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Jülich Aachen Research Alliance

In research, Jülich Aachen Research Alliance stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,467 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,599 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,911
of 28,054 · #2,969 all time
Rank in Germany
#182
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Jülich Aachen Research Alliance 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,467 of 12,888 23.5%215 #2093
EngineeringField #2,599 of 6,636 27.4%104 #2357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jülich Aachen Research Alliance 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 Jülich Aachen Research Alliance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 27.2 works11×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 20.7 works8.8×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 39.4 works7.4×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.41× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.08× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.64× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.65× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.64× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jülich Aachen Research Alliance?

Ranked on the composite score, Sacha J. van Albada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jülich Aachen Research Alliance.

  1. 1 Sacha J. van Albada Germany · #1,487,881 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Jülich Aachen Research Alliance

Which keywords describe research at Jülich Aachen Research Alliance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Electric Vehicles, Neurological Disorders, Thermal Management, Energy Storage, Battery Technology and Battery Management Systems.

▲ 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. Lithium-ion Batteries23▲ 17×4 topics
  2. Cathode Materials18▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Electric Vehicles17▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders15▲ 8.2×14 topics
  5. Energy Storage14▲ 6.6×9 topics
  6. Thermal Management14▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Battery Technology13▲ 14×2 topics
  8. Battery Management Systems12▲ 25×1 topic
  9. Thermal Runaway12▲ 25×1 topic
  10. Rechargeable Batteries11▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Functional Connectivity10▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Battery Materials10▲ 17×1 topic
  13. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 17×1 topic
  14. Superconductivity10▲ 17×8 topics
  15. Default Mode Network9▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Resting-State fMRI9▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Electronic Structure9▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Non-Volatile Memory8▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Neuronal Oscillations8▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Neuromorphic Computing8▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Working Memory8▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Cortical Networks7▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Materials7▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Synchronization7▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries7▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Solid-State Electrolytes7▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Spintronics7▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation7▲ 6.4×8 topics
  30. Metal Oxides6▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  32. Quantum Computing6▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Memristor6▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Resistive Switching6▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Solar Cells6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Electron Spin6▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Photovoltaics6▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Semiconductor Quantum Dots6▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Topological Order6▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Jülich Aachen Research Alliance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 12 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…9Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 9 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…7Neural dynamics and brain function: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 6 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…6Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 6 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 5 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 4 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  4. 4 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  8. 8 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jülich Aachen Research Alliance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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