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Doduco (Germany)

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Research works
69
▼ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
441
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
6%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Doduco (Germany)

Not ranked overall: Doduco (Germany) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Doduco (Germany) work in?

In all years, 89% of research at Doduco (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (67%), Materials Science (11%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 61 fractional works · 89.4% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 66.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 29.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 11.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDoduco (Germany)68fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4666.9%
    2. Materials Science811.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy57.6%
    4. Computer Science12.1%
    5. Environmental Science11.6%
    1. Social Sciences57.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting22.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Health Professions00.3%
    2. Medicine00.2%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Doduco (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Eduard Vinaricky, Karl Erdmann Saeger and Thomas Honig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Doduco (Germany).

  1. 1 Eduard Vinaricky Germany · #2,769,654 worldwide 112 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Karl Erdmann Saeger Germany · #3,527,881 worldwide 389 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Thomas Honig Germany · #3,665,132 worldwide 270 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 V. Behrens Germany · #3,867,278 worldwide 272 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Albert Keil Germany · #3,935,042 worldwide 109 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Doduco (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Doduco (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Doduco (Germany) is "Investigation on Erosion of Cu/W Contacts in High-Voltage Circuit Breakers" (Jens Tepper, Martin Seeger, Torsten Votteler et al., 2006), with 94 citations. Next come "The colour of gold and its alloys" (58) and "Metallurgical aspects of silver-based contact materials for air-break switching devices for power engineering" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Investigation on Erosion of Cu/W Contacts in High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Jens Tepper, Martin Seeger, Torsten Votteler et al. · IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies 29 Aug 2006 94
2 The colour of gold and its alloys Karl Erdmann Saeger, J. Rodies · Gold bulletin Open access Mar 1977 58
3 Metallurgical aspects of silver-based contact materials for air-break switching devices for power engineering R. Michal, K.E. Saegar · IEEE Transactions on Components Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology Mar 1989 54
4 Gallium tracer diffusion and its isotope effect in germanium U. Södervall, H. Odelius, Alexander R. Lodding et al. · Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties Oct 1986 33
5 Laser-assisted deposition for electronic packaging applications Anton J. Bauer, Joachim Ganz, K.‐F. Hesse et al. · Applied Surface Science Dec 1990 31
All 72 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Doduco (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electrical Contact Materials, Pantograph-Catenary Interaction, Mechanical Properties, Thin Films, Renewable Resources, Additive Manufacturing, Thermal Plasma and Vacuum Arcs.

▲ 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. Electrical Contact Materials12▲ 1970×1 topic
  2. Pantograph-Catenary Interaction12▲ 1970×1 topic
  3. Mechanical Properties6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  4. Thin Films6▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Renewable Resources5▲ 58×2 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Sustainability5▲ 3.9×7 topics
  8. Thermal Plasma5▲ 656×1 topic
  9. Vacuum Arcs5▲ 656×1 topic
  10. Electromigration4▲ 123×2 topics
  11. Automotive Engineering4▲ 347×1 topic
  12. Lightweight Materials4▲ 347×1 topic
  13. Thermal Management4▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  15. Materials Science4▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Nanocomposites4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.9×4 topics
  18. Big Data3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Arc Fault3▲ 379×1 topic
  20. Detection3▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.1×1 topic
  23. Coatings3▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Nanoindentation3▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Nanowires3▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Friction2▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Low-k Dielectrics2▲ 149×1 topic
  28. Microelectronics2▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Microstructure2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Sintering2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Flexible Automation2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Lead-free Solders2▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Finite Element Simulation2▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Fretting Wear2▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Adhesion2▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Gecko2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Ceramic Materials2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Doduco (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Digital Education and Society, Higher Education Learning Practices and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis.

Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 0 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 0 fractional worksErgonomics and Human Factors: 0 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 0 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…0Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 0 fractional worksRobotic Process Automation Applications: 0 fractional worksElectrical Contact Performance and Analysis: 0 fractional worksHigher Education and Emp…0Higher Education and Employability: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchInformation SystemsEducationMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 0 works
  4. 4 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  5. 5 Ergonomics and Human Factors Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Robotic Process Automation Applications Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Employability Education 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 available6.3%not open93.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Doduco (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% 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 Doduco (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Doduco (Germany)0.000017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Doduco (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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