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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,442 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#733 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,297 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 29.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,963
of 28,054 · #4,242 all time
Rank in Germany
#184
of 1,178
Research works
1.9k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering 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 #2,442 of 12,888 5.8%323 #2656
Physics and AstronomyField #733 of 1,646 9.1%88 #1122
EngineeringField #5,297 of 6,636 3.2%160 #3508
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #484 of 565 8.7%71 #922
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,243 of 2,318 2.8%82 #2050

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering 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#2,656 #2,442
  2. Physics and Astronomy#1,122 #733
  3. Engineering#3,508 #5,297
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#922 #484
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,050 #2,243
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 Optics and Precision Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 29.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 70.8 works29×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 87.7 works12×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.12× its world share, 160 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.92× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.58× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Fabian Steinlechner, Andreas Bräuer and Joerg Heber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering.

  1. 1 Fabian Steinlechner Germany · #106,201 worldwide 317 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Andreas Bräuer Germany · #170,124 worldwide 199 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Joerg Heber Germany · #186,886 worldwide 82 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Peter Kühmstedt Germany · #200,802 worldwide 99 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Norbert Kaiser Germany · #229,355 worldwide 758 citations · 153 works
  6. 6 Peter Dannberg Germany · #241,602 worldwide 168 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Thomas Burkhardt Germany · #245,543 worldwide 136 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Gunther Notni Germany · #408,301 worldwide 215 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 Torsten Feigl Germany · #455,755 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Stefan Heist Germany · #456,285 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Fiber Lasers, Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Photonic Crystals, Raman Lasers, Microresonators and Integrated Circuits.

▲ 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. Nonlinear Optics43▲ 115×4 topics
  2. Fiber Lasers32▲ 95×3 topics
  3. Biosensors29▲ 17×11 topics
  4. Optical Modulators28▲ 55×3 topics
  5. Photonic Crystals26▲ 62×5 topics
  6. Raman Lasers25▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Microresonators20▲ 73×3 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits20▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Silicon Photonics18▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Microcavities18▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Nanophotonic Waveguides18▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Whispering Gallery Mode18▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Microwave Photonics17▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Optical Fiber17▲ 48×3 topics
  15. Optical Frequency Combs17▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Ultrafast Lasers17▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Entanglement16▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Gas Sensing16▲ 106×2 topics
  19. Solar Cells14▲ 21×7 topics
  20. High-Power Laser14▲ 222×1 topic
  21. Supercontinuum Generation14▲ 222×1 topic
  22. Spectroscopy13▲ 23×5 topics
  23. Molecular Dynamics13▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Machine Vision13▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Nanofabrication13▲ 61×3 topics
  26. Nanostructures13▲ 9.5×9 topics
  27. Nanophotonics12▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Metamaterials12▲ 25×5 topics
  29. Quantum12▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Frequency Conversion11▲ 81×3 topics
  31. Image Processing11▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Antireflective Coatings10▲ 224×1 topic
  33. Slow Light10▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Thin-Film Materials10▲ 224×1 topic
  35. Superconducting Circuits10▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Computation10▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Cryptography10▲ 24×1 topic
  38. X-Ray Spectroscopy10▲ 67×2 topics
  39. Attosecond Physics10▲ 130×1 topic
  40. High-Harmonic Generation10▲ 130×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics and Optical Coatings and Gratings.

Photonic and Optical Dev…18Photonic and Optical Devices: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…17Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 17 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…14Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 14 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gra…10Optical Coatings and Gratings: 10 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 10 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 10 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…9Laser Material Processing Techniques: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 8 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 8 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…8Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17 works
  3. 3 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 10 works
  5. 5 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  6. 6 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  7. 7 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 9 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 8 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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