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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#1,636 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,029 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,382 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems — Management Information Systems is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,396
of 28,054 · #10,142 all time
Rank in Germany
#305
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology 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
Computer ScienceField #1,636 of 4,667 38.4%91 #1246
Social SciencesDomain #4,029 of 10,521 38.1%97 #3987
Physical SciencesDomain #5,382 of 12,888 30.1%179 #7542
EngineeringField #3,749 of 6,636 20.2%73 #5736

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology 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. Computer Science#1,246 #1,636
  2. Social Sciences#3,987 #4,029
  3. Physical Sciences#7,542 #5,382
  4. Engineering#5,736 #3,749
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 Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 22.8 works19×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.90× its world share, 91 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.43× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.22× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.31× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinhard Oppermann, Henner Gimpel and Wolfgang Appelt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology.

  1. 1 Reinhard Oppermann Germany · #162,939 worldwide 184 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Henner Gimpel Germany · #238,584 worldwide 180 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Appelt Germany · #304,313 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sebastiaan J. van Zelst Germany · #585,268 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Peter Mambrey Germany · #910,420 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Thomas Rose Germany · #985,313 worldwide 68 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Leif Oppermann Germany · #986,653 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Peter Wißkirchen Germany · #1,072,591 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Md. Rezaul Karim Germany · #1,215,280 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Martin Wolpers Germany · #1,229,665 worldwide 45 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Internet of Things, Security, Smart Grid, Privacy and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning25▲ 2.5×45 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 3.4×30 topics
  3. Big Data24▲ 8.8×14 topics
  4. Deep Learning23▲ 2.3×46 topics
  5. Renewable Energy23▲ 5.4×26 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management21▲ 7.4×6 topics
  7. Internet of Things20▲ 7.5×11 topics
  8. Security18▲ 9.5×9 topics
  9. Healthcare17▲ 5.2×9 topics
  10. Smart Grid17▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Privacy16▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Data Integration16▲ 31×5 topics
  13. Business Process Management14▲ 220×1 topic
  14. Workflow Mining14▲ 220×1 topic
  15. Semantic Web Services12▲ 77×2 topics
  16. Blockchain11▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Smart Contracts11▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Neural Networks10▲ 2.3×24 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency10▲ 3.7×16 topics
  20. Game Theory10▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Semantic Web9▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Information Quality8▲ 46×3 topics
  24. Energy Management8▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Demand Response8▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Electricity Markets8▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Power Electronics8▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  29. QoS-Aware Middleware7▲ 149×1 topic
  30. Service-Oriented Computing7▲ 149×1 topic
  31. Energy Consumption7▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Knowledge Representation7▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Ontology7▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Data Cleaning7▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Linked Data7▲ 56×1 topic
  36. RDF7▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Record Linkage7▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Information Systems6▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Communication Networks5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Social Policy5▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Smart Grid Energy Management and Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services.

Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 14 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 11 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…8Smart Grid Energy Management: 8 fractional worksService-Oriented Archite…7Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: 7 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 7 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 7 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …5Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 5 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional works
Management Information SystemsInformation SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 14 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 11 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 7 works
  6. 6 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% 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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