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Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,259 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#15,330
of 28,054 · #9,812 all time
Rank in Germany
#596
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering 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 #10,259 of 12,888 19.2%98 #6277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering 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).

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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 4.63× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.19× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.75× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Kühn, Jürgen Münch and Andreas Jedlitschka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering.

  1. 1 Thomas Kühn Germany · #38,652 worldwide 549 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Münch Germany · #255,412 worldwide 241 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Andreas Jedlitschka Germany · #376,207 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Adam Trendowicz Germany · #399,817 worldwide 87 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Jörg Rech Germany · #439,908 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Dirk Muthig Germany · #450,902 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Martin Becker Germany · #464,827 worldwide 174 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Christian Bunse Germany · #639,767 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Jens Knodel Germany · #715,495 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mario Trapp Germany · #770,770 worldwide 69 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Internet of Things, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Model-Based Development, Cyber-Physical Systems, Requirements Engineering and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Big Data19▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Internet of Things17▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 4.4×13 topics
  4. Machine Learning14▲ 3.0×18 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 8.1×6 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 5.4×12 topics
  7. Model-Based Development10▲ 389×2 topics
  8. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 25×5 topics
  9. Requirements Engineering9▲ 151×3 topics
  10. Digital Twin8▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Deep Learning8▲ 1.64×19 topics
  12. Software Engineering8▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Cloud Manufacturing8▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Flexible Automation8▲ 213×1 topic
  15. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems8▲ 213×1 topic
  16. Smart Manufacturing8▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Risk Assessment6▲ 6.3×3 topics
  18. Governance6▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Privacy Concerns6▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Assurance Cases5▲ 491×1 topic
  21. Safety Assurance5▲ 491×1 topic
  22. Security5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  23. Smart Cities5▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Autonomic Computing5▲ 315×1 topic
  25. Self-Adaptive Systems5▲ 315×1 topic
  26. Semantic Web Services4▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Open Source Software4▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Anomaly Detection4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Surveillance4▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Distributed Systems4▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Agile Software Development4▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Empirical Studies4▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Trust4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Urban Development4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Architecture-Based Approach4▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Software Reliability Modeling4▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Citizen Participation4▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Code Clone Detection4▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Refactoring4▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Urban Innovation4▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy and Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies.

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 4 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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