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Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems stands highest in Engineering (#3,704 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,441 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,847
of 28,054 · #10,767 all time
Rank in Germany
#532
of 1,178
Research works
685
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems 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 #3,704 of 6,636 15.8%144 #2852
Physical SciencesDomain #7,441 of 12,888 16.0%204 #6378

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems 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 Wind Energy Systems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 29.9 works12×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works9.4×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.53× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.18× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.57× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial 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: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Sebastian A. Gerlach, W. Ernst and Adrian Gambier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems.

  1. 1 Sebastian A. Gerlach Germany · #293,361 worldwide 97 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 W. Ernst Germany · #574,766 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Adrian Gambier Germany · #785,293 worldwide 76 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 J. Schmidt Germany · #912,719 worldwide 109 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Julia Gottschall Germany · #932,363 worldwide 84 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Andreas Reuter Germany · #950,112 worldwide 65 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Th. Oppolzer Germany · #1,240,210 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Benjamin Schwarz Germany · #1,336,383 worldwide 12 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Bernhard Stoevesandt Germany · #1,360,446 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, CFD Simulation, Aerodynamics, Offshore Wind Farms, Weibull Distribution, Wind Turbine Wakes, Power Electronics and Turbulent Flow.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy54▲ 18×23 topics
  2. CFD Simulation32▲ 133×2 topics
  3. Aerodynamics23▲ 163×2 topics
  4. Offshore Wind Farms21▲ 166×2 topics
  5. Weibull Distribution21▲ 226×1 topic
  6. Wind Turbine Wakes21▲ 368×1 topic
  7. Power Electronics17▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Turbulent Flow16▲ 64×3 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis16▲ 27×7 topics
  10. Large-Eddy Simulation15▲ 38×4 topics
  11. Boundary Layer14▲ 55×3 topics
  12. Air Quality13▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Nonlinear Dynamics13▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Control Systems12▲ 31×5 topics
  15. Pedestrian Wind Comfort11▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Urban Microclimate11▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Smart Grid11▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Sustainability11▲ 2.1×11 topics
  19. Electrical Systems9▲ 109×2 topics
  20. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.5×9 topics
  21. Hardware-in-the-Loop9▲ 169×1 topic
  22. Real-Time Simulation9▲ 169×1 topic
  23. Energy Storage8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  24. Heat Transfer7▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Wind Power7▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Grid Integration7▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Gear Dynamics6▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Mesh Stiffness6▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Probabilistic Forecasting6▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Renewable Resources6▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Doubly Fed Induction Generator6▲ 159×1 topic
  33. Frequency Control6▲ 159×1 topic
  34. Thermal Management6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Control Strategies5▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Inverse Problems5▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Sensor Networks5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Vibration-based Damage Identification5▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Wireless Sensors5▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Mechanical Behavior5▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wind Energy Research and Development, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Real-time simulation and control systems and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis.

Wind Energy Research and…21Wind Energy Research and Development: 21 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies11Wind and Air Flow Studies: 11 fractional worksReal-time simulation and…9Real-time simulation and control systems: 9 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 6 fractional worksWind Turbine Control Systems: 6 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 5 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 5 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 5 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 5 fractional worksTribology and Lubrication Engineering: 4 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  2. 2 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Wind Turbine Control Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 5 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  10. 10 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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