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Fortiss

In research, Fortiss stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,670 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science (Computer Science is 6.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,394
of 22,385 · #10,439 all time
Rank in Germany
#620
of 795
Research works
485
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.3k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Fortiss

What is Fortiss 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 #6,670 of 10,670 9.8%72 #3149

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fortiss 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 fields of science does Fortiss work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Fortiss is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (52%), Engineering (27%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 81.3% of its workComputer Science: 52 fractional works · 52.2% of its workInformation Systems: 17 fractional works · 16.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 13.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSoftware: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 27.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 7.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFortiss99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences16%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science5252.2%
    2. Engineering2727.2%
    3. Energy11.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting87.6%
    2. Social Sciences43.7%
    3. Decision Sciences32.9%
    4. Psychology10.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine11.4%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Neuroscience10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fortiss specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 51.5 works6.7×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 6.71× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science6.71×52 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.00×3 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.37×8 works
  4. Engineering1.81×27 works
  5. Energy1.10×1 works
  6. Neuroscience0.54×1 works
  7. Psychology0.30×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.30×4 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.14×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  16. Medicine0.07×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fortiss?

Ranked on the quality score, Yuanting Liu, Christoph Schöller and Bernhard Schaetz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fortiss.

  1. 1 Yuanting Liu Germany · #789,924 worldwide 1.7k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Christoph Schöller Germany · #1,609,572 worldwide 494 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Schaetz Germany · #1,622,635 worldwide 427 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Lev Sorokin Germany · #1,661,375 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Harald Rueß Germany · #1,697,090 worldwide 1.9k citations · 100 works
  6. 6 Bernd Kolb Germany · #1,709,173 worldwide 467 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Thomas Brunner Germany · #1,740,269 worldwide 633 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Frederik Diehl Germany · #1,797,319 worldwide 516 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Klaus Becker Germany · #1,986,720 worldwide 672 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Gerd Kainz Germany · #2,009,842 worldwide 254 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Fortiss

What are the most cited papers from Fortiss?

The most cited paper from Fortiss is "Gradient boosting machines, a tutorial" (Alexey Natekin, Alois Knoll, 2013), with 3,933 citations. Next come "What the Constant Velocity Model Can Teach Us About Pedestrian Motion Prediction" (273) and "Work-from-home is here to stay: Call for flexibility in post-pandemic work policies" (267).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gradient boosting machines, a tutorial Alexey Natekin, Alois Knoll · Frontiers in Neurorobotics Open access 2013 3,933
2 What the Constant Velocity Model Can Teach Us About Pedestrian Motion Prediction Christoph Schöller · mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) Open access 23 Oct 2020 273
3 Work-from-home is here to stay: Call for flexibility in post-pandemic work policies Darja Šmite, Nils Brede Moe, Jarle Hildrum et al. · Journal of Systems and Software Open access 28 Oct 2022 267
4 Decision making for autonomous driving considering interaction and uncertain prediction of surrounding vehicles Constantin Hubmann, Marvin B. Becker, Daniel Althoff et al. Conference paper Jun 2017 230
5 OPC UA versus ROS, DDS, and MQTT: Performance Evaluation of Industry 4.0 Protocols Stefan Profanter, Ayhun Tekat, Kirill Dorofeev et al. Conference paperOpen access Feb 2019 205
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fortiss?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Requirements Engineering, Code Clone Detection, Refactoring, Security and Agile Software Development.

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 4.9×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning15▲ 4.4×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks9▲ 5.9×17 topics
  4. Requirements Engineering6▲ 147×2 topics
  5. Code Clone Detection6▲ 154×1 topic
  6. Refactoring6▲ 154×1 topic
  7. Big Data5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  8. Security5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  9. Agile Software Development5▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Empirical Studies5▲ 196×1 topic
  11. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Sustainability4▲ 1.77×8 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  14. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Model-Based Development4▲ 197×2 topics
  16. Distributed Systems4▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Internet of Things4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  18. Open Source Software3▲ 90×2 topics
  19. Anomaly Detection3▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance3▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Automated Testing3▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Software Fault Localization3▲ 121×1 topic
  23. Driver Assistance Systems3▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Trajectory Prediction3▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Neural Network2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Architecture-Based Approach2▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Game Theory2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Software Reliability Modeling2▲ 114×1 topic
  30. IoT Security2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Model Checking2▲ 49×3 topics
  32. Privacy2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Surveillance2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. 5G Networks2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Autonomic Computing2▲ 176×1 topic
  36. Cybersecurity2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Log Analysis2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Neuromorphic Computing2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Performance Prediction2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Self-Adaptive Systems2▲ 176×1 topic

Which research topics does Fortiss publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Software Engineering Research, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety.

Software Engineering Res…6Software Engineering Research: 6 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 5 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Deb…3Software Testing and Debugging Techniques: 3 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…3Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 3 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Software Engine…2Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies: 2 fractional worksSafety Systems Engineering in Autonomy: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsSoftwareAutomotive EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 3 works
  4. 4 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 2 works
  6. 6 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fortiss's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Fortiss as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Fortiss0.00032% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Fortiss 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2024Fortiss6.1% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.5% in 2012.

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