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OSRAM (Germany)

In research, OSRAM (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,386 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,469 of 3,663 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,827 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,677
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#315
of 2,077
Research works
673
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is OSRAM (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 #3,386 of 21,541 15.5%634
Physics and AstronomyField #1,469 of 3,663 19.5%168
EngineeringField #4,827 of 11,412 13.3%322
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,590 of 4,248 14.3%210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where OSRAM (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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.19× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.27× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.51× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.26× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at OSRAM (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, V. Härle, J. Luft and A. Lell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OSRAM (Germany).

  1. 1 V. Härle · #333,138 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 J. Luft · #401,543 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 A. Lell · #483,608 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 P. Brick · #523,831 worldwide 80 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 N. Linder · #524,073 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Christian Karnutsch · #554,284 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Uwe Strauß · #571,266 worldwide 89 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 S. Lutgen · #641,261 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Martin Straßburg · #693,899 worldwide 96 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Adrian Avramescu · #1,193,274 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at OSRAM (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at OSRAM (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solid-State Lighting, Semiconductors, Nanowires, Band Parameters, Light-Emitting Diodes, GaN, III-Nitrides and Luminescent Materials.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Solid-State Lighting6▲ 224×2 topics
  2. Semiconductors5▲ 49×4 topics
  3. Nanowires5▲ 101×3 topics
  4. Band Parameters4▲ 237×2 topics
  5. Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 81×2 topics
  6. GaN4▲ 346×1 topic
  7. III-Nitrides4▲ 392×1 topic
  8. Luminescent Materials3▲ 140×2 topics
  9. Crystal Growth2▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Crystal Structure2▲ 37×3 topics
  11. Nanocrystal Synthesis2▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Upconversion Nanoparticles2▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Inorganic Clusters2▲ 307×1 topic
  14. Oxynitride Perovskites2▲ 307×1 topic
  15. Solar Cells2▲ 22×6 topics
  16. Crystallographic Computing1▲ 271×1 topic
  17. Nanostructures1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  18. Nonlinear Optical Materials1▲ 92×1 topic
  19. Photodetectors1▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Biosensors1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  21. Semiconductor1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.1×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials and Crystal Structures and Properties.

GaN-based semiconductor …4GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 4 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …2Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 2 fractional worksInorganic Chemistry and …2Inorganic Chemistry and Materials: 2 fractional worksCrystal Structures and P…1Crystal Structures and Properties: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Tec…1Thin-Film Transistor Technologies: 1 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materials: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksColor Science and Applications: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials ChemistryInorganic ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsCondensed Matter Physics 4 works
  2. 2 Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Inorganic Chemistry and MaterialsInorganic Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Crystal Structures and PropertiesElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business IntelligenceManagement Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Ga2O3 and related materialsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Color Science and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesAnalytical Chemistry 1 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 available13.6%not open86.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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