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Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,656 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,206 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Business, Management and Accounting — Management of Technology and Innovation is 37.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,140
of 28,054 · #21,854 all time
Rank in Germany
#752
of 1,178
Research works
1.7k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,656 of 10,521 18.4%101 #6336
Physical SciencesDomain #11,206 of 12,888 11.8%91 #16144

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

What does Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 37.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 23.1 works37×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 25.4 works24×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 54.7 works8.3×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.75× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.29× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.40× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Jörg Bullinger, Wilhelm Bauer and Walter Ganz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering.

  1. 1 Hans‐Jörg Bullinger Germany · #124,151 worldwide 156 citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Wilhelm Bauer Germany · #173,350 worldwide 130 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Walter Ganz Germany · #190,559 worldwide 96 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Klaus‐Peter Fähnrich Germany · #349,327 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Anette Weisbecker Germany · #357,726 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Josephine Hofmann Germany · #432,085 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Carmen Constantinescu Germany · #466,200 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Rainer Eckert Germany · #576,199 worldwide 0 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Frederik Diederichs Germany · #599,963 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Matthias Peißner Germany · #691,077 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Experience, Business Models, Digital Transformation and E-commerce.

▲ 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 Data28▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Sustainability25▲ 5.0×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development23▲ 7.0×12 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 7.2×13 topics
  5. Customer Experience18▲ 57×3 topics
  6. Business Models14▲ 100×2 topics
  7. Digital Transformation14▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management14▲ 7.4×9 topics
  9. E-commerce14▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Internet of Things12▲ 7.0×6 topics
  11. Mobile Health12▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Technology Innovation12▲ 187×1 topic
  13. Urban Development10▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Digital Twin9▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Co-Creation8▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Flexible Automation8▲ 154×1 topic
  18. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems8▲ 154×1 topic
  19. Cloud Manufacturing8▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Smart Manufacturing8▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Innovation7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. Social Innovation7▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Innovation Policy7▲ 34×4 topics
  24. Social Capital7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  25. Customer Relationship Management7▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Digital Social Innovation6▲ 231×1 topic
  27. Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Knowledge Engineering6▲ 231×1 topic
  29. Investment Decisions6▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Information Technology6▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Trust6▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Digital Capital6▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Value Chains6▲ 148×1 topic
  34. Value Creation5▲ 65×2 topics
  35. Assembly Planning5▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Design for Manufacture5▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Participatory Design5▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Product-Service Systems4▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Service Innovation4▲ 116×1 topic
  40. Privacy Concerns4▲ 26×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Innovation in Industries, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digital Transformation in Industry and Innovation, Technology, and Society.

Digital Innovation in In…12Digital Innovation in Industries: 12 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…8Digital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …6Innovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksService and Product Inno…4Service and Product Innovation: 4 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 4 works
  8. 8 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

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