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Industrial Union of Metalworkers

In research, Industrial Union of Metalworkers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,763 of 21,541 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,602 of 4,504 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,732 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,737
of 28,054 · #6,140 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,045
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Industrial Union of Metalworkers 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,763 of 21,541 14.4%867
Materials ScienceField #1,602 of 4,504 14.4%267
EngineeringField #4,732 of 11,412 15.2%418
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,474 of 2,753 16.1%184
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,894 of 3,068 16.0%163
Social SciencesDomain #10,939 of 16,945 13.2%226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Industrial Union of Metalworkers 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.71× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Industrial Union of Metalworkers?

Ranked on the composite score, Kurt Lücke, K. Lücke and Reinhard Bahnmüller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Industrial Union of Metalworkers.

  1. 1 Kurt Lücke Germany · #477,907 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 K. Lücke Germany · #503,492 worldwide 113 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Reinhard Bahnmüller Germany · #524,913 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 G. Sachs Germany · #585,972 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Arnold Münster Germany · #829,708 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Friedrich Weibke Germany · #1,185,990 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 M. Ruehle Germany · #1,624,470 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Industrial Union of Metalworkers

Which keywords describe research at Industrial Union of Metalworkers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Agility, Socio-Technical Systems, Social Media and Crisis Communication.

▲ 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. Digital Transformation13▲ 37×5 topics
  2. Leadership12▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Organizational Change11▲ 229×3 topics
  4. Social Media7▲ 7.1×3 topics
  5. Stakeholder Engagement7▲ 112×2 topics
  6. Agility7▲ 711×1 topic
  7. Socio-Technical Systems7▲ 416×1 topic
  8. Crisis Communication6▲ 261×1 topic
  9. Public Relations6▲ 385×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Development6▲ 5.1×7 topics
  11. Information Technology4▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Digital Capital4▲ 347×1 topic
  13. Industrial Psychology4▲ 976×1 topic
  14. Management4▲ 8.2×1 topic
  15. Value Chains4▲ 347×1 topic
  16. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.4×14 topics
  17. Governance3▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Social Innovation3▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Microstructure3▲ 9.0×9 topics
  20. Urban Development3▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Big Data3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit3▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Interdisciplinary Research3▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Innovation Policy2▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Knowledge Engineering2▲ 278×1 topic
  27. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.4×3 topics
  28. E-commerce2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. Business Models2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Customer Experience2▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Digital Labor Platforms2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Gig Economy2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Metal Recovery1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  35. Environmental Impacts1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Crisis Management1▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Elderly Care1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Labor Movement1▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Political Communication1▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Union Revitalization1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Industrial Union of Metalworkers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Management and Leadership, Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Corporate Governance and Management and Organizational Management and Change.

Corporate Management and…7Corporate Management and Leadership: 7 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 6 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Change: 4 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …2Innovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 1 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementCommunicationStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  2. 2 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 6 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Organizational Management and Change Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 1 works
  10. 10 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Industrial Union of Metalworkers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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