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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

In research, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#531 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#324 of 6,636 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#46 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Computational Mechanics — Aerospace Engineering is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#851
of 28,054 · #256 all time
Rank in Germany
#41
of 1,178
Research works
28k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
549k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #531 of 12,888 20.3%4,713 #159
EngineeringField #324 of 6,636 21.0%2,704 #41
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #46 of 795 32.9%871 #3
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #89 of 1,209 25.6%246 #30
Environmental ScienceField #354 of 3,551 25.6%447 #69
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #75 of 535 27.7%190 #99
Computational MechanicsSubfield #53 of 376 17.7%310 #25
Computer ScienceField #712 of 4,667 16.9%541 #312
Social SciencesDomain #1,920 of 10,521 26.1%439 #2012
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #59 of 301 25.2%149 #22

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) 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. Physical Sciences#159 #531
  2. Engineering#41 #324
  3. Aerospace Engineering#3 #46
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#30 #89
  5. Environmental Science#69 #354
  6. Global and Planetary Change#99 #75
  7. Computational Mechanics#25 #53
  8. Computer Science#312 #712
  9. Social Sciences#2,012 #1,920
  10. Atmospheric Science#22 #59
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 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 870.6 works14×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 41.8 works10×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 309.9 works9.9×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 204.0 works7.3×
  5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 149.4 works6.3×
  6. SoftwareSubfield · 20.3 works5.9×
  7. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 166.8 works5.8×
  8. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 46.3 works5.1×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 25 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.53× its world share, 67 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 246 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 118 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.34× its world share, 2,704 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 447 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.00× its world share, 359 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Bamler, Gerd Hirzinger and Alin Albu‐Schäffer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR).

  1. 1 Richard Bamler · #8,539 worldwide 1.1k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Gerd Hirzinger · #12,322 worldwide 1k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Alin Albu‐Schäffer · #18,222 worldwide 1k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 A. Varga · #29,090 worldwide 611 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Georg Wagner · #30,266 worldwide 424 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 S.R. Cloude · #35,869 worldwide 845 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Martin Otter · #37,841 worldwide 322 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 G. Hirzinger · #41,009 worldwide 353 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Thomas Strang · #48,015 worldwide 406 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 G. Hirzinger · #49,342 worldwide 504 citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

Which keywords describe research at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Emissions, Collision Avoidance, Deep Learning and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Learning306▲ 1.66×71 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation267▲ 26×5 topics
  3. Remote Sensing263▲ 4.0×34 topics
  4. Climate Change262▲ 1.80×79 topics
  5. Heat Transfer254▲ 9.5×20 topics
  6. Machine Learning216▲ 1.22×70 topics
  7. Air Quality176▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Renewable Energy167▲ 2.2×41 topics
  9. Risk Assessment157▲ 4.3×13 topics
  10. Emissions147▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Collision Avoidance142▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Turbulent Flow121▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles114▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Boundary Layer102▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Adaptive Mesh Refinement99▲ 30×2 topics
  16. High-Order Schemes99▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Radial Basis Functions96▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Combustion Instabilities94▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Shock-Wave Interactions94▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Turbulence Modeling94▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Turbulent Flows92▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Vortex Dynamics88▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Chemical Kinetics86▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Alternative Fuels84▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Air Traffic Management81▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Conflict Resolution81▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Fluid Mechanics81▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Boundary Layer Transition79▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Particle Image Velocimetry79▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Flow Control78▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Orbit Determination76▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Parameter Estimation76▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Satellite Observations75▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Electric Propulsion75▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Aviation73▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Human Factors72▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Flight Control72▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Aircraft Design71▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Renewable Jet Fuel71▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Driver Behavior68▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Air Traffic Management and Optimization, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies.

Computational Fluid Dyna…94Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 94 fractional worksAir Traffic Management a…81Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 81 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 79 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…71Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 71 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…68Planetary Science and Exploration: 68 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 62 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 58 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…56Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 56 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 55 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 52 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsComputational Mechanics 94 works
  2. 2 Air Traffic Management and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 81 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 79 works
  4. 4 Advanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesGlobal and Planetary Change 71 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and ExplorationAstronomy and Astrophysics 68 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsAerospace Engineering 62 works
  7. 7 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesAerospace Engineering 58 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and SafetySocial Psychology 56 works
  9. 9 Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyAerospace Engineering 55 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics 52 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher 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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