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Helmholtz Center for Information Security

In research, Helmholtz Center for Information Security stands highest in Computer Science (#472 of 4,667 worldwide), Artificial Intelligence (#523 of 1,884 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,420 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Signal Processing — Software is 78.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,346
of 28,054 · #15,873 all time
Rank in Germany
#302
of 1,178
Research works
836
▲ 748% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Helmholtz Center for Information Security 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 #472 of 4,667 31.2%365 #1311
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #523 of 1,884 34.0%134 #1080
Physical SciencesDomain #4,420 of 12,888 29.1%405 #9422

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmholtz Center for Information Security 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#1,311 #472
  2. Artificial Intelligence#1,080 #523
  3. Physical Sciences#9,422 #4,420
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 Helmholtz Center for Information Security specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 78.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 23.0 works78×
  2. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 44.6 works23×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 29.4 works21×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 134.1 works12×
  5. Computer ScienceField · 365.4 works10×
  6. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 40.1 works9.9×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 10.32× its world share, 365 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Helmholtz Center for Information Security?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Rossow, Yasemin Acar and Michael Backes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helmholtz Center for Information Security.

  1. 1 Christian Rossow Germany · #73,768 worldwide 412 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Yasemin Acar Germany · #109,617 worldwide 156 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Michael Backes Germany · #169,773 worldwide 192 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Sven Bugiel Germany · #384,552 worldwide 145 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Giancarlo Pellegrino Germany · #388,259 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Nico Döttling Germany · #542,403 worldwide 141 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Katharina Krombholz Germany · #594,482 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Julian Loss Germany · #649,022 worldwide 94 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Giulio Malavolta Germany · #895,452 worldwide 76 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Swen Jacobs Germany · #1,213,565 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Which keywords describe research at Helmholtz Center for Information Security?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Security Analysis, Security, Side-Channel Attacks, IoT Security, Behavioral Analysis and Model Checking.

▲ 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. Machine Learning100▲ 6.7×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning79▲ 5.1×38 topics
  3. Security Analysis37▲ 47×4 topics
  4. Security37▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Side-Channel Attacks34▲ 161×3 topics
  6. IoT Security32▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Behavioral Analysis32▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Neural Networks30▲ 4.3×18 topics
  9. Model Checking30▲ 144×3 topics
  10. Detection27▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Android Malware26▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Permission Analysis26▲ 69×1 topic
  13. Virtualization24▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Approximation Algorithms24▲ 75×5 topics
  15. Control-Flow Integrity24▲ 284×1 topic
  16. Security Policies24▲ 284×1 topic
  17. Temporal Logic22▲ 150×2 topics
  18. Data Mining22▲ 6.4×6 topics
  19. Homomorphic Encryption20▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Identity-Based Encryption20▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Automata19▲ 151×2 topics
  22. Algorithmic Applications19▲ 117×2 topics
  23. Satisfiability Modulo Theories18▲ 230×1 topic
  24. Symbolic Model Checker18▲ 230×1 topic
  25. Cryptanalysis17▲ 44×4 topics
  26. Automated Testing16▲ 138×1 topic
  27. Software Fault Localization16▲ 138×1 topic
  28. Static Analysis16▲ 188×2 topics
  29. Authentication13▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Biometrics13▲ 96×2 topics
  31. Differential Privacy13▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Federated Learning13▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Privacy12▲ 9.3×7 topics
  34. Adversarial Examples12▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Robustness12▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Complexity Theory12▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Combinatorial Optimization12▲ 189×1 topic
  38. Graph Algorithms12▲ 189×1 topic
  39. Anomaly Detection11▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Surveillance11▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Helmholtz Center for Information Security publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Security and Verification in Computing, Cryptography and Data Security and Formal Methods in Verification.

Advanced Malware Detecti…26Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 26 fractional worksSecurity and Verificatio…24Security and Verification in Computing: 24 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…20Cryptography and Data Security: 20 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verifi…18Formal Methods in Verification: 18 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Debugging Techniques: 16 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 13 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…12Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 12 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 12 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 10 fractional worksWeb Application Security Vulnerabilities: 8 fractional works
Signal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and MathematicsSoftware1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 26 works
  2. 2 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  3. 3 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 20 works
  4. 4 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 18 works
  5. 5 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 16 works
  6. 6 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  7. 7 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  8. 8 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 works
  9. 9 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 10 works
  10. 10 Web Application Security Vulnerabilities Information Systems 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 available76.6%not open23.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helmholtz Center for Information Security's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 748% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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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