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Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart

In research, Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart stands highest in Engineering (#7,054 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,873 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,438 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,634
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,156
of 2,077
Research works
356
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart 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 #7,054 of 11,412 11.5%244
Physical SciencesDomain #13,873 of 21,541 11.5%327
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,438 of 4,248 11.9%175

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart 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 Mikroelektronik Stuttgart specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 22.9 works3.9×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.94× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart?

Ranked on the composite score, Joachim N. Burghartz, Florian Letzkus and H. Richter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart.

  1. 1 Joachim N. Burghartz Germany · #86,267 worldwide 534 citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Florian Letzkus Germany · #273,126 worldwide 141 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 H. Richter Germany · #423,430 worldwide 192 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Mathias Irmscher Germany · #1,105,610 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 B. Hoefflinger Germany · #1,128,105 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Christine Harendt Germany · #1,185,783 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 M. Alomari Germany · #1,224,425 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 B. Höfflinger Germany · #1,499,957 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Joerg Butschke Germany · #1,522,943 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Integrated Circuits, Solar Cells, Thermal Management, Flexible Electronics, Engineering, Materials Science and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Biosensors3▲ 16×3 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits3▲ 43×3 topics
  3. Solar Cells3▲ 33×3 topics
  4. Thermal Management2▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 2.4×3 topics
  6. Engineering2▲ 117×2 topics
  7. Flexible Electronics2▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Materials Science2▲ 131×2 topics
  9. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  10. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Optical Modulators2▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Silicon Photonics2▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Identity2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 13×1 topic
  16. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 27×3 topics
  17. High-Resolution Patterning2▲ 201×2 topics
  18. Atomic Layer Deposition1▲ 54×1 topic
  19. High-k Dielectrics1▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Semiconductors1▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Autorschaft1▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Bildung1▲ 106×1 topic
  23. Innovation1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  24. Plasmonics1▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Thin-Film Transistors1▲ 161×1 topic
  26. III-Nitrides1▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Light-Emitting Diodes1▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Nanofabrication1▲ 50×3 topics
  29. Nanolithography1▲ 258×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Soft Lithography1▲ 258×1 topic
  32. CMOS1▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Complex Adaptive Systems1▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Engineering Education1▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Governance1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  36. Leadership1▲ 5.4×1 topic
  37. Model-Based Systems Engineering1▲ 362×1 topic
  38. Remote Laboratories1▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Spectroscopy1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Semiconductor materials and devices and German Literature and Culture Studies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…2Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …2Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 1 fractional worksNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational MechanicsLiterature and Literary TheoryCondensed Matter Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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