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Siemens (Germany)

In research, Siemens (Germany) stands highest in Computer Science (#1,019 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,409 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,108 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,695
of 28,054 · #797 all time
Rank in Germany
#206
of 1,178
Research works
22k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
340k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Siemens (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
Computer ScienceField #1,019 of 4,667 14.9%241 #391
Physical SciencesDomain #3,409 of 12,888 9.3%1,072 #571
EngineeringField #2,108 of 6,636 6.9%672 #339
Health SciencesDomain #4,136 of 11,982 19.0%97 #2112
MedicineField #3,741 of 10,443 19.5%79 #1918
Social SciencesDomain #6,810 of 10,521 11.3%146 #4261
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,610 of 2,318 4.8%197 #253
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,381 of 1,884 17.6%72 #500
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,230 of 2,578 7.0%60 #1743
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,198 of 1,351 5.5%93 #391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Siemens (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. Computer Science#391 #1,019
  2. Physical Sciences#571 #3,409
  3. Engineering#339 #2,108
  4. Health Sciences#2,112 #4,136
  5. Medicine#1,918 #3,741
  6. Social Sciences#4,261 #6,810
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#253 #1,610
  8. Artificial Intelligence#500 #1,381
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,743 #2,230
  10. Mechanical Engineering#391 #1,198
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 Siemens (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 77.3 works11×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.10× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.27× its world share, 241 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.43× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.27× its world share, 672 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Siemens (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Flohr, Volker Tresp and J. Wecker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Siemens (Germany).

  1. 1 Thomas Flohr Germany · #42,452 worldwide 246 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Volker Tresp Germany · #45,496 worldwide 870 citations · 102 works
  3. 3 J. Wecker Germany · #78,890 worldwide 337 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Shipeng Yu Germany · #82,645 worldwide 380 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 S. Randel Germany · #86,877 worldwide 281 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 H. Ruska Germany · #87,731 worldwide 268 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Egon Schulz Germany · #133,371 worldwide 196 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Izudin Džafić Germany · #144,670 worldwide 233 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Glenn Fung Germany · #145,658 worldwide 351 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Sander Jansen Germany · #148,636 worldwide 209 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Siemens (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Siemens (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Big Data, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Heat Transfer, Machine Learning and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning83▲ 1.77×62 topics
  2. Machine Learning79▲ 1.77×58 topics
  3. Sustainability72▲ 2.2×43 topics
  4. Renewable Energy68▲ 3.4×39 topics
  5. Big Data52▲ 4.2×18 topics
  6. Power Electronics52▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Heat Transfer41▲ 6.1×16 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management39▲ 3.0×15 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency38▲ 3.0×27 topics
  10. Smart Grid36▲ 6.9×8 topics
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation36▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Internet of Things33▲ 2.8×13 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration31▲ 6.8×6 topics
  14. Microstructure30▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Thermal Management30▲ 6.5×8 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties29▲ 2.2×28 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems28▲ 7.7×7 topics
  18. Fault Detection24▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing23▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Control Strategies21▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Cloud Manufacturing19▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Digital Twin19▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Smart Manufacturing19▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Virtual Prototyping19▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Assembly Planning19▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Design for Manufacture19▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Distributed Systems19▲ 8.3×6 topics
  28. Boundary Layer18▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Industrial Automation18▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Software Engineering18▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Control Systems18▲ 6.9×9 topics
  32. Flexible Automation18▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems18▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Voltage Control17▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Failure Analysis16▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Fault Tolerance16▲ 7.3×7 topics
  37. Power Systems15▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Thermal Analysis15▲ 8.5×8 topics
  39. Material Characterization15▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Photovoltaic Systems15▲ 13×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and HVDC Systems and Fault Protection.

Digital Transformation i…19Digital Transformation in Industry: 19 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…19Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 19 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…18Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 18 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault P…12HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 12 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 11 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 11 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …11Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 11 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 10 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…10Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 10 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 11 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  10. 10 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 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 available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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