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Institut für Bauforschung

In research, Institut für Bauforschung stands highest in Engineering (#10,676 of 11,412 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#1,630 of 1,685 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,875 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#40,675
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,961
of 2,077
Research works
447
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
690
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Institut für Bauforschung 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
EngineeringField #10,676 of 11,412 3.7%305
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,630 of 1,685 4.0%131
Physical SciencesDomain #20,875 of 21,541 3.7%354

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Bauforschung 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).

What does Institut für Bauforschung specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 22.0 works2.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.42× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Bauforschung?

Ranked on the composite score, Harald Schorn, Max Vater and Karlhans Wesche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Bauforschung.

  1. 1 Harald Schorn Germany · #1,265,881 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Max Vater Germany · #1,459,804 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Karlhans Wesche Germany · #1,547,341 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Bauforschung

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Bauforschung?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geopolymer, Construction, Environmental Impact, Material Properties, Structural Health Monitoring, Sustainable Development, Civil Engineering and Bridge Engineering.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Construction3▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Geopolymer3▲ 89×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  4. Material Properties2▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 123×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  7. Civil Engineering2▲ 141×2 topics
  8. Bridge Engineering2▲ 738×1 topic
  9. Cementitious Materials2▲ 84×1 topic
  10. Fly Ash2▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Geotechnical Design2▲ 738×1 topic
  12. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Corrosion1▲ 45×1 topic
  14. Cultural Heritage1▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Reinforced Concrete1▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Sustainability1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  17. 3D Printing1▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Concrete Extrusion1▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Mechanical Properties1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Durability Performance1▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Machine Learning1▲ 1.41×2 topics
  22. Buckling Behavior1▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Digital Transformation1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  24. Dynamic Response1▲ 85×2 topics
  25. E-commerce1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  26. Data Mining1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  27. Information Retrieval1▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Laminated Glass1▲ 317×1 topic
  29. Structural Adhesives1▲ 317×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut für Bauforschung publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials.

Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 2 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…1Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …1Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 1 fractional worksStructural Analysis of Composite Materials: 1 fractional worksInformation Retrieval and Data Mining: 1 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…1Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 1 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 1 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionMechanical EngineeringInformation Systems

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 1 works
  5. 5 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Information Retrieval and Data Mining Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural 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 available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Bauforschung's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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