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Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration stands highest in Engineering (#4,800 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,854 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,177 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,923
of 28,054 · #15,891 all time
Rank in Germany
#740
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration 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 #4,800 of 6,636 4.9%137 #3322
Physical SciencesDomain #9,854 of 12,888 6.0%164 #9387
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,177 of 2,318 3.9%89 #1907

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration 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#3,322 #4,800
  2. Physical Sciences#9,387 #9,854
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,907 #2,177
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 Reliability and Microintegration specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 89.4 works14×
  2. EngineeringField · 136.9 works5.2×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.20× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× 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, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration?

Ranked on the composite score, Karl‐Friedrich Becker, Hermann Oppermann and Michael J. Topper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration.

  1. 1 Karl‐Friedrich Becker Germany · #1,472 worldwide 1.5k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Hermann Oppermann Germany · #52,031 worldwide 265 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Topper Germany · #134,427 worldwide 241 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Ivan Ndip Germany · #277,553 worldwide 115 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 J. Bauer Germany · #304,442 worldwide 121 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Peter Ramm Germany · #320,871 worldwide 95 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 O. Ehrmann Germany · #323,405 worldwide 82 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Robert Hahn Germany · #357,089 worldwide 197 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Horst Gieser Germany · #370,921 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 H. Reichl Germany · #382,826 worldwide 391 citations · 147 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Management, Electromigration, High-Temperature Electronics, Nanoparticles, System Integration, Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via and Rare Earth Elements.

▲ 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. Thermal Management22▲ 37×5 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 7.6×9 topics
  3. Electromigration17▲ 348×2 topics
  4. High-Temperature Electronics17▲ 157×2 topics
  5. System Integration16▲ 504×2 topics
  6. Interconnect16▲ 540×1 topic
  7. Through-Silicon Via16▲ 540×1 topic
  8. Rare Earth Elements15▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Thermal Behavior13▲ 181×2 topics
  10. Interfacial Reactions12▲ 381×1 topic
  11. Lead-free Solders12▲ 381×1 topic
  12. Sustainability10▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Integrated Circuits7▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Power Electronics7▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Thin Films7▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Optical Interconnects7▲ 105×1 topic
  17. Semiconductor Lasers7▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)7▲ 105×1 topic
  19. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  20. Microwave Filters6▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Substrate Integrated Waveguide6▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Metal Recovery5▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Nanowires5▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Reliability5▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Flexible Electronics5▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Metamaterial5▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Ceramics5▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Electrical Resistivity5▲ 207×2 topics
  29. Microelectronics5▲ 254×2 topics
  30. Copper Metallization4▲ 279×1 topic
  31. Low-k Dielectrics4▲ 279×1 topic
  32. Wireless Networks4▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Silicon Carbide4▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors4▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Circular Economy4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Health Monitoring4▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Silicon Photonics4▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Wireless Communications4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Antenna4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Microstrip4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D IC and TSV technologies, Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides.

3D IC and TSV technologies163D IC and TSV technologies: 16 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 12 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 7 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 6 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 4 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and…4Copper Interconnects and Reliability: 4 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksGreen IT and Sustainability: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Green IT and Sustainability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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