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Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology stands highest in Engineering (#4,328 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,495 of 12,888 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,202 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 24.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,512
of 28,054 · #23,640 all time
Rank in Germany
#764
of 1,178
Research works
1.3k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology 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 #4,328 of 6,636 8.6%231 #5257
Physical SciencesDomain #10,495 of 12,888 8.2%288 #12984
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,202 of 1,351 7.4%80 #1628

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology 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. Engineering#5,257 #4,328
  2. Physical Sciences#12,984 #10,495
  3. Mechanical Engineering#1,628 #1,202
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 Machine Tools and Forming Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 42.5 works25×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 79.6 works13×
  3. EngineeringField · 230.7 works4.6×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.64× its world share, 231 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.10× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 22 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Reimund Neugebauer, R. Neugebauer and Matthias Pütz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology.

  1. 1 Reimund Neugebauer Germany · #168,214 worldwide 104 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 R. Neugebauer Germany · #250,671 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Matthias Pütz Germany · #642,564 worldwide 179 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Steffen Ihlenfeldt Germany · #759,924 worldwide 130 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Verena Psyk Germany · #794,998 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Welf‐Guntram Drossel Germany · #1,124,061 worldwide 52 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Tool Wear, Surface Roughness, Composite Materials, Virtual Prototyping and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Additive Manufacturing32▲ 31×7 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties31▲ 9.6×28 topics
  3. Microstructure28▲ 16×14 topics
  4. Sustainability25▲ 3.0×16 topics
  5. Tool Wear24▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Surface Roughness17▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Composite Materials17▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Virtual Prototyping16▲ 51×2 topics
  9. 3D Printing15▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications15▲ 3.8×10 topics
  11. Assembly Planning15▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Design for Manufacture15▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Machining14▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Surface Integrity14▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Polymer Composites11▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Ductile Fracture10▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Microstructural Evolution10▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Sheet Metal Forming10▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Process Parameters10▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Flexible Automation10▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Industrial Automation10▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems10▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Applications10▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Machine Tools10▲ 42×3 topics
  25. Martensitic Transformation10▲ 202×1 topic
  26. Shape Memory Alloys10▲ 202×1 topic
  27. Materials9▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Constitutive Modeling9▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Artificial Neural Networks9▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Challenges9▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Fused Deposition Modeling9▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Optimization9▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. High Temperature8▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Dynamic Recrystallization8▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Hot Deformation8▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Chemical Mechanical Planarization8▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Material Removal Mechanism8▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Cyber-Physical Systems8▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Digital Twin7▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Smart Manufacturing7▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Advanced machining processes and optimization, Metal Forming Simulation Techniques and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Manufacturing Process an…15Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 15 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…14Advanced machining processes and optimization: 14 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation…10Metal Forming Simulation Techniques: 10 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…10Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 10 fractional worksShape Memory Alloy Transformations: 10 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 9 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …8Metallurgy and Material Forming: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 7 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…6Robot Manipulation and Learning: 6 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Shape Memory Alloy Transformations Materials Chemistry 10 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 6 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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