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Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)

In research, Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,635 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,195 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,942
of 28,054 · #16,710 all time
Rank in Germany
#706
of 1,178
Research works
770
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Rohde & Schwarz (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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,635 of 12,888 12.9%89 #12070
EngineeringField #5,195 of 6,636 12.7%65 #5381

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rohde & Schwarz (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 Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 36.9 works9.8×
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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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.08× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaus Bichler, Ralf Krohn and Peter Philippi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rohde & Schwarz (Germany).

  1. 1 Klaus Bichler Germany · #322,716 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Ralf Krohn Germany · #347,111 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Peter Philippi Germany · #401,592 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Benoît Derat Germany · #650,540 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Walter Fischer Germany · #1,048,125 worldwide 53 citations · 110 works
  6. 6 Alexander Röth Germany · #1,488,289 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: MIMO Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Channel Modeling, Integrated Circuits, Microwave Filters, Substrate Integrated Waveguide, Signal Processing and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. MIMO Systems9▲ 103×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning9▲ 2.4×20 topics
  3. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 10×2 topics
  4. Channel Modeling5▲ 38×6 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits5▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Microwave Filters5▲ 80×1 topic
  7. Substrate Integrated Waveguide5▲ 80×1 topic
  8. Sustainability5▲ 1.88×12 topics
  9. Signal Processing5▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Antenna Measurement5▲ 396×1 topic
  11. Reverberation Chambers5▲ 396×1 topic
  12. Beamforming4▲ 40×4 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  14. 5G4▲ 67×3 topics
  15. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 102×2 topics
  16. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 94×2 topics
  17. Metamaterial4▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Wireless Networks4▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Communications3▲ 97×2 topics
  20. CMOS3▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Oscillators3▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Wireless Communications3▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Hybrid Precoding3▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Millimeter Wave3▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Breast Cancer Detection3▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Microwave Imaging3▲ 176×1 topic
  28. Power Electronics3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Micro-Doppler Effect3▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Synthetic Aperture Radar3▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Thermal Management3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Massive MIMO3▲ 30×3 topics
  33. 5G Networks2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Microwave Photonics2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Antenna2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. EMI2▲ 113×1 topic
  37. Electromagnetic Compatibility2▲ 113×1 topic
  38. MIMO Radar2▲ 65×2 topics
  39. Microstrip2▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Security and Privacy2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

  1. 1 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic 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 available13.6%not open86.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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