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Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits stands highest in Computer Science (#1,357 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,959 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,774 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Signal Processing is 21.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,943
of 28,054 · #9,981 all time
Rank in Germany
#324
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits 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
Computer ScienceField #1,357 of 4,667 16.7%158 #2037
Physical SciencesDomain #4,959 of 12,888 14.7%364 #6414
EngineeringField #2,774 of 6,636 13.0%174 #2809
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,855 of 2,318 8.4%85 #1969

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,037 #1,357
  2. Physical Sciences#6,414 #4,959
  3. Engineering#2,809 #2,774
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,969 #1,855
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 28.4 works22×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 37.5 works7.0×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 85.0 works5.6×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 56.8 works5.5×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.75× its world share, 158 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.71× its world share, 174 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander Pflaum, Peter Schneider and Fritz Meier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits.

  1. 1 Alexander Pflaum Germany · #229,887 worldwide 96 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Peter Schneider Germany · #298,485 worldwide 65 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Fritz Meier Germany · #317,760 worldwide 23 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Tom Bäckström Germany · #527,529 worldwide 76 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Christian Münzenmayer Germany · #581,368 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Wolfgang Felber Germany · #610,033 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Peter Spies Germany · #683,591 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ulf Haßler Germany · #722,187 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sascha Disch Germany · #821,626 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Christopher Mutschler Germany · #902,420 worldwide 111 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits?

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, Wireless Sensor Networks and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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 Learning82▲ 5.6×62 topics
  2. Neural Networks45▲ 6.8×28 topics
  3. Machine Learning27▲ 1.90×48 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks24▲ 7.7×13 topics
  5. Beamforming21▲ 46×4 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency18▲ 4.4×16 topics
  7. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition16▲ 71×1 topic
  8. Speech Enhancement16▲ 71×1 topic
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 7.8×9 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging12▲ 9.9×5 topics
  11. Feature Extraction12▲ 5.9×8 topics
  12. Massive MIMO11▲ 32×3 topics
  13. Neuromorphic Computing11▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Indoor Localization10▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Inertial Sensors10▲ 34×2 topics
  16. RF-Based Positioning10▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Deep Neural Networks9▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Video Coding9▲ 101×2 topics
  19. Wireless Networks8▲ 13×9 topics
  20. CMOS8▲ 36×2 topics
  21. JPEG20007▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Wavelet Compression7▲ 122×1 topic
  23. 5G Networks7▲ 8.4×5 topics
  24. Non-Volatile Memory7▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Spectral Efficiency7▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Synaptic Plasticity7▲ 7.7×2 topics
  27. 5G7▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Memristor7▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Resistive Switching7▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Unsupervised Learning7▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Integrated Circuits7▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Heterogeneous Networks7▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Low-Power7▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Process Variation7▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Radio6▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Sensor Fusion6▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Physical Layer Security6▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Convolutional Networks6▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Cellular Networks6▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Interference Alignment6▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Speech and Audio Processing, Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies, Advanced Data Compression Techniques and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Speech and Audio Process…16Speech and Audio Processing: 16 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Data Compression Techniques: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 7 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 6 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 6 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and S…5Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 5 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 5 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 5 fractional works
Signal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAerospace Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 16 works
  2. 2 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Data Compression Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  9. 9 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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