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RWE (Germany)

In research, RWE (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,207 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,426 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,368
of 28,054 · #14,850 all time
Rank in Germany
#874
of 1,178
Research works
508
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is RWE (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 #8,207 of 21,541 10.7%371
EngineeringField #9,426 of 11,412 9.6%219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where RWE (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: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at RWE (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Wilhelm Schiffer and Peter Moser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RWE (Germany).

  1. 1 Hans‐Wilhelm Schiffer · #279,052 worldwide 126 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Peter Moser · #977,391 worldwide 81 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at RWE (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at RWE (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Capture, CO2 Capture Technology, Big Data, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  3. Digital Transformation4▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  6. Big Data3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  9. CO2 Capture Technology2▲ 106×1 topic
  10. Carbon Dioxide Capture2▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Customer Experience2▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Business Models2▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Technology Innovation2▲ 86×1 topic
  14. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Renewable Fuels2▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Social Innovation2▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Urban Planning2▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Digitalization2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Liquefaction2▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Tunnel2▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. European Union2▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Leadership2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  24. Agility1▲ 158×1 topic
  25. Cybersecurity1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  26. Organizational Change1▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Innovation Policy1▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  30. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Fault Localization1▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Environmental Policy1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Catalytic1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Climate Change Mitigation1▲ 199×1 topic
  37. Economic Policy Uncertainty1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Electricity Market1▲ 601×1 topic
  39. Hydrogenation1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Management and Leadership and Innovation, Technology, and Society.

Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksCorporate Management and…1Corporate Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …1Innovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…1Corporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 1 fractional worksRenewable Energy and Sus…1Renewable Energy and Sustainability: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesMechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in IndustriesManagement of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  3. 3 Corporate Management and LeadershipOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  4. 4 Innovation, Technology, and SocietySociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Catalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis 1 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and LawStrategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 AI-based Problem Solving and PlanningArtificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Renewable Energy and SustainabilityRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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