Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology
In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,782 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #15,111 of 28,054 · #14,060 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #583 of 1,178
- Research works
- 385 ▲ 10% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.9k 15.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 23% world 28%
What is Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,782 of 12,888 | 14.5% | 69 | #7873 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon 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 Silicon Technology specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 27.4 works11×
- EngineeringField · 51.3 works4.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Engineering 4.8×
- Chemical Engineering 3.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 3.6×
- Materials Science 3.1×
- Energy 1.3×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
- Medicine 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology?
Ranked on the composite score, Bernhard Wagner, Thomas Lisec and B. Wagner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology.
- 1 Bernhard Wagner Germany · #443,887 worldwide 88 citations · 23 works
- 2 Thomas Lisec Germany · #709,785 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
- 3 B. Wagner Germany · #714,380 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
- 4 R. Hintsche Germany · #811,809 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
- 5 Hans-Joachim Quenzer Germany · #812,112 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
- 6 Simon Fichtner Germany · #1,246,275 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
- 7 Bernhard Wagner Germany · #1,364,482 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Frequency Applications, Reliability, Power Electronics, Acoustic Wave Biosensors, Thin Film Resonators, Microfabrication, Silicon and Resonators.
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Piezoelectric Materials
- Lead-free Piezoceramics
- Room Temperature
- Flexible Electronics
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
- Thermal Runaway
- Energy Conversion
- Thermal Analysis
- Nanostructures
- Power Devices
- Efficiency Optimization
- Electric Vehicles
- Semiconductors
- Thermal Management
- Actuators
- Resonators
- Microfabrication
- Acoustic Wave Biosensors
- Reliability
- High-Frequency Applications
- Power Electronics
- Thin Film Resonators
- Silicon
- Sensors
- MEMS
- Biosensors
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Nanocomposites
- Energy Storage
- Control Strategies
- Battery Management Systems
- Silicon Carbide
- Thin Films
- Battery Technology
- Nanowires
- Ferroelectric Materials
- Energy Harvesting
- Wireless Sensor Nodes
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
- High-Frequency Applications9▲ 251×2 topics
- Reliability8▲ 152×3 topics
- Power Electronics7▲ 30×8 topics
- Acoustic Wave Biosensors7▲ 324×1 topic
- Thin Film Resonators7▲ 324×1 topic
- Microfabrication6▲ 205×3 topics
- Silicon6▲ 245×2 topics
- Resonators6▲ 186×2 topics
- Sensors6▲ 67×2 topics
- Actuators6▲ 53×1 topic
- MEMS6▲ 429×1 topic
- Thermal Management5▲ 20×3 topics
- Biosensors4▲ 12×6 topics
- Semiconductors4▲ 17×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 12×2 topics
- Electric Vehicles3▲ 16×3 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 14×4 topics
- Efficiency Optimization3▲ 76×2 topics
- Nanocomposites3▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Power Devices3▲ 52×2 topics
- Energy Storage2▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Nanostructures2▲ 8.6×4 topics
- Control Strategies2▲ 24×3 topics
- Thermal Analysis2▲ 27×3 topics
- Battery Management Systems2▲ 21×1 topic
- Energy Conversion2▲ 15×2 topics
- Silicon Carbide2▲ 67×1 topic
- Thermal Runaway2▲ 21×1 topic
- Thin Films2▲ 17×4 topics
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 78×1 topic
- Battery Technology2▲ 11×3 topics
- Flexible Electronics2▲ 18×2 topics
- Nanowires2▲ 22×2 topics
- Room Temperature2▲ 19×3 topics
- Ferroelectric Materials2▲ 74×1 topic
- Lead-free Piezoceramics2▲ 74×1 topic
- Energy Harvesting2▲ 15×2 topics
- Piezoelectric Materials2▲ 90×1 topic
- Wireless Sensor Nodes2▲ 132×1 topic
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 35×2 topics
Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies, Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
- 2 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
- 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
- 4 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 5 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
- 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 7 Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 8 Induction Heating and Inverter Technology Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 9 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
- 10 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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