems and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning120▲ 1.34×73 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties103▲ 4.0×30 topics
  3. Machine Learning86◆ 1.00×69 topics
  4. Sustainability81▲ 1.26×47 topics
  5. Microstructure62▲ 4.6×14 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing60▲ 7.4×8 topics
  7. Governance57▲ 6.6×9 topics
  8. Nanoparticles54▲ 1.64×35 topics
  9. Big Data54▲ 2.3×19 topics
  10. Sustainable Development53▲ 1.28×30 topics
  11. Nanocomposites50▲ 2.4×18 topics
  12. Neural Networks49▲ 1.22×32 topics
  13. Innovation44▲ 1.60×30 topics
  14. Graphene44▲ 2.5×11 topics
  15. Leadership41▲ 3.3×10 topics
  16. Thermal Management41▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Carbon Nanotubes33▲ 3.7×8 topics
  18. Polymer Composites32▲ 4.7×7 topics
  19. Digitalization32▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Optimization31▲ 2.6×21 topics
  21. Complex Systems31▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Applications29▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. 3D Printing28▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. Autonomous Vehicles28▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Composite Materials28▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Participation28▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Policy Change27▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Public Administration27▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Tool Wear26▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. High-Temperature Electronics25▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse25▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Microstructural Evolution25▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Driver Behavior24▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Reliability22▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Ceramics21▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Challenges20▲ 6.5×1 topic
  37. Fused Deposition Modeling20▲ 6.8×1 topic
  38. Structural Analysis20▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Process Parameters20▲ 7.0×3 topics
  40. Mental Workload19▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Chemnitz University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Administration and Political Analysis, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Sociology and Education Studies and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Public Administration an…27Public Administration and Political Analysis: 27 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…20Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 20 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 18 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 16 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 16 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 15 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…14Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 14 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 14 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 13 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAutomotive EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 16 works
  5. 5 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 13 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chemnitz University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% lower 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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