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KUKA (Germany)

In research, KUKA (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,369 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,936
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,079
of 1,603
Research works
198
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
KUKA (Germany)

What is KUKA (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 #9,369 of 17,446 9.4%147

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where KUKA (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 KUKA (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at KUKA (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 55.6% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 31.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKUKA (Germany)33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1131.6%
    2. Computer Science413.3%
    3. Environmental Science14.1%
    4. Chemistry14.0%
    5. Materials Science01.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting37.6%
    2. Psychology25.4%
    3. Social Sciences14.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    5. Decision Sciences01.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine515.8%
    2. Health Professions13.3%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    2. Neuroscience01.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.11× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry2.56×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.37×3 works
  3. Engineering2.11×11 works
  4. Veterinary1.83×0 works
  5. Psychology1.77×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.71×4 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.66×0 works
  8. Health Professions1.26×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.24×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.92×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.83×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.82×0 works
  14. Medicine0.82×5 works
  15. Materials Science0.37×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.33×1 works
  18. Nursing0.29×0 works
  19. Energy0.27×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at KUKA (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jan Helmut Hönle, Felix Allmendinger and Martina Bode lead among researchers whose main affiliation is KUKA (Germany).

  1. 1 Jan Helmut Hönle Germany · #2,777,932 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Felix Allmendinger Germany · #2,866,955 worldwide 217 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Martina Bode Germany · #2,984,506 worldwide 202 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Dominik B. O. Boesl Germany · #2,998,691 worldwide 135 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Georg Stark Germany · #3,335,635 worldwide 68 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Uwe E. Zimmermann Germany · #3,434,442 worldwide 191 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Arif Kazi Germany · #3,444,691 worldwide 240 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Juan D. Muñoz Osorio Germany · #3,549,736 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Laurent Kieffer Germany · #6,029,329 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at KUKA (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from KUKA (Germany) is "Experimental studies on particle emissions from cruising ship, their characteristic properties, transformation and atmospheric lifetime in the marine boundary layer" (Andreas Petzold, J. Hasselbach, Peter E. Lauer et al., 2008), with 250 citations. Next come "Towards MRI-Based Autonomous Robotic US Acquisitions: A First Feasibility Study" (229) and "Phylogenetic relationships of aroids and duckweeds (Araceae) inferred from coding and noncoding plastid DNA" (195).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Experimental studies on particle emissions from cruising ship, their characteristic properties, transformation and atmospheric lifetime in the marine boundary layer Andreas Petzold, J. Hasselbach, Peter E. Lauer et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 6 May 2008 250
2 Towards MRI-Based Autonomous Robotic US Acquisitions: A First Feasibility Study Christoph Hennersperger, Bernhard Fuerst, Salvatore Virga et al. · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Open access 24 Oct 2016 229
3 Phylogenetic relationships of aroids and duckweeds (Araceae) inferred from coding and noncoding plastid DNA L. Cabrera, Gerardo A. Salazar, Mark W. Chase et al. · American Journal of Botany Open access 26 Aug 2008 195
4 Relationships within the Araceae: Comparison of morphological patterns with molecular phylogenies Natalie Cusimano, Josef Bogner, Simon Joseph Mayo et al. · American Journal of Botany Open access 30 Mar 2011 187
5 KUKA youBot - a mobile manipulator for research and education Rainer Bischoff, Ulrich Huggenberger, Erwin A. Prassler Conference paper May 2011 171
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at KUKA (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Customer Experience, Human-Robot Interaction, Grasping, Robot Learning, Elderly Care, Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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-now 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 2.0×9 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.7×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning1◆ 1.14×8 topics
  5. Customer Experience1▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  8. Elderly Care1▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Grasping1▲ 82×1 topic
  10. Robot Learning1▲ 82×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Open Source Software Innovations and AI in Service Interactions.

Robot Manipulation and L…1Robot Manipulation and Learning: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…1Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksRobotic Mechanisms and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 0 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and…0Time Series Analysis and Forecasting: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 0 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction and HRI: 0 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Open Source Software Innovations Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is KUKA (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%KUKA (Germany)0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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