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Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,030 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,671 of 6,636 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 40.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,030
of 28,054 · #24,182 all time
Rank in Germany
#673
of 1,178
Research works
1k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT 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 #9,030 of 12,888 9.0%233 #14347
EngineeringField #4,671 of 6,636 7.5%191 #6241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT 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 Production Technology IPT specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 40.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 58.5 works41×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 48.0 works9.3×
  3. EngineeringField · 191.0 works4.6×
  4. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 24.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.56× its world share, 191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.74× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 4 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 Production Technology IPT?

Ranked on the composite score, Tobias Müller, Michael Emonts and Olaf Dambon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

  1. 1 Tobias Müller Germany · #1,101,717 worldwide 24 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Michael Emonts Germany · #1,112,939 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Olaf Dambon Germany · #1,212,733 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Haag Germany · #1,517,742 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Daniel Zontar Germany · #1,601,740 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Tae Hun Lee Germany · #1,623,298 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tool Wear, Surface Roughness, Composite Materials, Supply Chain Management, Machining, Surface Integrity, Assembly Planning and Design for Manufacture.

▲ 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. Tool Wear36▲ 95×3 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 3.6×16 topics
  3. Surface Roughness22▲ 58×4 topics
  4. Composite Materials21▲ 37×5 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management21▲ 7.9×6 topics
  6. Machining20▲ 129×1 topic
  7. Surface Integrity20▲ 129×1 topic
  8. Assembly Planning18▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Design for Manufacture18▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Big Data15▲ 6.1×8 topics
  11. Process Parameters15▲ 49×3 topics
  12. Deep Learning14▲ 1.46×31 topics
  13. Internet of Things14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing13▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Cyber-Physical Systems12▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Flexible Automation12▲ 174×1 topic
  17. Mechanical Properties12▲ 4.5×14 topics
  18. Molecular Dynamics Simulation12▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems12▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Chemical Mechanical Planarization12▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Material Removal Mechanism12▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Digital Twin11▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Optimization11▲ 8.4×7 topics
  24. Smart Manufacturing11▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Microstructure11▲ 7.3×8 topics
  26. Micromachining10▲ 75×2 topics
  27. Taguchi Method10▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Surface Modification9▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Electrical Discharge Machining8▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Wire EDM8▲ 109×1 topic
  31. 3D Printing7▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Machine Tools7▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Biomedical Engineering6▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Machine Vision6▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Applications6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Material Characterization6▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Challenges6▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Materials6▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Circular Economy6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Metal Powders6▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT publish most on?

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

Advanced machining processes and optimization: 20 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 18 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…12Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…12Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 12 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…6Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 5 fractional worksProduct Development and Customization: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Product Development and Customization Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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