Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Dortmund · Germany

Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics stands highest in Engineering (#6,330 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,574 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Business, Management and Accounting — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 55.9× its share of world research.

iml.fraunhofer.de/en.htmlROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#25,547
of 28,054 · #35,209 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,035
of 1,178
Research works
527
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics 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 #6,330 of 6,636 6.2%67 #9044
Physical SciencesDomain #12,574 of 12,888 7.6%92 #20424

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics 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 Material Flow and Logistics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 55.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 38.8 works56×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 23.0 works5.3×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.22× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.30× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.30× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Industrial Automation, Flexible Automation, Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Order Picking, Warehouse Design and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Industrial Automation16▲ 175×2 topics
  2. Flexible Automation16▲ 469×1 topic
  3. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems16▲ 469×1 topic
  4. Sustainability12▲ 3.5×16 topics
  5. Big Data12▲ 9.4×10 topics
  6. Deep Learning11▲ 2.5×23 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management11▲ 9.0×10 topics
  8. Order Picking10▲ 135×1 topic
  9. Warehouse Design10▲ 135×1 topic
  10. Internet of Things9▲ 7.3×7 topics
  11. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  12. E-commerce7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.6×7 topics
  14. Customer Experience6▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Digital Transformation6▲ 7.7×2 topics
  16. Healthcare6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  17. Business Models5▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Mobile Health5▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Omni-Channel Strategy5▲ 176×1 topic
  20. Technology Innovation5▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Security4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  23. Path Planning4▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Digital Twin4▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Smart Manufacturing4▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Collision Avoidance4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Investment Decisions4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Multi-Agent Systems4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Robotics4▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Information Technology4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  32. Privacy3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  33. Blockchain3▲ 9.6×1 topic
  34. Environmental Impacts3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Smart Contracts3▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Ant Colony Optimization3▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Assembly Line Balancing3▲ 195×1 topic
  38. Digital Capital3▲ 122×1 topic
  39. Optimization Methods3▲ 195×1 topic
  40. Value Chains3▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, Digital Innovation in Industries and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Flexible and Reconfigura…16Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 3 fractional worksAssembly Line Balancing Optimization: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation SystemsStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Assembly Line Balancing Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  9. 9 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Dortmund

All research institutions in Dortmund

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.