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FZI Research Center for Information Technology

In research, FZI Research Center for Information Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#2,298 of 4,667 worldwide), Engineering (#4,740 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,304 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Control and Systems Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 16.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,175
of 28,054 · #621 all time
Rank in Germany
#547
of 1,178
Research works
11k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
250k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is FZI Research Center for Information Technology 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 #2,298 of 4,667 13.2%131 #537
EngineeringField #4,740 of 6,636 10.0%124 #692
Physical SciencesDomain #9,304 of 12,888 11.5%264 #448

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FZI Research Center for Information Technology 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#537 #2,298
  2. Engineering#692 #4,740
  3. Physical Sciences#448 #9,304
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 FZI Research Center for Information Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 27.8 works16×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 29.4 works7.2×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 23.3 works6.7×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 48.7 works6.2×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.19× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.56× its world share, 124 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FZI Research Center for Information Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Herrlich, Ljiljana Stojanović and G. Ondracek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FZI Research Center for Information Technology.

  1. 1 Peter Herrlich Germany · #9,296 worldwide 930 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Ljiljana Stojanović Germany · #26,832 worldwide 409 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 G. Ondracek Germany · #29,505 worldwide 540 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 H. Winter Germany · #44,805 worldwide 507 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Thomas Wolf Germany · #56,586 worldwide 564 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 H. Kleykamp Germany · #77,226 worldwide 375 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 H. Rietschel Germany · #92,031 worldwide 212 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Helmut Ponta Germany · #98,726 worldwide 265 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Nenad Stojanović Germany · #108,586 worldwide 286 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 B. Piosczyk Germany · #127,032 worldwide 227 citations · 104 works
All ranked researchers at FZI Research Center for Information Technology

Which keywords describe research at FZI Research Center for Information Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Collision Avoidance, Sensor Fusion, Driver Assistance Systems and Trajectory Prediction.

▲ 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 Learning87▲ 7.8×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning39▲ 3.7×32 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles32▲ 47×5 topics
  4. Neural Networks31▲ 6.2×22 topics
  5. Collision Avoidance27▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Sensor Fusion21▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Driver Assistance Systems20▲ 110×1 topic
  8. Trajectory Prediction20▲ 110×1 topic
  9. Big Data12▲ 4.2×12 topics
  10. Multi-Agent Systems12▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Robotics12▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Intelligent Transportation Systems12▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Time Series12▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks11▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Security11▲ 5.3×11 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.2×8 topics
  17. Surveillance9▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Anomaly Detection9▲ 9.3×3 topics
  19. Reinforcement Learning9▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Security Analysis8▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Traffic Flow8▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Path Planning8▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Smart Grid7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Trust7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Computer Vision7▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. Mobile Robots7▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Optimal Motion Planning7▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Sampling-Based Algorithms7▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Image Classification7▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Distributed Systems7▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Distributed Control6▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Image Recognition6▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Object Detection6▲ 15×1 topic
  34. 3D Mapping6▲ 26×1 topic
  35. SLAM6▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Dimensionality Reduction6▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Outlier Detection6▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Unsupervised6▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Clustering6▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Dynamic Time Warping6▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does FZI Research Center for Information Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Advanced Neural Network Applications and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…20Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 20 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 6 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…6Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 6 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and Forecasting: 6 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…5Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 5 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 4 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 4 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 4 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 6 works
  7. 7 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  8. 8 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic 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 available12.1%not open87.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FZI Research Center for Information Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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