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Industrial Solar (Germany)

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Research works
79
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
948
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Industrial Solar (Germany)

Not ranked overall: Industrial Solar (Germany) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Industrial Solar (Germany) work in?

In all years, 90% of research at Industrial Solar (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (48%), Energy (17%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 71 fractional works · 89.5% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 48.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 33.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 17.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIndustrial Solar(Germany)79fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3848.3%
    2. Energy1417.2%
    3. Materials Science56.6%
    4. Computer Science55.7%
    5. Environmental Science45.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy44.6%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences55.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine00.6%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 12.11× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.30× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy12.11×2 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.80×0 works
  3. Materials Science2.51×2 works
  4. Engineering2.30×6 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.29×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.96×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.88×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.02×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.98×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.64×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.41×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works
  17. Medicine0.14×0 works
  18. Nursing0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Industrial Solar (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Marwan Mokhtar, Tobias Gerstmaier and Christian Zahler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Industrial Solar (Germany).

  1. 1 Marwan Mokhtar Germany · #2,037,059 worldwide 421 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tobias Gerstmaier Germany · #5,070,161 worldwide 177 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Christian Zahler Germany · #5,089,097 worldwide 179 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Industrial Solar (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Industrial Solar (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Industrial Solar (Germany) is "Design and understanding of encapsulated perovskite solar cells to withstand temperature cycling" (Rongrong Cheacharoen, Nicholas Rolston, Duncan W. J. Harwood et al., 2017), with 453 citations. Next come "The Dual Use of SAM Molecules for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells" (232) and "Industrial Silicon Wafer Solar Cells" (196).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Design and understanding of encapsulated perovskite solar cells to withstand temperature cycling Rongrong Cheacharoen, Nicholas Rolston, Duncan W. J. Harwood et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 20 Oct 2017 453
2 The Dual Use of SAM Molecules for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Jiajia Suo, Bowen Yang, Dmitry Bogachuk et al. · Advanced Energy Materials Open access 18 Apr 2024 232
3 Industrial Silicon Wafer Solar Cells Dirk Holger Neuhaus, Adolf Münzer · Advances in OptoElectronics Open access 13 Apr 2007 196
4 New module design with 4-junction solar cells for high efficiencies Sascha van Riesen, Martin Neubauer, Alexander M. Boos et al. · AIP conference proceedings Conference paperOpen access 2015 54
5 Simulations of Solar and Stellar Dynamos and Their Theoretical Interpretation P. J. Käpylä, Matthew K. Browning, Allan Sacha Brun et al. · Space Science Reviews Open access Oct 2023 53
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Industrial Solar (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Efficiency, High Efficiency, Multijunction Solar Cells and Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Renewable Energy15▲ 19×16 topics
  2. Solar Cells12▲ 48×7 topics
  3. Solar Energy10▲ 73×4 topics
  4. Photovoltaics9▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Efficiency9▲ 43×4 topics
  6. High Efficiency8▲ 311×1 topic
  7. Multijunction Solar Cells8▲ 593×1 topic
  8. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology6▲ 222×1 topic
  9. Solar Thermal Collectors6▲ 222×1 topic
  10. Passivation6▲ 178×1 topic
  11. Silicon6▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Maximum Power Point Tracking6▲ 216×1 topic
  13. Photovoltaic Arrays6▲ 216×1 topic
  14. Recycling4▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  17. Nanocrystals4▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Semiconductor3▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Photovoltaic Systems3▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Plasmonics2▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Thin-Film Transistors2▲ 65×1 topic
  23. CZTS2▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Forecasting2▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Solar Radiation2▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Thin-Film Solar Cells2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Model Predictive Control2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Bioimaging2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Schottky Barrier2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Thermal Comfort2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Thermal Management2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Energy Storage2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Electric Vehicles1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Semiconductor Nanocrystals1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Thermal Conductivity1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Battery Management Systems1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Thermal Runaway1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Industrial Solar (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability, Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Building Energy and Comf…1Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and…1Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…1Perovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…1Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksPlace Attachment and Urb…0Place Attachment and Urban Studies: 0 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 0 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  2. 2 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  8. 8 Place Attachment and Urban Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Industrial Solar (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Industrial Solar (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000061% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Industrial Solar (Germany)0.000079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Industrial Solar (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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