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Profactor (Austria)

In research, Profactor (Austria) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,950 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,273 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,660
of 34,923
Rank in Austria
#170
of 255
Research works
308
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Profactor (Austria)

What is Profactor (Austria) 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 #6,950 of 17,446 6.0%266
EngineeringField #5,273 of 9,532 6.5%175

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Profactor (Austria) 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 Profactor (Austria) work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Profactor (Austria) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (65%), Computer Science (19%), Materials Science (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 91.9% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 65.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 17.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 19.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKProfactor(Austria)56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering3665.2%
    2. Computer Science1119.4%
    3. Materials Science23.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    6. Environmental Science00.8%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Psychology23.6%
    2. Social Sciences00.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Medicine11.1%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    1. Neuroscience11.1%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.49× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.34× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.34×36 works
  2. Computer Science2.49×11 works
  3. Psychology1.19×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.05×2 works
  5. Neuroscience0.67×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.61×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×0 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×0 works
  10. Energy0.33×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.21×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.16×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  16. Medicine0.06×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Profactor (Austria)?

Ranked on the quality score, Christian Eitzinger, Georg Weichhart and Gerhard Ebenhofer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Profactor (Austria).

  1. 1 Christian Eitzinger Austria · #1,784,575 worldwide 1k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Georg Weichhart Austria · #1,813,642 worldwide 1.8k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Gerhard Ebenhofer Austria · #2,070,754 worldwide 448 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Zambal Austria · #2,543,269 worldwide 659 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Gerhard Traxler Austria · #2,604,599 worldwide 423 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Wolfgang Heidl Austria · #2,632,748 worldwide 292 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Markus Ikeda Austria · #2,763,196 worldwide 351 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Martijn N. Rooker Austria · #3,039,447 worldwide 677 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Iris Bergmair Austria · #3,460,782 worldwide 795 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Christoph Heindl Austria · #3,531,821 worldwide 213 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Profactor (Austria)

What are the most cited papers from Profactor (Austria)?

The most cited paper from Profactor (Austria) is "Challenges for the cyber-physical manufacturing enterprises of the future" (Hervé Panetto, Benoit Iung, Dmitry Ivanov et al., 2019), with 328 citations. Next come "Anisotropic properties of oriented short carbon fibre filled polypropylene parts fabricated by extrusion-based additive manufacturing" (239) and "Shrinkage and Warpage Optimization of Expanded‐Perlite‐Filled Polypropylene Composites in Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing" (167).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Challenges for the cyber-physical manufacturing enterprises of the future Hervé Panetto, Benoit Iung, Dmitry Ivanov et al. · Annual Reviews in Control Open access 2019 328
2 Anisotropic properties of oriented short carbon fibre filled polypropylene parts fabricated by extrusion-based additive manufacturing Martin Spoerk, Chethan Savandaiah, Florian Josef Arbeiter et al. · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing 11 Jun 2018 239
3 Shrinkage and Warpage Optimization of Expanded‐Perlite‐Filled Polypropylene Composites in Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing Martin Spoerk, Janak Sapkota, Georg Weingrill et al. · Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 4 Jul 2017 167
4 Polypropylene Filled With Glass Spheres in Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing: Effect of Filler Size and Printing Chamber Temperature Martin Spoerk, Florian Josef Arbeiter, Ivan Raguž et al. · Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Open access 16 May 2018 145
5 Non-thermal production of pure hydrogen from biomass: HYVOLUTION Pieternel A. M. Claassen, Truus de Vrije, Emmanuel G. Koukios et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 25 May 2010 143
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Which keywords describe research at Profactor (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Grasping, Robot Learning, Applications, Assembly Planning, Design for Manufacture, Order Picking and Warehouse Design.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning12▲ 6.1×12 topics
  2. Grasping6▲ 284×1 topic
  3. Robot Learning6▲ 284×1 topic
  4. Sustainability4▲ 2.6×3 topics
  5. Applications3▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Assembly Planning3▲ 80×1 topic
  7. Design for Manufacture3▲ 80×1 topic
  8. Order Picking3▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Warehouse Design3▲ 100×1 topic
  10. 3D Printing2▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Challenges2▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Materials2▲ 18×1 topic
  14. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Point Clouds2▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Texture Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Biological Applications2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. High-Resolution Patterning2▲ 158×2 topics
  20. Machine Vision2▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Mobile Robots2▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Robotics2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Fabric Defect Detection2▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Mesh Segmentation2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Semiconductor Manufacturing2▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Shape Representation2▲ 99×1 topic
  27. 3D Mapping1▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Nanolithography1▲ 219×1 topic
  29. SLAM1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Soft Lithography1▲ 219×1 topic
  31. Virtual Environments1▲ 76×2 topics
  32. Flexible Automation1▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Human Factors1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems1▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Self-Assembly1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Flexible Electronics1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Modular Robots1▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Self-Reconfiguration1▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Interaction Techniques1▲ 106×1 topic

Which research topics does Profactor (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Robot Manipulation and L…6Robot Manipulation and Learning: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…3Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing a…3Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and An…23D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 1 fractional worksNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringComputational Mechanics3 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  7. 7 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Profactor (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Profactor (Austria) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Profactor (Austria)0.00028% in 20251990200020102020

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