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Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation

In research, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation stands highest in Computer Science (#1,566 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,803 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,393 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,198
of 28,054 · #6,772 all time
Rank in Germany
#332
of 1,178
Research works
2.1k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation 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 #1,566 of 4,667 8.6%147 #1558
Physical SciencesDomain #4,803 of 12,888 9.1%487 #4163
EngineeringField #3,393 of 6,636 9.7%242 #2360
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,279 of 2,318 3.3%65 #3634

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation 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#1,558 #1,566
  2. Physical Sciences#4,163 #4,803
  3. Engineering#2,360 #3,393
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,634 #2,279
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 of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 37.8 works13×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 58.5 works8.5×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.46× its world share, 147 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 242 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.68× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen Jasperneite, Arne Schumann and Lars Sommer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation.

  1. 1 Jürgen Jasperneite Germany · #23,699 worldwide 576 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Arne Schumann Germany · #108,000 worldwide 262 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Lars Sommer Germany · #121,566 worldwide 304 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Thomas Usländer Germany · #243,888 worldwide 84 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Miriam Schleipen Germany · #284,003 worldwide 116 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Julius Pfrommer Germany · #288,726 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Thomas Bernard Germany · #449,984 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Manuel Martín Germany · #552,034 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Thomas Müller Germany · #596,158 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Ulrich Thoennessen Germany · #620,719 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Sparse Representation, Detection and Cyber-Physical Systems.

▲ 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 Learning104▲ 5.6×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning53▲ 3.0×45 topics
  3. Remote Sensing37▲ 5.5×23 topics
  4. Neural Networks34▲ 4.0×19 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks28▲ 7.0×13 topics
  6. Sustainability25▲ 1.85×18 topics
  7. Sparse Representation19▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Big Data19▲ 3.8×15 topics
  9. Detection18▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Cyber-Physical Systems17▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Visual Attention17▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Computer Vision15▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Security15▲ 4.3×14 topics
  14. Terrestrial Laser Scanning14▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Infrared14▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Nonlinear Optics14▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Small Target14▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Smart Grid14▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. Frequency Conversion13▲ 57×3 topics
  20. Anomaly Detection12▲ 7.8×4 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Industrial Automation12▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Channel Modeling12▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Fiber Lasers12▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Biomass Estimation11▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Machine Vision11▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Software Engineering11▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Free-Space Optical Communication11▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Visible Light Communication11▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Flexible Automation11▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems11▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Wavelet Transform11▲ 8.5×6 topics
  33. Surveillance10▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Digital Twin10▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Photon Counting10▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Smart Manufacturing10▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Convolutional Networks10▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Real-time Tracking10▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Time Series10▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Image Recognition10▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Optical Wireless Communication Technologies, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Infrared Target Detectio…14Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 14 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…11Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 11 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 11 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 10 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 9 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…8Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 8 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 8 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 works
  6. 6 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 9 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 8 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  10. 10 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

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