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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

In research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#326 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#278 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#326 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Catalysis — Hardware and Architecture is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#248
of 28,054 · #162 all time
Rank in Germany
#8
of 1,178
Research works
76k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 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 #326 of 12,888 15.5%4,700 #141
MedicineField #278 of 10,443 19.2%1,538 #187
Health SciencesDomain #326 of 11,982 19.9%1,807 #201
Life SciencesDomain #224 of 7,800 20.4%966 #205
Computer ScienceField #174 of 4,667 18.7%836 #125
Social SciencesDomain #397 of 10,521 21.3%2,039 #430
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #188 of 3,579 20.1%492 #252
EngineeringField #349 of 6,636 13.3%2,058 #206
Social SciencesField #593 of 6,365 20.5%898 #660
Physics and AstronomyField #187 of 1,646 22.3%398 #163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 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. Physical Sciences#141 #326
  2. Medicine#187 #278
  3. Health Sciences#201 #326
  4. Life Sciences#205 #224
  5. Computer Science#125 #174
  6. Social Sciences#430 #397
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#252 #188
  8. Engineering#206 #349
  9. Social Sciences#660 #593
  10. Physics and Astronomy#163 #187
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 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 44.0 works4.1×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 23.6 works3.2×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 42.4 works3.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 96 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 492 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 121 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 239 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.36× its world share, 78 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 226 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 836 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 156 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 99 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 2,058 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 183 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 523 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 142 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 398 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 192 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 1,538 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 438 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 240 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 276 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 898 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg?

Ranked on the composite score, U. Katz, Cornel Sieber and Rolf Sauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.

  1. 1 U. Katz · #1,724 worldwide 2.5k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Cornel Sieber · #1,867 worldwide 1.7k citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Rolf Sauer · #2,925 worldwide 941 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Werner Hohenberger · #7,426 worldwide 789 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Johannes F.E. Mann · #8,955 worldwide 928 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 H. Mughrabi · #9,238 worldwide 1.2k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Anton Batliner · #9,981 worldwide 876 citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Ning Li · #11,647 worldwide 1.7k citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Jörg H. W. Distler · #13,824 worldwide 447 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Adolf W. Lohmann · #16,569 worldwide 743 citations · 100 works
All ranked researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Which keywords describe research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanoparticles, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications and Catalysis.

▲ 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 Learning360◆ 1.11×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning276◆ 0.89×82 topics
  3. Epidemiology245▼ 0.65×127 topics
  4. Inflammation196◆ 0.99×81 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties195▲ 2.1×34 topics
  6. Sustainability191▼ 0.83×71 topics
  7. Nanoparticles188▲ 1.57×42 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications175▲ 1.55×35 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing147▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Microstructure140▲ 2.8×18 topics
  11. Catalysis137▲ 2.2×26 topics
  12. Neural Networks134◆ 0.92×34 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering132▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Cancer118◆ 0.93×52 topics
  15. Nanocomposites107▲ 1.40×21 topics
  16. Nanomaterials107◆ 1.06×21 topics
  17. Identity106▲ 1.53×48 topics
  18. Big Data103▲ 1.20×24 topics
  19. Gender98▲ 1.91×40 topics
  20. Governance87▲ 2.8×14 topics
  21. 3D Printing83▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Materials82▲ 3.7×6 topics
  23. Applications82▲ 3.1×7 topics
  24. Angiogenesis79▲ 2.5×16 topics
  25. Polymer Composites74▲ 2.9×7 topics
  26. Ceramics73▲ 5.0×4 topics
  27. Self-Assembly71▲ 2.3×12 topics
  28. Biomedical Engineering67▲ 4.7×2 topics
  29. Process Parameters66▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Challenges65▲ 5.7×2 topics
  31. Fused Deposition Modeling64▲ 6.0×1 topic
  32. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse64▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Material Characterization53▲ 4.7×3 topics
  34. Metal Powders50▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Bone Regeneration48▲ 4.3×2 topics
  36. Bildungsungleichheit48▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Ethnografisches Schreiben48▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Metallic Components48▲ 7.4×1 topic
  39. Selective Laser Melting48▲ 7.4×1 topic
  40. Bildung37▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Sociology and Education Studies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials.

Additive Manufacturing a…64Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 64 fractional worksSociology and Education …48Sociology and Education Studies: 48 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…48Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 48 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …37Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 37 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 33 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 33 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…31German Literature and Culture Studies: 31 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 27 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 27 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…27Photonic and Optical Devices: 27 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 64 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 48 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMechanical Engineering 48 works
  4. 4 Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 37 works
  5. 5 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 33 works
  6. 6 Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesMechanical Engineering 33 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 31 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical StudiesGeneral Health Professions 27 works
  9. 9 Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingBiomedical Engineering 27 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 27 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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