Question 1

What is Fortiss known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Fortiss rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Fortiss ranks #18,394 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#10,439 all time), and #620 of 795 in Germany.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Fortiss?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Fortiss?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Fortiss publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Fortiss?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Fortiss work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Fortiss's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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