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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

In research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie stands highest in Physical Sciences (#902 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#899 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#427 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Radiation is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,526
of 28,054 · #1,070 all time
Rank in Germany
#82
of 1,178
Research works
4.3k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
122k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie 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 #902 of 12,888 17.3%766 #790
EngineeringField #899 of 6,636 20.8%284 #965
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #427 of 2,318 22.1%204 #501
Materials ScienceField #752 of 2,468 14.3%227 #509
Physics and AstronomyField #505 of 1,646 15.9%100 #519
Materials ChemistrySubfield #675 of 1,556 14.0%140 #455
EnergyField #634 of 694 14.3%62 #935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie 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#790 #902
  2. Engineering#965 #899
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#501 #427
  4. Materials Science#509 #752
  5. Physics and Astronomy#519 #505
  6. Materials Chemistry#455 #675
  7. Energy#935 #634
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-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 21.8 works19×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 23.3 works18×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 39.9 works11×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 58.4 works9.2×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.60× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.82× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.22× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.29× its world share, 284 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.85× its world share, 227 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.42× its world share, 100 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio Abate, B. Rech and F. Schäfers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie.

  1. 1 Antonio Abate Germany · #10,226 worldwide 1.7k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 B. Rech Germany · #23,227 worldwide 919 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 F. Schäfers Germany · #69,528 worldwide 364 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Hans‐Werner Schock Germany · #73,067 worldwide 390 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Roel van de Krol Germany · #73,398 worldwide 740 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 John Banhart Germany · #80,449 worldwide 873 citations · 120 works
  7. 7 André Hilger Germany · #84,161 worldwide 377 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Thomas Unold Germany · #95,134 worldwide 549 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Nikolay Kardjilov Germany · #112,927 worldwide 418 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Ingo Manke Germany · #126,998 worldwide 644 citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

Which keywords describe research at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Efficiency, Semiconductors, Crystal Growth, Nanomaterials, Nanocrystals, Light-Emitting Diodes, Stability and Organometal Halide Perovskites.

▲ 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. Efficiency84▲ 33×4 topics
  2. Semiconductors70▲ 28×5 topics
  3. Crystal Growth65▲ 28×11 topics
  4. Nanomaterials65▲ 7.4×18 topics
  5. Nanocrystals61▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Light-Emitting Diodes55▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Stability54▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Organometal Halide Perovskites53▲ 56×1 topic
  9. Perovskite Solar Cells53▲ 56×1 topic
  10. Energy Storage51▲ 9.5×9 topics
  11. Cathode Materials50▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Semiconductor48▲ 17×7 topics
  13. Photovoltaics47▲ 34×4 topics
  14. Water Splitting45▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications42▲ 4.2×29 topics
  16. Electrocatalysis42▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Nanoparticles40▲ 3.8×32 topics
  18. Nanocomposites38▲ 5.8×18 topics
  19. Nanostructures36▲ 11×16 topics
  20. Solar Cells35▲ 21×7 topics
  21. Electronic Structure35▲ 24×8 topics
  22. Superconductivity34▲ 24×8 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks34▲ 9.7×5 topics
  24. Graphene34▲ 5.9×10 topics
  25. Catalysts33▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries33▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries32▲ 9.1×3 topics
  28. Catalysis32▲ 5.7×22 topics
  29. Fuel Cells29▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Energy Conversion26▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Two-Dimensional Materials26▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Solar Cell Efficiency26▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Organic Electronics25▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Sustainable Energy24▲ 16×2 topics
  35. CZTS24▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Thin-Film Solar Cells24▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Evolution24▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Oxygen Reduction24▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Semiconductor Nanocrystals23▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Quantum Dots22▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Conducting polymers and applications.

Perovskite Materials and…53Perovskite Materials and Applications: 53 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 24 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…24Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 24 fractional worksConducting polymers and …21Conducting polymers and applications: 21 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 21 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…17Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 11 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPolymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 53 works
  2. 2 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 21 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 11 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.2%domestic only55.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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