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Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,442 of 21,541 worldwide), Medicine (#10,313 of 17,978 worldwide) and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (#1,011 of 1,574 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 27.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,547
of 28,054 · #15,053 all time
Rank in Germany
#462
of 1,178
Research works
615
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,442 of 21,541 24.3%234
MedicineField #10,313 of 17,978 19.2%328
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #1,011 of 1,574 20.2%148
Health SciencesDomain #13,272 of 20,462 19.2%335

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 27.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 24.4 works27×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.80× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 47 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Schenk, Horst K. Hahn and Stefan Heldmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine.

  1. 1 Andrea Schenk Germany · #262,992 worldwide 81 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Horst K. Hahn Germany · #382,846 worldwide 106 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Stefan Heldmann Germany · #442,403 worldwide 93 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Heinz‐Otto Peitgen Germany · #572,595 worldwide 157 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 André Homeyer Germany · #631,106 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alessa Hering Germany · #633,646 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Joachim Georgii Germany · #656,836 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Matthias Günther Germany · #891,478 worldwide 46 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Anja Hennemuth Germany · #912,203 worldwide 43 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Jan Klein Germany · #1,034,730 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Texture Analysis, Feature Extraction, Precision Medicine, Medical Image Analysis and Convolutional Neural 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 Learning25▲ 7.4×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 6.9×19 topics
  3. Medical Imaging17▲ 33×8 topics
  4. Texture Analysis13▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Feature Extraction12▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Medical Image Analysis11▲ 61×4 topics
  7. Precision Medicine11▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Predictive Modeling9▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Quantitative Analysis8▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Radiomics8▲ 71×1 topic
  12. Tumor Heterogeneity8▲ 71×1 topic
  13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 31×8 topics
  14. Image Segmentation7▲ 59×2 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  16. Perfusion Imaging5▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Active Contours5▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Graph Cuts5▲ 145×1 topic
  19. Computer-Aided Detection5▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Histopathology Images5▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Cancer5▲ 3.5×4 topics
  22. Imaging5▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Quantitative4▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Reconstruction4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Transfer Learning4▲ 24×3 topics
  26. PET/CT4▲ 77×1 topic
  27. tumor4▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Healthcare4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  29. Parallel Imaging3▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Spectroscopy3▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Classification3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Brain Tumor2▲ 36×1 topic
  33. MRI2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Unsupervised Learning2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Ethical Challenges2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Health Equity2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Representation Learning2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Diagnostic Accuracy2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Radiology2▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Medical Image Segmentation Techniques, AI in cancer detection and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Radiomics and Machine Le…8Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 8 fractional worksMedical Image Segmentation Techniques: 5 fractional worksAI in cancer detection5AI in cancer detection: 5 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…4Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …3Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…2Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksMRI in cancer diagnosis2MRI in cancer diagnosis: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  2. 2 Medical Image Segmentation Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  3. 3 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 MRI in cancer diagnosis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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