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Schott (Germany)

In research, Schott (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,037 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,132 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,779 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,187
of 28,054 · #1,296 all time
Rank in Germany
#223
of 1,178
Research works
4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
93k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Schott (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 #3,037 of 12,888 10.3%279 #883
EngineeringField #4,132 of 6,636 10.2%131 #1585
Materials ScienceField #1,779 of 2,468 10.2%72 #559
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,123 of 2,318 9.0%61 #979

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Schott (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#883 #3,037
  2. Engineering#1,585 #4,132
  3. Materials Science#559 #1,779
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#979 #2,123
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Schott (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 27.2 works11×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 50.6 works7.2×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 71.9 works5.7×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 38.3 works4.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.43× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.71× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.78× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schott (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Markus Amann, G. Weimann and G. Böhm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schott (Germany).

  1. 1 Markus Amann Germany · #18,114 worldwide 1.2k citations · 114 works
  2. 2 G. Weimann Germany · #25,465 worldwide 932 citations · 110 works
  3. 3 G. Böhm Germany · #52,699 worldwide 491 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 G. Abstreiter Germany · #70,252 worldwide 1.1k citations · 184 works
  5. 5 Markus‐Christian Amann Germany · #124,852 worldwide 282 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Karl Scheel Germany · #168,908 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Martin Eickhoff Germany · #170,963 worldwide 340 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 M. Stutzmann Germany · #184,591 worldwide 739 citations · 140 works
  9. 9 Gregor Koblmüller Germany · #184,673 worldwide 202 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang Pannhorst Germany · #213,623 worldwide 454 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Schott (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Schott (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Semiconductor, Crystal Growth, Solar Cells, Optical Modulators, Fiber Lasers, Raman Lasers and Optoelectronic Devices.

▲ 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. Biosensors25▲ 13×11 topics
  2. Semiconductor20▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Crystal Growth16▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Solar Cells15▲ 21×7 topics
  5. Optical Modulators15▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Fiber Lasers15▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Raman Lasers14▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits12▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Optoelectronic Devices12▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Silicon Photonics12▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Microcavities12▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Optical Properties12▲ 52×4 topics
  13. Photovoltaics12▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Nanophotonic Waveguides11▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Whispering Gallery Mode11▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Energy Conversion10▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Nanowires10▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials10▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Electronic Structure9▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Nanocrystals9▲ 8.8×5 topics
  21. Graphene9▲ 3.5×8 topics
  22. Semiconductor Lasers8▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Glass Science8▲ 97×1 topic
  24. Structural Analysis8▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Semiconductors8▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Efficiency8▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Optical Interconnects8▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)8▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Quantum Dots8▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Band Parameters8▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Nonlinear Optics7▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Nanosensors7▲ 84×1 topic
  33. Nanowire7▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Solid-State Lighting7▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 9.7×6 topics
  36. Solar Cell Efficiency7▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Photoluminescence6▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Photonic Crystals6▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Metamaterials6▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Microresonators6▲ 20×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Glass properties and applications, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications.

Photonic and Optical Dev…11Photonic and Optical Devices: 11 fractional worksGlass properties and app…8Glass properties and applications: 8 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…8Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 8 fractional worksNanowire Synthesis and A…7Nanowire Synthesis and Applications: 7 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 5 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …5Semiconductor materials and devices: 5 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …4Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCeramics and CompositesBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 8 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Nanowire Synthesis and Applications Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Law and Political Science Law 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 4 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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