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Rheinmetall (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#33,349
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,555
of 1,603
Research works
122
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Rheinmetall (Germany)

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

In all years, 85% of research at Rheinmetall (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (61%), Materials Science (7%), Physics and Astronomy (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 103 fractional works · 84.5% of its workEngineering: 74 fractional works · 61.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 14.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRheinmetall(Germany)122fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7461.0%
    2. Materials Science97.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy86.6%
    4. Environmental Science43.4%
    5. Computer Science43.1%
    6. Mathematics11.1%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting65.2%
    2. Social Sciences54.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Psychology10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Medicine21.5%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.00× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.00× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.41×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.86×1 works
  3. Engineering3.00×8 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy3.00×1 works
  5. Mathematics2.43×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting2.37×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.61×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.20×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.99×0 works
  10. Psychology0.94×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.48×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.19×0 works
  13. Medicine0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rheinmetall (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ernst Damerow, Markus Jung and Otto Niezoldi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rheinmetall (Germany).

  1. 1 Ernst Damerow Germany · #2,161,027 worldwide 11 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Markus Jung Germany · #2,663,904 worldwide 1k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Otto Niezoldi Germany · #2,754,210 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Hartmut Schilling Germany · #3,173,765 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Kai Olaf Ketelhut Germany · #4,058,555 worldwide 0 citations · 161 works
  6. 6 T.H.G.G. Weise Germany · #5,583,312 worldwide 235 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Rheinmetall (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Rheinmetall (Germany) is "Frequency domain approach to optimally robust residual generation and evaluation for model-based fault diagnosis" (Paul Martin Frank, Xianchun Ding, 1994), with 396 citations. Next come "Fluoride removal with extra low energy reverse osmosis membranes: three years of large scale field experience in Finland" (240) and "High average power spectral beam combining of four fiber amplifiers to 82 kW" (186).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Frequency domain approach to optimally robust residual generation and evaluation for model-based fault diagnosis Paul Martin Frank, Xianchun Ding · Automatica May 1994 396
2 Fluoride removal with extra low energy reverse osmosis membranes: three years of large scale field experience in Finland Peter Sehn · Desalination 28 Jan 2008 240
3 High average power spectral beam combining of four fiber amplifiers to 82 kW Christian Wirth, O. Schmidt, Igor Tsybin et al. · Optics Letters 9 Aug 2011 186
4 Modeling and Analysis of Electric Motors: State-of-the-Art Review Berker Bilgin, Jianbin Liang, Mladen Vlajko Terzic et al. · IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification Open access 25 Jul 2019 143
5 Benzocyclobutene (DVS-BCB) polymer as an interlayer dielectric (ILD) material Michael E. Mills, P. H. Townsend, Dan Castillo et al. · Microelectronic Engineering 1997 138
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Which keywords describe research at Rheinmetall (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pulsed Power, Electromagnetic Launch, Railgun, Ionic Liquids, Metal Nanoparticles, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Energetic Salts and ReaxFF.

▲ 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. Pulsed Power11▲ 358×2 topics
  2. Electromagnetic Launch8▲ 413×1 topic
  3. Railgun8▲ 413×1 topic
  4. Ionic Liquids6▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Metal Nanoparticles6▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Molecular Dynamics Simulations6▲ 91×2 topics
  7. Energetic Salts6▲ 182×1 topic
  8. ReaxFF6▲ 182×1 topic
  9. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.4×16 topics
  11. Constitutive Modeling4▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Ballistic Impact4▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Surface Modification4▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.6×7 topics
  15. Electron Beam3▲ 275×1 topic
  16. High Current3▲ 275×1 topic
  17. Dynamic Deformation3▲ 85×1 topic
  18. High Strain Rate3▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  20. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. CMOS2▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Thin Films2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  23. European Company Law2▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion2▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Integrated Circuits2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  26. Plasma Etching2▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Regression Rate Behavior2▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Regulatory Competition2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Semiconductor Industry2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Frequency Conversion2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Turbulent Flow2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Grain Refinement2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Optimal Control2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Time-of-Flight2▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Millimeter-Wave2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Business Models2▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: European Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Elasticity and Material Modeling, Morphological variations and asymmetry and Quasicrystal Structures and Properties.

European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksElasticity and Material Modeling: 1 fractional worksMorphological variations…0Morphological variations and asymmetry: 0 fractional worksQuasicrystal Structures …0Quasicrystal Structures and Properties: 0 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksOrganizational Change and Leadership: 0 fractional worksOrganizational Learning …0Organizational Learning and Leadership: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and For…0Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 0 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…0Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksHuman auditory perceptio…0Human auditory perception and evaluation: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsBiomedical EngineeringGeometry and TopologyMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Elasticity and Material Modeling Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Morphological variations and asymmetry Geometry and Topology 0 works
  4. 4 Quasicrystal Structures and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Organizational Change and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  7. 7 Organizational Learning and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 0 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  10. 10 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Rheinmetall (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Rheinmetall (Germany)0.000030% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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