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FH Aachen

In research, FH Aachen stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,934 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,150 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,528 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,638
of 28,054 · #1,335 all time
Rank in Germany
#276
of 1,178
Research works
14k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
180k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is FH Aachen 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 #4,934 of 12,888 7.7%478 #952
EngineeringField #3,150 of 6,636 6.1%304 #1121
Social SciencesDomain #6,528 of 10,521 10.8%191 #3622
Health SciencesDomain #9,506 of 11,982 14.8%61 #2711
Social SciencesField #5,367 of 6,365 12.8%67 #3230

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#952 #4,934
  2. Engineering#1,121 #3,150
  3. Social Sciences#3,622 #6,528
  4. Health Sciences#2,711 #9,506
  5. Social Sciences#3,230 #5,367
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does FH Aachen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 58.8 works13×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 29.8 works7.4×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.93× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.59× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.07× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FH Aachen?

Ranked on the composite score, Monika Fick, J. Meixner and Friedrich Pauwels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FH Aachen.

  1. 1 Monika Fick Germany · #101,186 worldwide 32 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 J. Meixner Germany · #112,527 worldwide 155 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Friedrich Pauwels Germany · #115,489 worldwide 150 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Wilhelm Müller Germany · #167,269 worldwide 54 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Walter Biemel Germany · #174,317 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 H. Brandt Germany · #193,966 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Werner Lenz Germany · #194,751 worldwide 79 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Egon Lorenz Germany · #198,621 worldwide 33 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Gerhard E. Herberich Germany · #233,777 worldwide 238 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Ernst Jenckel Germany · #234,546 worldwide 139 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at FH Aachen

Which keywords describe research at FH Aachen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy Integration, Vibration Analysis, Sustainability, 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 2022–2025 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. Renewable Energy71▲ 6.3×32 topics
  2. Sustainability71▲ 3.7×29 topics
  3. Thermal Management52▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration52▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis51▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Fluid Dynamics50▲ 46×5 topics
  7. Engineering49▲ 136×2 topics
  8. Materials Science48▲ 151×1 topic
  9. Turbine Technology48▲ 343×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Development46▲ 3.7×14 topics
  11. Digital Transformation30▲ 7.3×10 topics
  12. Renewable Resources23▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 2.1×14 topics
  14. Big Data22▲ 3.2×10 topics
  15. Additive Manufacturing22▲ 9.0×5 topics
  16. Structural Analysis18▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Composite Structures17▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Automotive Engineering17▲ 282×1 topic
  19. Lightweight Materials17▲ 282×1 topic
  20. Leadership16▲ 4.3×7 topics
  21. Material Properties15▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Structural Health Monitoring15▲ 24×2 topics
  23. E-commerce14▲ 3.1×3 topics
  24. Customer Experience14▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Industrial Automation14▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Construction14▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Flexible Automation14▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems14▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Historical Analysis14▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Civil Engineering13▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Business Models13▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Technology Innovation13▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Bridge Engineering12▲ 157×1 topic
  34. Geotechnical Design12▲ 157×1 topic
  35. Governance12▲ 4.8×5 topics
  36. Thermal Analysis12▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Organizational Change12▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Autonomous Vehicles10▲ 6.4×5 topics
  40. Professional Development10▲ 6.6×2 topics

Which research topics does FH Aachen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Physics and Engineering …48Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 48 fractional worksEngineering and Material…17Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 17 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…14Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 14 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 13 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 12 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…9Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 8 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 48 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 13 works
  5. 5 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  9. 9 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 8 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FH Aachen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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