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DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

In research, DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,876 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomedical Engineering — Biomedical Engineering is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,031
of 28,054 · #8,286 all time
Rank in Germany
#327
of 1,178
Research works
645
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
32.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials 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 #4,876 of 12,888 15.4%131 #5320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials 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).

What does DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomedical Engineering takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 32.0 works8.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.12× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.67× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.35× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 4.09× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.21× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery, Hydrogels, Cell Culture, Nanoparticles and Biomaterials.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications31▲ 14×22 topics
  2. Tissue Engineering25▲ 21×10 topics
  3. Regenerative Medicine20▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Drug Delivery19▲ 19×12 topics
  5. Hydrogels18▲ 52×5 topics
  6. Nanoparticles15▲ 6.5×22 topics
  7. Cell Culture14▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Biomaterials12▲ 27×6 topics
  9. Self-Assembly11▲ 18×11 topics
  10. Nanocomposites9▲ 6.2×11 topics
  11. Nanomaterials9▲ 4.5×14 topics
  12. Microfluidic Devices8▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Nanofibers8▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Scaffold Design7▲ 134×1 topic
  15. Stimuli-Responsive Polymers7▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Bioinks7▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Bioprinting7▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Biosensors6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  19. Biological Applications6▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Microfluidics6▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Membrane Technology6▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Desalination6▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Nanofiltration6▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Electrocatalysis5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  25. Catalysts5▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Nanostructures4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Green Chemistry4▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Capacitive Deionization4▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Single-Cell Analysis4▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Water Desalination4▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Chemical Synthesis4▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Continuous Flow Chemistry4▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Droplet Formation4▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Electrochemistry4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Electrospinning4▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Polymer Nanofibers4▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Self-Assembled Monolayers4▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Surface Chemistry4▲ 50×3 topics

Which research topics does DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Membrane Separation Technologies and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques.

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 7 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 7 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…6Membrane Separation Technologies: 6 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separ…4Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 4 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 4 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 4 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interact…4Polymer Surface Interaction Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 3 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 3 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 3 fractional works
Molecular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyBiomaterials4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  4. 4 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 4 works
  7. 7 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 3 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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