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Institute of Automation

In research, Institute of Automation stands highest in Engineering (#4,092 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,633 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,830 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 24.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,188
of 28,054 · #12,573 all time
Rank in Germany
#634
of 1,178
Research works
2.1k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Institute of Automation 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
EngineeringField #4,092 of 6,636 6.5%217 #3165
Physical SciencesDomain #8,633 of 12,888 7.6%326 #8050
Computer ScienceField #3,830 of 4,667 10.1%79 #2108

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Automation 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. Engineering#3,165 #4,092
  2. Physical Sciences#8,050 #8,633
  3. Computer Science#2,108 #3,830
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 Institute of Automation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 24.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 45.9 works24×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 38.4 works9.6×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.74× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.92× its world share, 217 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Automation?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Weigelt and Alexander Kühl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Automation.

  1. 1 Michael Weigelt Germany · #458,488 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Alexander Kühl Germany · #465,381 worldwide 99 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Automation

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Automation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems, Software Engineering and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning38▲ 3.0×55 topics
  2. Sustainability25▲ 2.8×22 topics
  3. Machine Learning23▲ 1.87×48 topics
  4. Neural Networks19▲ 3.4×33 topics
  5. Internet of Things16▲ 5.1×13 topics
  6. Big Data16▲ 4.8×15 topics
  7. Renewable Energy16▲ 3.0×26 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management16▲ 4.6×8 topics
  9. Industrial Automation14▲ 58×3 topics
  10. Cyber-Physical Systems13▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Software Engineering13▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Flexible Automation13▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems13▲ 134×1 topic
  14. Energy Efficiency12▲ 3.5×22 topics
  15. Virtual Prototyping10▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Digital Twin10▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties10▲ 2.7×15 topics
  18. Assembly Planning9▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Design for Manufacture9▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Smart Grid9▲ 6.6×8 topics
  21. Cloud Manufacturing9▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Smart Manufacturing9▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Optimization8▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Power Electronics8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  26. Adaptive Control7▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Machine Vision7▲ 8.9×5 topics
  28. Multi-Agent Systems7▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 5.9×5 topics
  30. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Collision Avoidance7▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Nonlinear Systems7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  33. Feedback Control7▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Path Planning7▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Neural Network6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  36. Control Systems6▲ 9.1×10 topics
  37. Robotic Manipulators6▲ 17×3 topics
  38. 3D Printing6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Biomedical Engineering6▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Ceramics6▲ 10.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Automation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Digital Transformation in Industry and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Flexible and Reconfigura…13Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 13 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 9 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 9 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 4 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Automation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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