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Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics stands highest in Computer Science (#2,893 of 4,667 worldwide), Engineering (#5,211 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,365 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering — Signal Processing is 33.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,484
of 28,054 · #17,464 all time
Rank in Germany
#723
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics 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 #2,893 of 4,667 17.2%124 #2846
EngineeringField #5,211 of 6,636 17.8%66 #4041
Physical SciencesDomain #10,365 of 12,888 17.5%198 #10379

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics 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#2,846 #2,893
  2. Engineering#4,041 #5,211
  3. Physical Sciences#10,379 #10,365
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 Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 33.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 23.8 works33×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 26.4 works12×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.5 works7.8×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 38.9 works6.8×
  5. Computer ScienceField · 124.4 works6.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 6.76× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics?

Ranked on the composite score, Dirk Schulz, Christoph Fuchs and Wolfgang Koch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics.

  1. 1 Dirk Schulz Germany · #21,159 worldwide 601 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Christoph Fuchs Germany · #46,648 worldwide 369 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Koch Germany · #157,618 worldwide 600 citations · 144 works
  4. 4 Frank Schneider Germany · #421,977 worldwide 53 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Nickel Germany · #553,156 worldwide 153 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Alexander Charlish Germany · #557,587 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Frank Kurth Germany · #662,168 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Wulf-Dieter Wirth Germany · #989,626 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Martin Ulmke Germany · #1,093,196 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Thomas Alexander Germany · #1,138,895 worldwide 45 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, IoT Security, Security, Beamforming, Anomaly Detection and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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 Learning52▲ 6.4×40 topics
  2. Machine Learning36▲ 4.6×33 topics
  3. Neural Networks20▲ 5.6×14 topics
  4. IoT Security15▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Security14▲ 8.9×13 topics
  6. Beamforming11▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Internet of Things10▲ 5.0×10 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection10▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 8.0×8 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 4.8×5 topics
  11. MIMO Radar8▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Security Analysis8▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Behavioral Analysis8▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Signal Processing8▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Detection8▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Cybersecurity8▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Data Mining8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Android Malware7▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition7▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Permission Analysis7▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Speech Enhancement7▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Sensor Fusion7▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Surveillance7▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Human Factors7▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Intrusion Detection6▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Network Security6▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Feature Extraction6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  29. Optimization6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  30. Trust6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Bayesian Inference6▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 9.6×5 topics
  33. Botnet Detection6▲ 20×1 topic
  34. DDoS Attacks6▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Privacy6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  36. Nonlinear Estimation6▲ 97×1 topic
  37. Particle Filters6▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Wireless Communications5▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Cognitive Load5▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Genetic Algorithms5▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Speech and Audio Processing, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks.

Speech and Audio Process…7Speech and Audio Processing: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…7Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…6Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…6Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 6 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal Processing: 5 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 5 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing4Music and Audio Processing: 4 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 4 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…4Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional works
Signal ProcessingComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 7 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  4. 4 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 4 works
  8. 8 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics'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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