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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

In research, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,920 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#6,121 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#4,312 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,005
of 28,054 · #3,539 all time
Rank in Germany
#710
of 1,178
Research works
4.7k
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 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 #9,920 of 12,888 5.0%169 #2320
EngineeringField #6,121 of 6,636 6.3%70 #1697
Computer ScienceField #4,312 of 4,667 3.6%71 #837

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 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#2,320 #9,920
  2. Engineering#1,697 #6,121
  3. Computer Science#837 #4,312
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.

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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.60× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.45× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.48× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

Ranked on the composite score, Guido Nolte, Martin Wessner and Α. Richter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

  1. 1 Guido Nolte Germany · #21,966 worldwide 678 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Martin Wessner Germany · #168,773 worldwide 79 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Α. Richter Germany · #341,286 worldwide 90 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jürgen Busse Germany · #507,451 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 B. Hillerich Germany · #864,581 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 David Black Germany · #951,435 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Peter Steiner Germany · #1,011,486 worldwide 44 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Christian W. Frey Germany · #1,038,875 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Simone Fischer Hübner Germany · #1,054,958 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 K. O. Kiepenheuer Germany · #1,241,566 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Semantic Web, Data Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Requirements Engineering, Software Engineering and Model-Based 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning18▲ 2.0×40 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 1.81×33 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.5×11 topics
  4. Neural Networks8▲ 2.1×19 topics
  5. Semantic Web7▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Big Data6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.7×8 topics
  8. Data Integration6▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Requirements Engineering5▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Feature Extraction5▲ 3.9×5 topics
  11. Software Engineering5▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Model-Based Development4▲ 101×2 topics
  13. Product Design4▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Semantic Web Services4▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Autonomic Computing4▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Business Models4▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Self-Adaptive Systems4▲ 155×1 topic
  18. Flexible Automation4▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  21. Knowledge Representation3▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Narrative3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  23. Embedded Systems3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Software Development3▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Stochastic Programming3▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Caregiving3▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Hermeneutics3▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Interpretation3▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Linked Data3▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Ontology3▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Patient Rights3▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Porous Media3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Psychological Trauma3▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Customer Experience3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Adaptive Mesh Refinement3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Defect Detection3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. High-Order Schemes3▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Human-Robot Interaction3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Health, Medicine and Society and Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity.

Advanced Software Engine…4Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…4Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…3Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 3 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…3Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 2 fractional worksService-Oriented Archite…2Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: 2 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  8. 8 Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% lower 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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