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Polytec (Germany)

In research, Polytec (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,523 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,691
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,463
of 1,603
Research works
189
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Polytec (Germany)

What is Polytec (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 #14,523 of 17,446 6.1%147

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytec (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Polytec (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Polytec (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 56.2% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 43.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKPolytec (Germany)33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1443.0%
    2. Computer Science26.9%
    3. Materials Science12.0%
    4. Environmental Science01.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities38.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting26.1%
    3. Social Sciences13.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences412.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Health Professions25.1%
    2. Medicine25.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.87× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.87×14 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.80×3 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.66×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.92×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.89×2 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.45×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.89×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.57×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.52×0 works
  12. Energy0.37×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.29×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.27×0 works
  15. Medicine0.26×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.25×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Polytec (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, A. Dräbenstedt, Georg Siegmund and Arno Maurer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytec (Germany).

  1. 1 A. Dräbenstedt Germany · #2,827,016 worldwide 2.4k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Georg Siegmund Germany · #3,788,264 worldwide 289 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Arno Maurer Germany · #4,724,131 worldwide 95 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Moritz Giesen Germany · #4,737,647 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ellen‐Christine Reiff Germany · #5,872,759 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Polytec (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Polytec (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Polytec (Germany) is "An international review of laser Doppler vibrometry: Making light work of vibration measurement" (Steve Rothberg, Matthew S. Allen, Paolo Castellini et al., 2016), with 512 citations. Next come "Strongly resonant silicon slot metasurfaces with symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum" (100) and "LQG approach for the high-precisiontrack control of ships" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An international review of laser Doppler vibrometry: Making light work of vibration measurement Steve Rothberg, Matthew S. Allen, Paolo Castellini et al. · Optics and Lasers in Engineering Open access 8 Nov 2016 512
2 Strongly resonant silicon slot metasurfaces with symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum José Francisco Algorri, Francesco Dell’Olio, Pablo Roldán-Varona et al. · Optics Express Open access 2 Mar 2021 100
3 LQG approach for the high-precisiontrack control of ships T. Holzhüter · IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications 31 Mar 1997 91
4 Industrial high performance crystalline silicon solar cells and modules based on rear surface passivation technology Axel Metz et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 29 Jul 2013 90
5 512QAM Nyquist sinc-pulse transmission at 54 Gbit/s in an optical bandwidth of 3 GHz R. Schmogrow, D. Hillerkuss, S. Wolf et al. · Optics Express Open access 5 Mar 2012 89
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Polytec (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Invasive Species, Mediterranean, Tool Wear, Health Education, Taxonomy, Vascular Flora and Community Empowerment.

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning2▲ 1.79×7 topics
  2. Conservation2▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Invasive Species2▲ 13×2 topics
  4. Mediterranean2▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Tool Wear2▲ 38×3 topics
  6. Community Empowerment2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  7. Health Education2▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Taxonomy2▲ 31×1 topic
  9. Vascular Flora2▲ 456×1 topic
  10. Sustainability1▲ 1.59×6 topics
  11. Economic Development1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  12. Maternal Health1▲ 14×1 topic
  13. Software Engineering1▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Stunting1▲ 19×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.88×4 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  17. Knowledge Management1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  18. Machine Tools1▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Human Capital1▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics1▲ 14×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Public Health and Nutrition, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques.

Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…1Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and…1Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…1Advanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing …1Non-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…1Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksStructural Analysis of C…0Structural Analysis of Composite Materials: 0 fractional works
Plant SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Polytec (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Polytec (Germany)0.000079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Polytec (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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