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Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,607 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,135
of 28,054 · #10,871 all time
Rank in Germany
#510
of 1,178
Research works
622
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,607 of 12,888 12.4%66 #6955

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

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.16× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.79× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.28× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, B.J. Hosticka, Detlef Kunze and W. Brockherde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems.

  1. 1 B.J. Hosticka Germany · #364,437 worldwide 260 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Detlef Kunze Germany · #430,864 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 W. Brockherde Germany · #524,945 worldwide 95 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 G. Zimmer Germany · #853,138 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Rainer Kokozinski Germany · #1,429,340 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Karsten Seidl Germany · #1,529,265 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Photon Counting, Heart Rate Variability, Synthesis, Doppler Radar, Photoplethysmography, Remote Monitoring 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. Biosensors6▲ 13×8 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 1.86×16 topics
  3. Heart Rate Variability4▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Photon Counting4▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  8. Synthesis4▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Doppler Radar3▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Photoplethysmography3▲ 76×1 topic
  11. Remote Monitoring3▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Nanotubes3▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Electronics3▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Carbon3▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Composites3▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  17. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Graphene2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Laser Ranging2▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Time-of-Flight2▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Optoelectronic2▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Diseases2▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Nanocrystals2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Nanoelectronics2▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Prevention2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  27. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  28. Antenna Design2▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Classification2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  30. Electrochemistry2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Electrochromic2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Tungsten Oxide2▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Wireless Power Transfer2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Physiological Monitoring2▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Detection2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  36. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Computing2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Optical Sensors2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Radiation Effects2▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Sensor Networks2▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, Carbon Nanotubes in Composites, Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies and Healthcare Systems and Public Health.

Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 3 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Composites: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…2Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…1Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksInfrared Target Detectio…1Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 1 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analy…1ECG Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…1Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryInstrumentationEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  8. 8 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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