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Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV stands highest in Engineering (#4,027 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,760 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 39.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,598
of 22,385 · #26,057 all time
Rank in Germany
#628
of 795
Research works
277
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,027 of 5,901 6.4%78 #6143
Physical SciencesDomain #7,760 of 10,670 6.6%94 #9871

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (76%), Computer Science (8%), Materials Science (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 110 fractional works · 92.4% of its workEngineering: 91 fractional works · 76.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 18.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 11.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFraunhoferInstitute for…119fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9176.4%
    2. Computer Science108.2%
    3. Materials Science65.0%
    4. Energy11.1%
    5. Environmental Science11.0%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting22.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.1%
    3. Decision Sciences10.9%
    4. Psychology10.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine10.5%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 39.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 24.3 works40×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.8 works10.0×
  3. EngineeringField · 90.7 works5.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.09× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering5.09×91 works
  2. Materials Science1.44×6 works
  3. Energy1.16×1 works
  4. Computer Science1.06×10 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.94×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.54×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.20×1 works
  11. Psychology0.20×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.16×0 works
  14. Nursing0.14×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  19. Medicine0.03×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV?

Ranked on the quality score, Fabian Keller, Max Horn and Julia Berger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV.

  1. 1 Fabian Keller Germany · #1,095,947 worldwide 973 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Max Horn Germany · #1,836,966 worldwide 639 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Julia Berger Germany · #2,063,446 worldwide 530 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Christian Seidel Germany · #2,168,354 worldwide 5.4k citations · 251 works
  5. 5 Maik Schindler Germany · #2,290,800 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Christoph Tammer Germany · #2,437,022 worldwide 215 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Cedric Schultz Germany · #2,769,363 worldwide 277 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Max Lutter-Günther Germany · #2,863,208 worldwide 290 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Christoph Berger Germany · #2,870,319 worldwide 449 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Shuang Lu Germany · #2,939,640 worldwide 189 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV

What are the most cited papers from Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV?

The most cited paper from Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV is "Additive manufacturing of pure tungsten by means of selective laser beam melting with substrate preheating temperatures up to 1000 ∘C" (Alexander von Müller, Georg Schlick, R. Neu et al., 2019), with 193 citations. Next come "Review on additive hybrid- and multi-material-manufacturing of metals by powder bed fusion: state of technology and development potential" (118) and "A review of additive manufacturing technologies and markets for thermosetting resins and their potential for carbon fiber integration" (116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Additive manufacturing of pure tungsten by means of selective laser beam melting with substrate preheating temperatures up to 1000 ∘C Alexander von Müller, Georg Schlick, R. Neu et al. · Nuclear Materials and Energy Open access 4 Mar 2019 193
2 Review on additive hybrid- and multi-material-manufacturing of metals by powder bed fusion: state of technology and development potential Matthias Schneck, Max Horn, Matthias Schmitt et al. · Progress in Additive Manufacturing Open access 7 Aug 2021 118
3 A review of additive manufacturing technologies and markets for thermosetting resins and their potential for carbon fiber integration Manuel B. Arrillaga Tamez, Iman M. Taha · Additive manufacturing 8 Dec 2020 116
4 Review of Interfaces for Industrial Human-Robot Interaction Julia Berg, Shuang Lu · Current Robotics Reports Open access 16 Apr 2020 95
5 Production of large-area lithium-ion cells – Preconditioning, cell stacking and quality assurance Jakob Kurfer, Markus Westermeier, Christoph Tammer et al. · CIRP Annals 2012 94
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, 3D Printing, Polymer Composites, Lithium-ion Batteries, Materials and Applications.

▲ 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-now 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. Additive Manufacturing19▲ 52×7 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 5.9×11 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties15▲ 13×20 topics
  4. 3D Printing13▲ 48×2 topics
  5. Polymer Composites11▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 23×3 topics
  7. Materials10▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Applications10▲ 30×1 topic
  9. Challenges10▲ 72×1 topic
  10. Microstructure9▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Deep Learning9▲ 2.1×16 topics
  12. Assembly Planning8▲ 100×1 topic
  13. Design for Manufacture8▲ 100×1 topic
  14. Process Parameters7▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Cathode Materials6▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.9×5 topics
  17. Metal Powders6▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Energy Storage6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Metallic Components6▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Selective Laser Melting6▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Software Engineering6▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles5▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Flexible Automation5▲ 183×1 topic
  24. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems5▲ 183×1 topic
  25. Battery Technology5▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Recycling5▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Thermal Management5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Battery Management Systems4▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Thermal Runaway4▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Big Data4▲ 3.8×4 topics
  32. Battery Materials4▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes4▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Digital Twin4▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Smart Manufacturing4▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Machine Vision3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Rheology3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Circular Economy3▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 10 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…6Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 6 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…5Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 3 works
  9. 9 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 3 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 available69.7%not open30.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV0.00039% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV9.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2019.

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