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Helmholtz-Institute Ulm

In research, Helmholtz-Institute Ulm stands highest in Engineering (#1,054 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,428 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#500 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,972
of 28,054 · #4,690 all time
Rank in Germany
#186
of 1,178
Research works
1.5k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
42.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Helmholtz-Institute Ulm 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
EngineeringField #1,054 of 6,636 28.7%183 #1545
Physical SciencesDomain #2,428 of 12,888 25.8%304 #3255
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #500 of 2,318 29.8%131 #760

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmholtz-Institute Ulm 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. Engineering#1,545 #1,054
  2. Physical Sciences#3,255 #2,428
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#760 #500
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-Institute Ulm specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 21.9 works11×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 130.8 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: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.76× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.96× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.29× its world share, 183 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.54× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.54× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Helmholtz-Institute Ulm?

Ranked on the composite score, Alberto Varzi, Stefano Passerini and Jens F. Peters lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helmholtz-Institute Ulm.

  1. 1 Alberto Varzi Germany · #65,004 worldwide 756 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Stefano Passerini Germany · #157,885 worldwide 2.3k citations · 185 works
  3. 3 Jens F. Peters Germany · #306,835 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Delio Mugnolo Germany · #1,295,756 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Helmholtz-Institute Ulm

Which keywords describe research at Helmholtz-Institute Ulm?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries, Battery Technology, Battery Materials, Nanostructured Anodes and Ionic Conductivity.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials118▲ 81×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries85▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Energy Storage83▲ 34×8 topics
  4. Rechargeable Batteries69▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Battery Technology56▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Battery Materials55▲ 89×1 topic
  7. Nanostructured Anodes55▲ 89×1 topic
  8. Ionic Conductivity49▲ 98×2 topics
  9. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries49▲ 92×1 topic
  10. Solid-State Electrolytes49▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Nanomaterials26▲ 6.6×17 topics
  12. Electric Vehicles22▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Battery Management Systems21▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Thermal Runaway21▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks18▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries14▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Zinc Anode14▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Catalysis13▲ 5.4×19 topics
  19. Graphene13▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Sustainable Technology13▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis12▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Carbon-Based Materials10▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Electrochemical Capacitors10▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Metal Recovery10▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Circular Economy10▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Water Splitting9▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Battery Recycling8▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Catalysts8▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Rare Earth Elements8▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Energy8▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Fuel Cells7▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Energy Conversion7▲ 9.3×2 topics
  33. Hydrogen Evolution7▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Oxygen Reduction7▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Materials6▲ 7.2×6 topics
  37. Superconductivity6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  38. CO2 Capture5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  39. Computational Chemistry5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Quantum Mechanics5▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Helmholtz-Institute Ulm publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advancements in Battery …55Advancements in Battery Materials: 55 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…49Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 49 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 21 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 14 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…10Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 10 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity: 4 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 55 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  8. 8 Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helmholtz-Institute Ulm's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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