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Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics

In research, Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,740 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,359 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 35.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#6,121
of 28,054 · #9,336 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#53
of 237
Research works
271
▲ 414% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
93%
world 28%

What is Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics 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 #3,740 of 12,888 32.8%99 #5758
EngineeringField #3,359 of 6,636 31.4%61 #4489

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics 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 Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 35.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 22.0 works35×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.18× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.78× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.86× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMedicineworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, CFD Simulation, Heat Transfer, Biomedical Applications, Multiphase Flow, Turbulent Flows, Surface Tension and Fluid Dynamics.

▲ 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. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 62×4 topics
  2. CFD Simulation12▲ 94×4 topics
  3. Heat Transfer11▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications10▲ 8.1×14 topics
  5. Multiphase Flow10▲ 108×4 topics
  6. Turbulent Flows8▲ 78×2 topics
  7. Fluid Dynamics8▲ 56×3 topics
  8. Surface Tension8▲ 147×2 topics
  9. Turbulent Flow8▲ 62×4 topics
  10. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.9×16 topics
  11. Boundary Layer6▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Vortex Dynamics6▲ 51×3 topics
  13. Drop Impact6▲ 221×1 topic
  14. Level Set Method6▲ 130×1 topic
  15. Boundary Layer Transition6▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Particle Image Velocimetry6▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Air Quality5▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Pedestrian Wind Comfort5▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Urban Microclimate5▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Numerical Simulation5▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Fluid-Structure Interaction5▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.2×5 topics
  23. Microfluidics5▲ 59×3 topics
  24. Lab-on-a-Chip5▲ 35×4 topics
  25. Aerodynamics4▲ 61×3 topics
  26. Colloidal Particles4▲ 73×3 topics
  27. Biosensors4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  28. Two-Phase Flow4▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Weibull Distribution4▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Wind Turbine Wakes4▲ 138×1 topic
  31. Drug Delivery4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Particles4▲ 153×1 topic
  33. Turbulence4▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Graphene3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  35. Self-Assembly3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Surface Roughness3▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Bioinspired Materials3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Microfluidic Devices3▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Flow Control3▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Bioinspired Design3▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Wind Energy Research and Development.

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 6 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 6 works
  3. 3 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 works
  7. 7 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 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 available93.2%not open6.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.7%domestic only41.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 414% 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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