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Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics

In research, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,315 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,656 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,153
of 28,054 · #26,924 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,012
of 1,178
Research works
223
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,315 of 21,541 14.4%213
EngineeringField #7,656 of 11,412 17.9%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 18.88× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.73× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics?

Ranked on the composite score, Volker Naumann, Christian Hagendorf and Marko Turek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics.

  1. 1 Volker Naumann Germany · #103,685 worldwide 319 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Christian Hagendorf Germany · #182,772 worldwide 247 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Marko Turek Germany · #357,081 worldwide 114 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Hongming Zhao Germany · #1,113,393 worldwide 69 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Matthias Pander Germany · #1,216,890 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Susanne Richter Germany · #1,410,548 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Recycling, Grid-Connected Inverters, Maximum Power Point Tracking, Photovoltaic Arrays, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Photovoltaic Systems.

▲ 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 Energy16▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Solar Energy14▲ 76×4 topics
  3. Recycling10▲ 46×4 topics
  4. Grid-Connected Inverters7▲ 165×2 topics
  5. Maximum Power Point Tracking7▲ 233×1 topic
  6. Photovoltaic Arrays7▲ 233×1 topic
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 39×4 topics
  8. Photovoltaic Systems6▲ 119×2 topics
  9. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Agrivoltaic Systems6▲ 587×1 topic
  11. Land Use6▲ 198×1 topic
  12. Solar Cells6▲ 45×5 topics
  13. Efficiency5▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Photovoltaics5▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Waste Management4▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  17. Metal Recovery3▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Passivation3▲ 296×1 topic
  19. Silicon3▲ 136×1 topic
  20. E-Waste3▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Environmental Impacts3▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Failure Analysis2▲ 37×3 topics
  23. High Efficiency2▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Multijunction Solar Cells2▲ 187×1 topic
  25. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology2▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Solar Thermal Collectors2▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  28. Nanocrystals2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Machine Vision2▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Marine Environment2▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Microplastics2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Semiconductor2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  33. Semiconductors2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Laser Ablation2▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Laser Voltage Probing2▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Photon Emission Microscopy2▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Micromachining1▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Spectroscopy1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Photovoltaic System Opti…7Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 7 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 6 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 3 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 3 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 2 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…2Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 2 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnvironmental EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  2. 2 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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