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FH Aachen

In research, FH Aachen stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,502 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,380 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,834 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Computational Mechanics is 13.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,192
of 22,385 · #1,102 all time
Rank in Germany
#95
of 795
Research works
14k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
180k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%

What is FH Aachen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,502 of 10,670 3.8%478 #854
Social SciencesDomain #2,380 of 9,585 5.1%191 #1998
EngineeringField #1,834 of 5,901 3.9%304 #914
Health SciencesDomain #5,210 of 9,902 11.0%61 #2183
Social SciencesField #4,132 of 5,988 5.0%67 #2780

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where FH Aachen 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#854 #1,502
  2. Social Sciences#1,998 #2,380
  3. Engineering#914 #1,834
  4. Health Sciences#2,183 #5,210
  5. Social Sciences#2,780 #4,132
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does FH Aachen work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at FH Aachen is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Social Sciences (8%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 562 fractional works · 61.8% of its workEngineering: 364 fractional works · 40.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 71 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 51 fractional works · 5.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 66 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 217 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 71 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 5.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFH Aachen910fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering36440.0%
    2. Computer Science667.3%
    3. Environmental Science272.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy252.8%
    5. Mathematics192.1%
    6. Energy161.8%
    7. Materials Science151.6%
    8. Chemistry141.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering80.9%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.8%
    1. Social Sciences717.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting626.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities424.6%
    4. Psychology252.7%
    5. Decision Sciences91.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance80.9%
    1. Medicine545.9%
    2. Health Professions121.3%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology364.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.3%
    3. Neuroscience80.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does FH Aachen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 70.5 works13×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 33.4 works7.1×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.67× its world share, 364 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.67×364 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.54×8 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.12×62 works
  4. Energy1.96×16 works
  5. Mathematics1.81×19 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.61×42 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.24×25 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.05×9 works
  9. Chemistry0.97×14 works
  10. Computer Science0.94×66 works
  11. Psychology0.90×25 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×36 works
  13. Veterinary0.73×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.62×71 works
  15. Dentistry0.61×3 works
  16. Environmental Science0.59×27 works
  17. Neuroscience0.55×8 works
  18. Health Professions0.51×12 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×7 works
  20. Materials Science0.47×15 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×8 works
  22. Medicine0.31×54 works
  23. Nursing0.30×1 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×12 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×2 works

Who are the top researchers at FH Aachen?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel Valero, Gottfried Arlt and Thomas Esch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FH Aachen.

  1. 1 Daniel Valero Germany · #490,861 worldwide 1.5k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Gottfried Arlt Germany · #532,044 worldwide 6.8k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Thomas Esch Germany · #1,003,069 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Friedrich Pauwels Germany · #1,462,028 worldwide 4k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 K. Dettmann Germany · #1,561,036 worldwide 996 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Xiaolai Zheng Germany · #1,723,345 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  7. 7 H. Höcker Germany · #1,815,493 worldwide 749 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Thomas Mühl Germany · #1,829,136 worldwide 1.9k citations · 145 works
  9. 9 Ulrich Koelle Germany · #1,853,540 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Uwe Cremerius Germany · #1,860,305 worldwide 4.4k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at FH Aachen

What are the most cited papers from FH Aachen?

The most cited paper from FH Aachen is "Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward" (Mai Bui et al., 2018), with 4,386 citations. Next come "Ageing mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries" (3,966) and "Correlated Lattice Fermions in d = ∞ Dimensions" (2,358).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward Mai Bui et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 4,386
2 Ageing mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries Jens Vetter, Petr Novák, M. R. Wagner et al. · Journal of Power Sources 16 Mar 2005 3,966
3 Correlated Lattice Fermions in d = ∞ Dimensions Walter Metzner, D. Vollhardt · Physical Review Letters 16 Jan 1989 2,358
4 Measurement of clinical and subclinical tumour response using [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography: review and 1999 EORTC recommendations Helen E. Young, R. P. Baum, Uwe Cremerius et al. · European Journal of Cancer Open access Dec 1999 1,734
5 Endovascular Trophoblast Invasion: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Preeclampsia Peter Kaufmann, Simon Black, Berthold Huppertz · Biology of Reproduction Jul 2003 1,230
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at FH Aachen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy Integration, Sustainability, Vibration Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Engineering and Materials Science.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability85▲ 3.8×30 topics
  2. Renewable Energy83▲ 6.3×33 topics
  3. Thermal Management62▲ 21×5 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration62▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis60▲ 25×7 topics
  6. Fluid Dynamics60▲ 46×5 topics
  7. Engineering58▲ 140×2 topics
  8. Materials Science58▲ 158×1 topic
  9. Turbine Technology58▲ 371×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Development53▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Digital Transformation35▲ 7.2×10 topics
  12. Renewable Resources34▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing33▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Structural Analysis28▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Composite Structures27▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Automotive Engineering27▲ 356×1 topic
  17. Lightweight Materials27▲ 356×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence26▲ 1.97×18 topics
  19. Big Data25▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Leadership19▲ 4.3×7 topics
  21. Material Properties19▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Structural Health Monitoring18▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Construction18▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Historical Analysis17▲ 63×2 topics
  25. Civil Engineering17▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Customer Experience17▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Industrial Automation16▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Bridge Engineering16▲ 173×1 topic
  29. Flexible Automation16▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Geotechnical Design16▲ 173×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems16▲ 72×1 topic
  32. E-commerce16▲ 3.1×4 topics
  33. Mobile Health15▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Business Models15▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Organizational Change15▲ 20×4 topics
  36. Technology Innovation15▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Thermal Analysis13▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Professional Development12▲ 6.1×2 topics
  39. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Investment Decisions11▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does FH Aachen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Civil and Structural Engineering Research.

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 58 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 27 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 15 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has FH Aachen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 FH Aachen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%FH Aachen0.0030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of FH Aachen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025FH Aachen7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2002.

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