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Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute stands highest in Computer Science (#1,106 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,797 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,014 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,263
of 28,054 · #1,395 all time
Rank in Germany
#262
of 1,178
Research works
7.2k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
155k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute 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 #1,106 of 4,667 14.7%128 #408
Physical SciencesDomain #3,797 of 12,888 9.9%443 #977
EngineeringField #3,014 of 6,636 7.4%258 #821
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,555 of 2,318 5.8%205 #412

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute 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. Computer Science#408 #1,106
  2. Physical Sciences#977 #3,797
  3. Engineering#821 #3,014
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#412 #1,555
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 Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 205.3 works12×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 41.4 works6.7×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.35× its world share, 128 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.50× its world share, 258 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.04× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Wiegand, A. Henglein and Heiko Schwarz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute.

  1. 1 Thomas Wiegand Germany · #923 worldwide 2.5k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 A. Henglein Germany · #10,628 worldwide 1.5k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Heiko Schwarz Germany · #10,720 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Detlev Marpe Germany · #23,521 worldwide 568 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Benjamin Bross Germany · #32,765 worldwide 519 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Wojciech Samek Germany · #33,440 worldwide 1k citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Karsten Müller Germany · #47,876 worldwide 551 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Michael Giersig Germany · #56,669 worldwide 807 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Lars Thiele Germany · #57,514 worldwide 368 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Volker Jungnickel Germany · #57,941 worldwide 473 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Integrated Circuits, Biosensors, Raman Lasers, Optical Modulators, Microcavities, Silicon Photonics and Microwave Photonics.

▲ 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▲ 3.4×63 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits39▲ 51×3 topics
  3. Biosensors35▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Raman Lasers34▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Optical Modulators34▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Microcavities34▲ 61×1 topic
  7. Silicon Photonics34▲ 63×1 topic
  8. Microwave Photonics33▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency29▲ 6.3×14 topics
  10. Channel Modeling26▲ 42×6 topics
  11. Optical Access Networks25▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Photonic Signal Processing25▲ 153×1 topic
  13. Optical Fiber22▲ 43×3 topics
  14. Neural Networks20▲ 2.6×22 topics
  15. Coherent Detection18▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Digital Signal Processing18▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Biomedical Applications18▲ 3.1×6 topics
  18. MIMO Systems16▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Spectroscopy16▲ 19×6 topics
  20. Imaging16▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Semiconductor Lasers16▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Wireless Networks16▲ 21×8 topics
  23. Metamaterials15▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Video Coding15▲ 145×2 topics
  25. Security Applications15▲ 157×1 topic
  26. Terahertz Technology15▲ 157×1 topic
  27. Beamforming14▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Spectral Efficiency14▲ 43×3 topics
  29. Optical Interconnects14▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)14▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Massive MIMO12▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Channel Estimation12▲ 28×4 topics
  33. Heterogeneous Networks11▲ 24×2 topics
  34. 5G Networks11▲ 11×5 topics
  35. 5G11▲ 39×3 topics
  36. Cellular Networks11▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Interference Alignment11▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Millimeter-Wave11▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Wireless Communication10▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Unsupervised Learning10▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Optical Network Technologies and Terahertz technology and applications.

Photonic and Optical Dev…34Photonic and Optical Devices: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 25 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 18 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 15 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 14 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Op…11Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 11 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 10 fractional worksVideo Coding and Compression Technologies: 9 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal ProcessingAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Video Coding and Compression Technologies Signal Processing 9 works
  9. 9 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 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 available13.7%not open86.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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