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Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation stands highest in Engineering (#5,621 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,684 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 31.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,051
of 28,054 · #26,222 all time
Rank in Germany
#905
of 1,178
Research works
574
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation 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
EngineeringField #5,621 of 6,636 13.0%70 #6742
Physical SciencesDomain #11,684 of 12,888 12.8%99 #15513

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation 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 Factory Operation and Automation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 31.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works31×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.57× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.56× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.17× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation?

Ranked on the composite score, U. Schmucker, Pio Lombardi and Stefan Voigt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation.

  1. 1 U. Schmucker Germany · #445,772 worldwide 60 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Pio Lombardi Germany · #816,656 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Stefan Voigt Germany · #840,387 worldwide 45 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Norbert Elkmann Germany · #992,414 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Klaus Richter Germany · #1,282,232 worldwide 20 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Przemysław Komarnicki Germany · #1,426,879 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Simon Adler Germany · #1,483,053 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Supply Chain Management, Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twin, Cloud Manufacturing and Smart Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Sustainability21▲ 6.6×19 topics
  2. Renewable Energy15▲ 7.8×17 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management10▲ 7.9×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning9▲ 2.1×23 topics
  5. Big Data8▲ 6.5×4 topics
  6. Internet of Things7▲ 5.8×4 topics
  7. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Digital Twin6▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency6▲ 5.1×14 topics
  10. Cloud Manufacturing6▲ 53×1 topic
  11. Smart Manufacturing6▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.4×8 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Electric Vehicles5▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Assembly Planning4▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Design for Manufacture4▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Smart Grid4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  18. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  19. Flexible Automation4▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 128×1 topic
  21. Thermal Management4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  22. Terrestrial Laser Scanning4▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Risk Management4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  24. Energy Storage3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  27. Manufacturing3▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Energy Transition3▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Energy Management3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Circular Economy3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  31. Machine Vision3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Customer Experience3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Power Electronics3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  34. Robotics3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Vibration Analysis2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Photogrammetry2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. RFID Technology2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  38. Texture Analysis2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. UAV2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Metal Recovery2▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage.

Digital Transformation i…6Digital Transformation in Industry: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGeologyAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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