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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

In research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#150 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#120 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#196 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Hardware and Architecture and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#274
of 28,054 · #152 all time
Rank in Germany
#12
of 1,178
Research works
67k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 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 #150 of 12,888 16.5%8,725 #81
Computer ScienceField #120 of 4,667 18.8%1,356 #89
EngineeringField #196 of 6,636 14.0%3,981 #120
Physics and AstronomyField #91 of 1,646 26.9%714 #72
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #129 of 2,318 14.5%1,136 #119
Environmental ScienceField #250 of 3,551 23.2%565 #229
Materials ScienceField #179 of 2,468 13.0%879 #117
Social SciencesDomain #851 of 10,521 24.3%1,103 #721
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #24 of 263 43.0%240 #38
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #111 of 1,209 23.2%297 #125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 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. Physical Sciences#81 #150
  2. Computer Science#89 #120
  3. Engineering#120 #196
  4. Physics and Astronomy#72 #91
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#119 #129
  6. Environmental Science#229 #250
  7. Materials Science#117 #179
  8. Social Sciences#721 #851
  9. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#38 #24
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences#125 #111
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 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 239.8 works7.0×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 75.8 works6.2×
  3. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 49.9 works6.0×
  4. SoftwareSubfield · 38.4 works5.5×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 83.3 works5.2×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 277.2 works5.0×
  7. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 294.5 works4.7×
  8. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 267.4 works4.6×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 310 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 87 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.38× its world share, 166 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.32× its world share, 394 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 1,356 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 297 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 142 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 3,981 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 564 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.32× its world share, 879 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 231 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.96× its world share, 714 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 334 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 102 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 232 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 150 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 148 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 372 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Rudi Studer, H. G. Hertz and Reinhart Ahlrichs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Rudi Studer · #2,365 worldwide 1.4k citations · 107 works
  2. 2 H. G. Hertz · #4,626 worldwide 1.6k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Reinhart Ahlrichs · #7,126 worldwide 1.7k citations · 87 works
  4. 4 Wim Klopper · #10,263 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 J. Knapp · #11,332 worldwide 896 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 M. Kunze · #13,242 worldwide 723 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Hans-Hellmut Nagel · #14,746 worldwide 822 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 G. Tristram · #15,306 worldwide 555 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Almut Arneth · #15,525 worldwide 1.4k citations · 107 works
  10. 10 Markus Müller · #15,649 worldwide 976 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Deep Learning, Cathode Materials, Catalysis, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Learning555▲ 1.50×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning461▲ 1.30×83 topics
  3. Sustainability386▲ 1.46×74 topics
  4. Renewable Energy338▲ 2.2×43 topics
  5. Catalysis279▲ 3.9×27 topics
  6. Neural Networks276▲ 1.66×39 topics
  7. Climate Change272◆ 0.93×91 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries267▲ 5.8×4 topics
  9. Nanoparticles260▲ 1.91×42 topics
  10. Cathode Materials243▲ 5.7×3 topics
  11. Energy Storage224▲ 3.2×13 topics
  12. Thermal Management213▲ 5.9×8 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties205▲ 1.95×38 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration178▲ 4.9×6 topics
  15. Battery Technology161▲ 5.2×3 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles158▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries150▲ 5.1×2 topics
  18. Heat Transfer143▲ 2.7×20 topics
  19. Smart Grid130▲ 3.2×9 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing129▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Battery Materials126▲ 6.9×1 topic
  22. Nanostructured Anodes126▲ 6.9×1 topic
  23. Power Electronics121▲ 3.4×8 topics
  24. Vibration Analysis119▲ 4.1×9 topics
  25. Fluid Dynamics114▲ 7.7×6 topics
  26. Ionic Conductivity100▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries99▲ 6.4×2 topics
  28. Safety Concerns97▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Battery Management Systems96▲ 5.8×1 topic
  30. Thermal Runaway96▲ 5.8×1 topic
  31. Dark Matter94▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Nanostructured Cathodes94▲ 7.0×1 topic
  33. Solid-State Electrolytes94▲ 7.0×1 topic
  34. Particle Physics92▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Materials Science81▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling79▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. Virtual Prototyping78▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Engineering78▲ 16×6 topics
  39. Assembly Planning76▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Design for Manufacture76▲ 9.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Karlsruhe Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Advancements in Battery …126Advancements in Battery Materials: 126 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…96Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 96 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…94Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 94 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…76Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 76 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 74 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 70 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…67Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 67 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…64Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 64 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…55Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 55 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…47Nuclear Materials and Properties: 47 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 126 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 96 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 94 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 76 works
  5. 5 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 74 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 70 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 67 works
  8. 8 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 64 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 55 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 47 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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