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Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung

In research, Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung stands highest in Computer Science (#2,739 of 7,020 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,979 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,411 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,201
of 28,054 · #24,035 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,073
of 1,178
Research works
451
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #2,739 of 7,020 17.6%145
Physical SciencesDomain #12,979 of 21,541 15.7%319
EngineeringField #9,411 of 11,412 14.5%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung 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).

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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 3.11× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.59× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.76× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.90× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.22× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung?

Ranked on the composite score, Heinz Neber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung.

  1. 1 Heinz Neber Germany · #363,414 worldwide 73 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung

Which keywords describe research at Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twin, Smart Manufacturing 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 Learning8▲ 3.4×18 topics
  2. Big Data8▲ 12×7 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 4.4×11 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management7▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Machine Learning5▲ 2.2×15 topics
  6. Neural Networks4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  7. Internet of Things3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  8. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Digital Twin3▲ 31×1 topic
  10. Smart Manufacturing3▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Microwave Photonics3▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Complex Adaptive Systems3▲ 127×2 topics
  13. Model-Based Systems Engineering2▲ 435×1 topic
  14. Value-Driven Design2▲ 435×1 topic
  15. Assembly Planning2▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Design for Manufacture2▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Semi-Supervised Learning2▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Data Integration2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Integrated Circuits2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Information Technology2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. CMOS2▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Frequency Synthesizer2▲ 65×2 topics
  23. Graph Neural Networks2▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Information Retrieval2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Knowledge Graph Embedding2▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Mass Customization2▲ 284×1 topic
  27. Product Modularity2▲ 284×1 topic
  28. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 72×2 topics
  29. Machine Translation2▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Optical Access Networks2▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Photonic Signal Processing2▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Software Engineering2▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Word Representation2▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Analytics2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Business Intelligence2▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Flexible Automation2▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Microfluidics2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Particle Separation2▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Advanced Graph Neural Networks.

Digital Transformation i…3Digital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksSystems Engineering Meth…2Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Neural Networks: 2 fractional worksProduct Development and Customization: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 2 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceManagement of Technology and Innovation3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Graph Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Product Development and Customization Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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