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SGL Carbon (Germany)

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Research works
45
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
816
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
SGL Carbon (Germany)

Not ranked overall: SGL Carbon (Germany) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does SGL Carbon (Germany) work in?

In all years, 93% of research at SGL Carbon (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (59%), Materials Science (20%), Energy (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 93.1% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 58.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 19.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 17.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 19.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% 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: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSGL Carbon(Germany)45fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

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 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2658.9%
    2. Materials Science919.7%
    3. Energy37.0%
    4. Environmental Science23.6%
    5. Computer Science11.5%
    6. Chemistry01.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting24.5%
    1. Dentistry12.1%
    2. Medicine00.4%
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.

Computer Science: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 5.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science9.26×2 works
  2. Energy5.02×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting4.30×1 works
  4. Engineering2.32×2 works
  5. Environmental Science1.49×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.59×0 works
  7. Medicine0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SGL Carbon (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruediger Schweiss and Wilhelm Frohs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SGL Carbon (Germany).

  1. 1 Ruediger Schweiss Germany · #471,073 worldwide 2.8k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Wilhelm Frohs Germany · #2,626,100 worldwide 605 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at SGL Carbon (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from SGL Carbon (Germany)?

The most cited paper from SGL Carbon (Germany) is "Characterization techniques for gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells – A review" (A Arvay, Elina Yli-Rantala, Chen-Jiang LIU et al., 2012), with 154 citations. Next come "Titanium carbide-decorated graphite felt as high performance negative electrode in vanadium redox flow batteries" (112) and "Advanced porous electrodes with flow channels for vanadium redox flow battery" (112).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characterization techniques for gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells – A review A Arvay, Elina Yli-Rantala, Chen-Jiang LIU et al. · Journal of Power Sources 16 May 2012 154
2 Titanium carbide-decorated graphite felt as high performance negative electrode in vanadium redox flow batteries Purna C. Ghimire, Ruediger Schweiss, Günther G. Scherer et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A Open access 2018 112
3 Advanced porous electrodes with flow channels for vanadium redox flow battery Arjun Bhattarai, Nyunt Wai, Ruediger Schweiss et al. · Journal of Power Sources 4 Dec 2016 112
4 Parasitic Hydrogen Evolution at Different Carbon Fiber Electrodes in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Ruediger Schweiss, Alexander Pritzl, Christian Meiser · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 2016 107
5 Carbon Nanotubes as Nanotexturing Agents for High Power Supercapacitors Based on Seaweed Carbons Encarnación Raymundo‐Piñero, Martin Cadek, Mario Wachtler et al. · ChemSusChem 7 Feb 2011 87
All 81 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SGL Carbon (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Energy Storage, Composite Materials, Polymer Composites, Recycling, Pyrolysis, Nanomaterials and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties6▲ 14×9 topics
  2. Energy Storage6▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Composite Materials5▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Polymer Composites5▲ 61×3 topics
  5. Pyrolysis5▲ 175×2 topics
  6. Recycling5▲ 43×5 topics
  7. Nanomaterials4▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  9. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Graphene Oxide4▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Carbon Fiber4▲ 334×1 topic
  13. Cathode Materials4▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Interfacial Properties4▲ 334×1 topic
  15. Thermal Management4▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Electric Vehicles3▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Battery Management Systems3▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Thermal Runaway3▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Graphene3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Nanocomposites3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  22. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes2▲ 88×1 topic
  24. Proton Exchange Membranes2▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Zinc Anode2▲ 113×1 topic
  26. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Biomedical Applications2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  28. Water Splitting2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis2▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Energy Conversion2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Carbon-Based Materials2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Electrochemical Capacitors2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Materials2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Automotive Engineering1▲ 161×1 topic
  35. Lightweight Materials1▲ 161×1 topic
  36. 3D Printing1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Applications1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Material Properties1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Sintering1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Spark Plasma Sintering1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does SGL Carbon (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public-Private Partnership Projects, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Fuel Cells and Related Materials and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Public-Private Partnership Projects: 1 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…1Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 0 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 0 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 0 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 0 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 0 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Composites2 others

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

  1. 1 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 0 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  10. 10 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SGL Carbon (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% 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 SGL Carbon (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%SGL Carbon (Germany)0.000026% in 20251990200020102020

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

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