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Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,791 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,824 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,709
of 28,054 · #17,451 all time
Rank in Germany
#773
of 1,178
Research works
692
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability 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 #10,791 of 12,888 8.0%119 #9976
EngineeringField #5,824 of 6,636 7.4%79 #3940

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability 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 Structural Durability and System Reliability specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.2 works9.5×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.70× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.02× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.15× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.22× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× 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: Materials Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability?

Ranked on the composite score, Cetin Morris Sonsino, H. Kaufmann and C.M. Sonsino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability.

  1. 1 Cetin Morris Sonsino Germany · #280,937 worldwide 130 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 H. Kaufmann Germany · #308,790 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 C.M. Sonsino Germany · #748,222 worldwide 95 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Rudolf Pfaendner Germany · #830,059 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Tobias Melz Germany · #862,949 worldwide 128 citations · 95 works
  6. 6 Heinz Kaufmann Germany · #875,932 worldwide 47 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Dirk Mayer Germany · #987,021 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Holger Hanselka Germany · #1,143,339 worldwide 37 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Thilo Bein Germany · #1,367,755 worldwide 17 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Rüdiger Heim Germany · #1,465,418 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Fatigue Crack Closure, Fracture Toughness Testing, Nanocomposites, Recycling, Vibration Control, Microstructure and Finite Element Analysis.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties17▲ 14×20 topics
  2. Fatigue Crack Closure10▲ 283×1 topic
  3. Fracture Toughness Testing10▲ 283×1 topic
  4. Nanocomposites10▲ 9.6×9 topics
  5. Recycling8▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Vibration Control8▲ 104×4 topics
  7. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 23×6 topics
  9. Microstructure7▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Wave Propagation6▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Biodegradable Polymers6▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  13. Acoustic Metamaterials5▲ 117×1 topic
  14. Phononic Crystals5▲ 117×1 topic
  15. Polyhydroxyalkanoates5▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Polylactic Acid5▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Numerical Simulation5▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Fracture Mechanics4▲ 55×3 topics
  19. Mechanical Behavior4▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Rheology4▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Polymer Blends4▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Polymer Crystallization4▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Waste Management4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  24. Heat Transfer4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  25. Control Systems4▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Sensitivity Analysis4▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Vibration Analysis4▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Adhesive Joints4▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Finite Element Method3▲ 28×6 topics
  30. Electric Vehicles3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Grain Refinement3▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Residual Stress3▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Failure Analysis3▲ 25×4 topics
  35. Polynomial Chaos3▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Uncertainty Quantification3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Processing3▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Laser Welding3▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Welding3▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Polymer crystallization and properties.

Fatigue and fracture mec…10Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 10 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …5Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 5 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…5biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 5 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 4 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 3 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…3Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 3 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 2 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 5 works
  4. 4 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  5. 5 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  6. 6 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 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.

openly available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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