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MTU Aero Engines (Germany)

In research, MTU Aero Engines (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#6,006 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,383 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,112
of 28,054 · #8,806 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,067
of 1,178
Research works
783
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is MTU Aero Engines (Germany) 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
EngineeringField #6,006 of 6,636 10.2%73 #1692
Physical SciencesDomain #12,383 of 12,888 10.9%90 #5208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MTU Aero Engines (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).

What does MTU Aero Engines (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.2 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 73.1 works5.1×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 5.91× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 5.14× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MTU Aero Engines (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Huang Yuan and Martin G. Rose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MTU Aero Engines (Germany).

  1. 1 Huang Yuan Germany · #684,710 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Martin G. Rose Germany · #1,104,626 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at MTU Aero Engines (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at MTU Aero Engines (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Separation Control, Boundary Layer, Film Cooling, Turbine, Chemical Kinetics and Turbulent Flows.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer26▲ 55×10 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation20▲ 109×5 topics
  3. Separation Control11▲ 442×2 topics
  4. Boundary Layer11▲ 94×3 topics
  5. Film Cooling11▲ 735×1 topic
  6. Turbine11▲ 735×1 topic
  7. Chemical Kinetics6▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Microstructure6▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Turbulent Flows6▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Combustion Instabilities5▲ 92×2 topics
  11. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Emissions5▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties5▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Boundary Layer Transition5▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Experimental Investigation4▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Friction Factor4▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Solar Air Heater4▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Numerical Simulation4▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Premixed Combustion4▲ 101×1 topic
  21. Turbulent Flames4▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Air Quality3▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Electric Propulsion3▲ 96×2 topics
  24. Alternative Fuels3▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Aviation3▲ 142×1 topic
  26. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.6×3 topics
  27. Radial Basis Functions3▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Tribological Performance3▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Friction Reduction3▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Laser Surface Texturing3▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Thermal Management3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  32. High-Order Schemes3▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Thermodynamic Analysis3▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Turbulence Modeling3▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Ejectors2▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Refrigerants2▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Tool Wear2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Combustion2▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Composite Materials2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does MTU Aero Engines (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Combustion and flame dynamics.

Turbomachinery Performan…11Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 11 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…5Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms4Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 3 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…3Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 3 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  8. 8 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  10. 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MTU Aero Engines (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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