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Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West

In research, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,859 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,937 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#4,393 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#19,961
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#951
of 2,077
Research works
579
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West 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 #10,859 of 21,541 11.5%464
EngineeringField #9,937 of 11,412 14.3%181
Materials ScienceField #4,393 of 4,504 9.3%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West 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).

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: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEngineering: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 10.26× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyNursing: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West?

Ranked on the composite score, Eckhard Schollmeyer, Hans Kirchhoff and Thomas Bahners lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West.

  1. 1 Eckhard Schollmeyer Germany · #144,963 worldwide 203 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Hans Kirchhoff Germany · #365,139 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Thomas Bahners Germany · #430,981 worldwide 92 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Helmut Krüßmann Germany · #471,709 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 E. Schollmeyer Germany · #776,980 worldwide 80 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Torsten Textor Germany · #1,038,617 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Manfred Peters Germany · #1,134,171 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 H.‐J. Buschmann Germany · #1,217,269 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Giselher Valk Germany · #1,237,186 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Walter Fester Germany · #1,625,648 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West

Which keywords describe research at Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Additive Manufacturing, Renewable Resources, Structural Analysis, Automotive Engineering, Lightweight Materials and Biodegradable Polymers.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biomedical Applications68▲ 11×20 topics
  2. Nanocomposites52▲ 11×17 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing50▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Renewable Resources48▲ 62×4 topics
  5. Structural Analysis46▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Automotive Engineering46▲ 429×1 topic
  7. Lightweight Materials46▲ 429×1 topic
  8. Biodegradable Polymers38▲ 50×4 topics
  9. Polyhydroxyalkanoates32▲ 85×1 topic
  10. Polylactic Acid32▲ 85×1 topic
  11. Supramolecular Chemistry32▲ 47×4 topics
  12. Ionic Liquids29▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Self-Assembly27▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Thermal Properties27▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.9×18 topics
  16. Catalysis22▲ 4.5×13 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 4.4×2 topics
  18. Fabric Comfort21▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Moisture Management21▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Vibration Analysis20▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Antimicrobial20▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Dyeing17▲ 128×1 topic
  23. Textiles17▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Recycling17▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Engineering16▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Macrocycles16▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Materials Science16▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Fluid Dynamics15▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Turbine Technology15▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Coordination Chemistry14▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Laser Ablation14▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Femtosecond Laser14▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Micromachining14▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 8.3×4 topics
  36. Molecular Machines13▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Bioimaging13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Cucurbiturils13▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Host-Guest Interactions13▲ 120×1 topic
  40. Surface Roughness12▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flame retardant materials and properties, Fire dynamics and safety research, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

  1. 1 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  2. 2 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 0 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 0 works
  7. 7 Polymer Foaming and Composites Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  8. 8 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  9. 9 Enzyme-mediated dye degradation Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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