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Ernst Ruska Centre

In research, Ernst Ruska Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,403 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,843
of 28,054 · #3,423 all time
Rank in Germany
#209
of 1,178
Research works
857
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
31.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Ernst Ruska Centre 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 #3,403 of 12,888 14.9%135 #2652

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ernst Ruska Centre 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 Ernst Ruska Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 28.2 works9.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.61× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.16× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.85× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.99× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.83× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ernst Ruska Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Leythaeuser, Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski and András Kovács lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ernst Ruska Centre.

  1. 1 D. Leythaeuser Germany · #83,537 worldwide 426 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski Germany · #431,526 worldwide 674 citations · 184 works
  3. 3 András Kovács Germany · #612,582 worldwide 213 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Lei Jin Germany · #1,166,406 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Juri Barthel Germany · #1,228,405 worldwide 58 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Thibaud Denneulin Germany · #1,402,032 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Amir H. Tavabi Germany · #1,617,371 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ernst Ruska Centre

Which keywords describe research at Ernst Ruska Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Spintronics, Nanomaterials, Structure Determination, Electronic Structure, Image Processing and Room Temperature.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles14▲ 7.1×20 topics
  2. Catalysis9▲ 8.6×16 topics
  3. Nanomaterials9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  4. Spintronics8▲ 38×4 topics
  5. Structure Determination7▲ 155×2 topics
  6. Electronic Structure7▲ 24×8 topics
  7. Image Processing7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  8. Room Temperature7▲ 28×3 topics
  9. High-Resolution Imaging7▲ 87×2 topics
  10. Cryo-Electron Microscopy6▲ 260×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  12. Single-Particle Analysis6▲ 260×1 topic
  13. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.2×18 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  15. Microstructure6▲ 7.2×10 topics
  16. Superconductivity6▲ 21×9 topics
  17. Electrocatalysis6▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Graphene6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  19. Thin Films5▲ 18×7 topics
  20. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy5▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Catalysts5▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Energy Conversion5▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths5▲ 155×1 topic
  25. Scanning Electron Microscopy5▲ 131×1 topic
  26. Materials5▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions5▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Skyrmions5▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Cathode Materials4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Water Splitting4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Nanostructures4▲ 6.9×13 topics
  32. Neuromorphic Computing4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Metal Oxides4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Fuel Cells4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Hydrogen Evolution4▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Oxygen Reduction4▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes4▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Proton Exchange Membranes4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Non-Volatile Memory4▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Perovskite Oxides4▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Ernst Ruska Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Magnetic properties of thin films and Fuel Cells and Related Materials.

Advanced Electron Micros…6Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…5Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 5 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…5Magnetic properties of thin films: 5 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…4Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…3Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Ox…3Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 3 fractional worksElectronic and Structura…3Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional works
Structural BiologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 works
  3. 3 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  4. 4 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ernst Ruska Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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