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Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,441 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,244
of 28,054 · #29,758 all time
Rank in Germany
#683
of 1,178
Research works
296
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems 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 #9,441 of 12,888 16.5%83 #17211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems 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 Cognitive Systems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 30.8 works13×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 6.13× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Gereon Weiß and Armin Dietz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems.

  1. 1 Gereon Weiß Germany · #1,093,355 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Armin Dietz Germany · #1,285,408 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Security, Model-Based Development, Risk Assessment, Assurance Cases and Safety Assurance.

▲ 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 Learning21▲ 6.2×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 4.6×23 topics
  3. Neural Networks12▲ 7.7×12 topics
  4. Security8▲ 13×5 topics
  5. Model-Based Development7▲ 379×2 topics
  6. Risk Assessment6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  7. Assurance Cases6▲ 788×1 topic
  8. Safety Assurance6▲ 788×1 topic
  9. Quantum Information6▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Quantum Algorithms5▲ 92×1 topic
  11. Quantum Computation5▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Adversarial Examples5▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Robustness5▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Entanglement4▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Deep Neural Networks4▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Anomaly Detection3▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Computation3▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Neural Network3▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Surveillance3▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Cryptography3▲ 25×1 topic
  21. Quantum3▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Time Series3▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Bayesian Networks3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Image Classification3▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Outlier Detection3▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Unsupervised3▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Fault Tree Analysis3▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Quantitative Risk Assessment3▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Sensitivity Analysis3▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Architecture-Based Approach3▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Software Reliability Modeling3▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Grasping2▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Robot Learning2▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Computer Vision2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Image Recognition2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Object Detection2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Meta-Learning2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy: 6 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 5 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…5Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 5 fractional worksQuantum Information and …3Quantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 3 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and…3Software Reliability and Analysis Research: 3 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityArtificial IntelligenceStatistics, Probability and UncertaintySoftware2 others

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

  1. 1 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  3. 3 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  7. 7 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 3 works
  8. 8 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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