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Festo (Germany)

In research, Festo (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#10,093 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,878 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,582
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,803
of 2,077
Research works
288
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Festo (Germany) 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
EngineeringField #10,093 of 11,412 11.8%172
Physical SciencesDomain #19,878 of 21,541 11.7%206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Festo (Germany) 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.41× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Festo (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander Hildebrandt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Festo (Germany).

  1. 1 Alexander Hildebrandt Germany · #1,051,862 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Festo (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Festo (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Control, Virtual Reality, Sustainability, Actuators, Adaptive and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Big Data3▲ 11×5 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  4. Control2▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Virtual Reality2▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Actuators2▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  8. Deep Learning2▲ 1.79×9 topics
  9. Adaptive2▲ 120×2 topics
  10. Machine Learning2▲ 1.85×6 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  12. Software Engineering2▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Simulation1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Flexible Automation1▲ 168×1 topic
  16. Hydraulic Systems1▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Neural Networks1▲ 2.8×9 topics
  18. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Robust1▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Virtual Prototyping1▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Analytics1▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Business Intelligence1▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Digital Twin1▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digital Transformation in Industry and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Hydraulic and Pneumatic …1Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…1Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 1 fractional worksGaze Tracking and Assist…1Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksIterative Learning Contr…1Iterative Learning Control Systems: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement Information SystemsBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Iterative Learning Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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