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Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany)

In research, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,744 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,782 of 11,412 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#1,339 of 1,730 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,670
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#489
of 2,077
Research works
673
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
3%
world 28%

What is Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (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 #5,744 of 21,541 16.5%617
EngineeringField #3,782 of 11,412 17.2%435
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,339 of 1,730 23.7%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 3.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 14.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.93× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyVeterinary: 14.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, D. E. Koelle, Ernst Heinrich Hirschel and Claus Weiland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany).

  1. 1 D. E. Koelle Germany · #590,676 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ernst Heinrich Hirschel Germany · #1,254,815 worldwide 27 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Claus Weiland Germany · #1,462,193 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Manfred Held Germany · #1,533,004 worldwide 8 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vibration Analysis, Thermal Analysis, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, CubeSat, High-Order Schemes, small satellite, Solar Cells and Thermal Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Vibration Analysis25▲ 12×6 topics
  2. Renewable Energy25▲ 3.7×12 topics
  3. Thermal Analysis23▲ 23×6 topics
  4. Adaptive Mesh Refinement21▲ 35×2 topics
  5. CubeSat21▲ 129×1 topic
  6. High-Order Schemes21▲ 35×2 topics
  7. small satellite21▲ 129×1 topic
  8. Solar Cells20▲ 9.7×6 topics
  9. Thermal Management20▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Radial Basis Functions20▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Shock-Wave Interactions19▲ 51×1 topic
  12. Turbulence Modeling19▲ 51×1 topic
  13. Combustion Instabilities19▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties19▲ 2.9×22 topics
  15. Heat Transfer18▲ 5.4×14 topics
  16. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion18▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Regression Rate Behavior18▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation18▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Flight Control18▲ 86×2 topics
  20. Control Systems18▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Fluid Dynamics17▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Cryogenic Storage16▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)16▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Vortex Dynamics15▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Metal Nanoparticles14▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Materials Science14▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Mathematical Modeling14▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Engineering14▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Parameter Estimation14▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Turbulent Flows14▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Structural Analysis14▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Turbine Technology14▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Boundary Layer Transition14▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Particle Image Velocimetry14▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Fault Diagnosis12▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Emissions12▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Optimal Control12▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Photon Counting12▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Explainable Artificial I…0Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 0 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…0Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …0Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 0 fractional workssolar cell performance o…0solar cell performance optimization: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 0 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …0Space Satellite Systems and Control: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputational Mechanics5 others

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

  1. 1 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 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 available3.4%not open96.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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