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Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#5,500 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,484 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,485
of 28,054 · #29,092 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,088
of 1,178
Research works
357
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #5,500 of 7,020 13.6%197
Physical SciencesDomain #20,484 of 21,541 13.2%245

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 32.5 works6.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 5.94× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 6.38× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Dittmar, Stefan Goetze and Thomas Sporer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology.

  1. 1 Christian Dittmar Germany · #492,704 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Stefan Goetze Germany · #895,314 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Thomas Sporer Germany · #895,640 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Klaus P. Jantke Germany · #1,131,691 worldwide 45 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Estefanía Cano Germany · #1,168,741 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hanna Lukashevich Germany · #1,334,411 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Patrick Aichroth Germany · #1,410,924 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Stylianos Ioannis Mimilakis Germany · #1,460,123 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jakob Abeßer Germany · #1,594,064 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Beamforming, Audio-Visual Speech Recognition, Speech Enhancement, Feature Extraction and Audio Signal Classification.

▲ 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▲ 9.3×24 topics
  2. Neural Networks11▲ 11×10 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks10▲ 22×2 topics
  4. Beamforming9▲ 134×3 topics
  5. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition9▲ 257×1 topic
  6. Speech Enhancement9▲ 257×1 topic
  7. Feature Extraction8▲ 26×4 topics
  8. Audio Signal Classification7▲ 270×1 topic
  9. Music Information Retrieval7▲ 270×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning6▲ 2.9×16 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 5.8×8 topics
  12. Acoustic Modeling3▲ 139×1 topic
  13. Deep Neural Networks3▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×3 topics
  15. Human-Computer Interaction3▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Gesture Recognition2▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Hearing Loss2▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Speech Perception2▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Cochlear Implants2▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Cognitive Decline2▲ 30×1 topic
  21. Interactive Evolutionary Computation2▲ 170×1 topic
  22. Music Generation2▲ 170×1 topic
  23. Motor Imagery2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Big Data2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  25. Brain-Computer Interfaces2▲ 27×1 topic
  26. EEG Analysis2▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Healthcare2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  28. Health Effects2▲ 3.9×1 topic
  29. Innovation Policy2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Noise Pollution2▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Terrestrial Laser Scanning1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Trust1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Acoustic Communication1▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Precision Medicine1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  35. Surveillance1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Medical Imaging1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  37. Cyberbiosecurity1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Legal Implications1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Social Media1◆ 1.09×6 topics
  40. Sustainable Development1◆ 0.96×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Speech and Audio Processing, Music and Audio Processing, Speech Recognition and Synthesis and Music Technology and Sound Studies.

Speech and Audio Process…9Speech and Audio Processing: 9 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing7Music and Audio Processing: 7 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 3 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…2Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 2 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Signal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 9 works
  2. 2 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 7 works
  3. 3 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  5. 5 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  8. 8 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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