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Jenoptik (Germany)

In research, Jenoptik (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,838 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,779
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,502
of 1,603
Research works
174
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Jenoptik (Germany)

What is Jenoptik (Germany) 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 #11,838 of 17,446 7.0%159

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jenoptik (Germany) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Jenoptik (Germany) work in?

In all years, 91% of research at Jenoptik (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (67%), Physics and Astronomy (9%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 159 fractional works · 91.4% of its workEngineering: 117 fractional works · 67.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 55 fractional works · 31.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKJenoptik(Germany)174fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11767.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy169.0%
    3. Materials Science116.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.5%
    5. Chemistry42.3%
    6. Computer Science32.0%
    7. Environmental Science31.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting31.9%
    2. Social Sciences21.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine53.0%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.64×1 works
  2. Engineering2.48×1 works
  3. Psychology1.79×0 works
  4. Mathematics1.56×0 works
  5. Medicine1.09×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Jenoptik (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Erich J. Hacker, Frank R. Reichel and Peter Weissbrodt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jenoptik (Germany).

  1. 1 Erich J. Hacker Germany · #3,540,372 worldwide 349 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Frank R. Reichel Germany · #4,151,534 worldwide 141 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Peter Weissbrodt Germany · #4,204,514 worldwide 275 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Bernhard Braun Germany · #4,427,048 worldwide 85 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Hans Lauth Germany · #4,546,315 worldwide 397 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Guido F. Bonati Germany · #4,739,319 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Guenter Hollemann Germany · #4,752,039 worldwide 119 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Dirk Lorenzen Germany · #5,002,709 worldwide 357 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Jens Meusel Germany · #5,237,185 worldwide 343 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Franz X. Daiminger Germany · #5,417,630 worldwide 316 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Jenoptik (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Jenoptik (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Jenoptik (Germany) is "Polymer microfabrication methods for microfluidic analytical applications" (Holger Becker, Claudia Gärtner, 2000), with 792 citations. Next come "Digital wave-front measuring interferometry: some systematic error sources" (715) and "Hot embossing as a method for the fabrication of polymer high aspect ratio structures" (669).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polymer microfabrication methods for microfluidic analytical applications Holger Becker, Claudia Gärtner · Electrophoresis 2000 792
2 Digital wave-front measuring interferometry: some systematic error sources Johannes Schwider, Regina Burow, K.-E. Elßner et al. · Applied Optics Nov 1983 715
3 Hot embossing as a method for the fabrication of polymer high aspect ratio structures Holger Becker, Ulf Heim · Sensors and Actuators A Physical May 2000 669
4 Evaluation of Mixing-Height Retrievals from Automatic Profiling Lidars and Ceilometers in View of Future Integrated Networks in Europe Martial Haeffelin, F. Angelini, Y. Morille et al. · Boundary-Layer Meteorology 4 Aug 2011 280
5 A fibre Bragg grating sensor system monitors operational load in a wind turbine rotor blade Kerstin Schroeder, Wolfgang Ecke, Jörg Apitz et al. · Measurement Science and Technology Open access 13 Apr 2006 225
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Which keywords describe research at Jenoptik (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Frequency Conversion, Raman Lasers, Femtosecond Laser, Micromachining, Transparent Materials, Optical Interconnects, Semiconductor Lasers and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Frequency Conversion17▲ 101×3 topics
  2. Raman Lasers14▲ 49×2 topics
  3. Femtosecond Laser14▲ 120×2 topics
  4. Micromachining14▲ 148×1 topic
  5. Transparent Materials14▲ 253×1 topic
  6. Optical Interconnects11▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Semiconductor Lasers11▲ 67×1 topic
  8. Crystal Growth10▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Remote Sensing10▲ 5.0×7 topics
  10. Solid-State Lasers9▲ 175×1 topic
  11. Ytterbium9▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Nanofabrication8▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Spectroscopy8▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Electric Discharge8▲ 128×1 topic
  15. Laser Oscillation8▲ 128×1 topic
  16. Integrated Circuits7▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Biosensors6▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Nanostructures6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  19. High-Resolution Patterning6▲ 88×2 topics
  20. Machine Vision6▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Image Processing6▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Solar Cells6▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Optical Modulators6▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Microcavities5▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Silicon Photonics5▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Semiconductor5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Lab-on-a-Chip5▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Photonic Crystals5▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Roughness Measurement5▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Surface Characterization5▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Molecular Dynamics Simulation4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Photovoltaics4▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Tool Wear4▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Chemical Mechanical Planarization4▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Material Removal Mechanism4▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Fiber Lasers4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Antireflective Coatings4▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Electron Beam Lithography4▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Resolution Limits4▲ 114×1 topic

Which research topics does Jenoptik (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Political Philosophy and Ethics, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Political Philosophy and…1Political Philosophy and Ethics: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …0Diversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 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 available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Jenoptik (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jenoptik (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Jenoptik (Germany)0.000015% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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