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Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering

In research, Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,821 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,518 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,296
of 28,054 · #7,969 all time
Rank in Germany
#486
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering 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 #6,821 of 12,888 9.9%141 #4791
EngineeringField #5,518 of 6,636 10.3%67 #4444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering 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 Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 28.2 works9.2×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.82× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.66× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.53× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.88× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.41× its world share, 40 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Mehnert, Rasel Das and Frank Frost lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering.

  1. 1 R. Mehnert Germany · #169,917 worldwide 192 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Rasel Das Germany · #271,070 worldwide 253 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Frank Frost Germany · #301,935 worldwide 111 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 B. Rauschenbach Germany · #436,308 worldwide 336 citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Andriy Lotnyk Germany · #460,992 worldwide 102 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 F. Bigl Germany · #542,207 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Ulrich Decker Germany · #593,451 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Thomas Arnold Germany · #676,030 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Jens Bauer Germany · #685,366 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 E. Hartmann Germany · #706,565 worldwide 79 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanostructures, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Nanoscale Patterning, Molecular Imaging, Surface Engineering and Time-of-Flight.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications18▲ 9.8×22 topics
  2. Nanocomposites15▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Nanostructures15▲ 25×12 topics
  4. Nanomaterials12▲ 7.0×12 topics
  5. Nanoscale Patterning10▲ 255×2 topics
  6. Molecular Imaging10▲ 76×3 topics
  7. Surface Engineering10▲ 69×2 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties10▲ 6.5×10 topics
  9. Time-of-Flight10▲ 158×2 topics
  10. Catalysis10▲ 9.3×15 topics
  11. Ion Beam10▲ 413×1 topic
  12. Surface Analysis10▲ 413×1 topic
  13. Thin Films9▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy8▲ 27×3 topics
  15. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy8▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Quantum Computing8▲ 49×3 topics
  17. Coatings8▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Nanoindentation8▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Nanodiamonds7▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Quantum Sensing7▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Self-Assembly7▲ 13×9 topics
  22. Hybrid Materials6▲ 61×4 topics
  23. Heterogeneous Catalysis6▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Laser Ablation5▲ 96×2 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis5▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Semiconductor5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  27. Magnetic Properties5▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Photochemical Properties5▲ 85×2 topics
  29. Tool Wear5▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Functionalization5▲ 53×3 topics
  31. Tissue Engineering5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  32. Chemical Mechanical Planarization5▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Material Removal Mechanism5▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Micromachining5▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Solar Cells4▲ 14×6 topics
  37. Efficiency4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Non-Volatile Memory4▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Spectroscopy4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Visible Light4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ion-surface interactions and analysis, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research and Laser Material Processing Techniques.

Ion-surface interactions and analysis: 10 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 8 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based…7Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 7 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…5Laser Material Processing Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 5 fractional worksPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications: 5 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…4Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 4 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 3 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 3 fractional worksPhase-change materials and chalcogenides: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 10 works
  2. 2 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  3. 3 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  7. 7 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Phase-change materials and chalcogenides Materials Chemistry 2 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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