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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,795 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,911
of 28,054 · #5,848 all time
Rank in Germany
#535
of 1,178
Research works
745
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
47.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research 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 #7,795 of 12,888 10.7%76 #3866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research 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).

What does Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 31.3 works9.8×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.55× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.75× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.82× its world share, 31 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Werner Jaeger, Hans‐Peter Fink and Joachim Stumpe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research.

  1. 1 Werner Jaeger Germany · #41,429 worldwide 330 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Peter Fink Germany · #219,467 worldwide 263 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Joachim Stumpe Germany · #503,396 worldwide 169 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Hartmut Krüger Germany · #1,031,015 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Oksana Sakhno Germany · #1,142,867 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 R. Danz Germany · #1,318,469 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Joachim Storsberg Germany · #1,348,300 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Armin Wedel Germany · #1,378,551 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 A. Büchtemann Germany · #1,401,474 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Silvia Janietz Germany · #1,415,602 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Biodegradable Polymers, Polymer Composites, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications15▲ 14×22 topics
  2. Nanocomposites9▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Nanoparticles9▲ 7.5×18 topics
  4. Self-Assembly8▲ 25×9 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers6▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Polymer Composites5▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  8. Drug Delivery4▲ 8.8×11 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.9×12 topics
  10. Shape Memory Polymers4▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Antifouling Coatings4▲ 129×2 topics
  12. Hydrogels4▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Block Copolymers4▲ 159×2 topics
  14. Micelles4▲ 109×2 topics
  15. Self-Assembled Monolayers4▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Vesicles4▲ 116×2 topics
  17. Renewable Resources4▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Click Chemistry3▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Mussel-Inspired3▲ 196×1 topic
  20. Surface Chemistry3▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Living Radical Polymerization3▲ 173×1 topic
  22. Polyhydroxyalkanoates3▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Polylactic Acid3▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Polymerization3▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Thiol-Ene Chemistry3▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Bioinspired Materials3▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Nanofibers3▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Biological Applications3▲ 48×3 topics
  29. Biomaterials3▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Recycling3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  31. Nanocrystals3▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Nanostructures3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  34. Photovoltaics3▲ 17×3 topics
  35. 3D Printing2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Conducting Polymers2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Self-Healing2▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Supramolecular Polymers2▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Visible Light2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Actuators2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Polymer composites and self-healing.

Polymer Surface Interact…3Polymer Surface Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…3Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 3 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…3biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…2Polymer composites and self-healing: 2 fractional worksPhotopolymerization techniques and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and Mechanics: 2 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluores…2Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsOrganic ChemistryBiomaterialsPolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  4. 4 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  5. 5 Photopolymerization techniques and applications Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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