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Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#2,314 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,762 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,233
of 28,054 · #18,798 all time
Rank in Germany
#755
of 1,178
Research works
803
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information 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
Computer ScienceField #2,314 of 4,667 12.4%127 #1774
Physical SciencesDomain #9,762 of 12,888 13.1%148 #11385

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information 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).

What does Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 22.8 works8.4×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 40.1 works7.7×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 126.6 works7.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 7.53× its world share, 127 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Péter Fankhauser, Haya Shulman and Christoph Krauß lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology.

  1. 1 Péter Fankhauser Germany · #328,662 worldwide 110 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Haya Shulman Germany · #569,208 worldwide 83 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Christoph Krauß Germany · #653,039 worldwide 35 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Nicolai Kuntze Germany · #837,321 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Peter Schoo Germany · #880,213 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Martin Steinebach Germany · #913,836 worldwide 51 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Andreas Fuchs Germany · #934,275 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Andreas Schmidt Germany · #978,321 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Roland Rieke Germany · #1,167,730 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Rahamatullah Khondoker Germany · #1,371,799 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Security, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Big Data, IoT Security and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning58▲ 7.9×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning44▲ 6.2×20 topics
  3. Security23▲ 17×14 topics
  4. Cybersecurity21▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Neural Networks20▲ 5.9×13 topics
  6. Internet of Things19▲ 10×6 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Big Data18▲ 9.2×9 topics
  9. IoT Security17▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Security Analysis16▲ 43×4 topics
  11. Behavioral Analysis15▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Detection14▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles14▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Data Protection14▲ 238×1 topic
  15. Digital Rights14▲ 692×1 topic
  16. Android Malware12▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Permission Analysis12▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Surveillance9▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Anomaly Detection8▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Digital Forensics8▲ 75×2 topics
  22. Privacy8▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Side-Channel Attacks8▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Criminal Law7▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Prison System7▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Virtualization7▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Control-Flow Integrity7▲ 167×1 topic
  28. Security Policies7▲ 167×1 topic
  29. Adversarial Examples6▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Robustness6▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Unsupervised Learning6▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Digitalization6▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Copy-Move Forgery6▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Cybercrime6▲ 44×3 topics
  35. Image Forgery Detection6▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Encrypted Traffic6▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Internet Traffic6▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Representation Learning6▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Trust6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Generative Adversarial Networks5▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Criminal Law and Policy and Security and Verification in Computing.

Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 12 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy7Criminal Law and Policy: 7 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 7 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 6 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 6 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysi…6Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 6 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 5 fractional worksGerman Security and Defense Policies: 4 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 4 fractional works
LawSignal ProcessingSociology and Political ScienceArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 12 works
  3. 3 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  7. 7 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  9. 9 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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