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Sigma Engineering (Germany)

Research works
67
▲ 625% vs 2018-21
Citations
206
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%

Not ranked overall: Sigma Engineering (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 Sigma Engineering (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Sigma Engineering (Germany) is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Decision Sciences (28%), Business, Management and Accounting (24%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 66.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 28.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 28.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 23.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 14.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSigma Engineering(Germany)32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences66%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Decision Sciences928.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting823.6%
    3. Social Sciences26.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
    5. Psychology12.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities12.1%
    1. Engineering414.0%
    2. Computer Science27.9%
    3. Materials Science12.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
    5. Mathematics00.5%
    6. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Medicine24.8%
    2. Health Professions01.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.33× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 29.31× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 29.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences29.31×9 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting7.33×8 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.47×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×1 works
  5. Computer Science1.01×2 works
  6. Engineering0.93×4 works
  7. Psychology0.86×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.73×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.68×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.52×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.50×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.45×0 works
  13. Medicine0.25×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sigma Engineering (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Christian K. Kalus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigma Engineering (Germany).

  1. 1 Christian K. Kalus Germany · #4,632,224 worldwide 209 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Sigma Engineering (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Sigma Engineering (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Sigma Engineering (Germany) is "Variable-rate nitrogen fertilization of winter wheat under high spatial resolution" (Stamatis Stamatiadis, James S. Schepers, Eleftherios Evangelou et al., 2017), with 58 citations. Next come "Radiosensitivity, repair capacity, and stem cell fraction in human soft tissue tumors: An in vitro study using multicellular spheroids and the colony assay" (37) and "Characterization of a phosphotriesterase-like lactonase from the hyperthermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Vulcanisaeta moutnovskia" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Variable-rate nitrogen fertilization of winter wheat under high spatial resolution Stamatis Stamatiadis, James S. Schepers, Eleftherios Evangelou et al. · Precision Agriculture 13 Sep 2017 58
2 Radiosensitivity, repair capacity, and stem cell fraction in human soft tissue tumors: An in vitro study using multicellular spheroids and the colony assay Martin Stuschke, Volker Budach, Wilhelm Klaes et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 1992 37
3 Characterization of a phosphotriesterase-like lactonase from the hyperthermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Vulcanisaeta moutnovskia Verena Kallnik, Alina Bunescu, C. Sayer et al. · Journal of Biotechnology 21 May 2014 33
4 Hate Speech Detection in Twitter using Natural Language Processing Bhavesh Pariyani, Krish Shah, Meet Shah et al. · 2021 Third International Conference on Intelligent Communication Technologies and Virtual Mobile Networks (ICICV) Conference paper 4 Feb 2021 31
5 Comparison of simulation approaches for chemically amplified resists Andreas A. Erdmann, Wolfgang Henke, Stewart A. Robertson et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 26 Apr 2001 30
All 71 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sigma Engineering (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Construction Projects, Risk Management, Project Success, Stakeholder Analysis, Genetic Algorithm, Innovation and Optimization.

▲ 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-now 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Supply Chain Management9▲ 30×5 topics
  2. Construction Projects7▲ 495×2 topics
  3. Risk Management7▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Project Success6▲ 478×1 topic
  5. Stakeholder Analysis6▲ 293×1 topic
  6. Genetic Algorithm3▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Innovation2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  8. Optimization2▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Knowledge Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Regulation2▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Agile Software Development2▲ 222×1 topic
  12. Empirical Studies2▲ 222×1 topic
  13. Project Scheduling2▲ 1126×1 topic
  14. Resource-Constrained2▲ 1126×1 topic
  15. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×4 topics
  16. Business Process Management2▲ 222×1 topic
  17. Workflow Mining2▲ 222×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  19. Information Technology1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  20. Assembly Planning1▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Consumer Protection1▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Contracts1▲ 192×1 topic
  23. Design for Manufacture1▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Enforcement1▲ 115×1 topic
  25. European Private Law1▲ 259×1 topic
  26. Global Trade1▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Manufacturing1▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Mass Customization1▲ 347×1 topic
  29. Online Dispute Resolution1▲ 325×1 topic
  30. Product Modularity1▲ 347×1 topic
  31. Public Procurement1▲ 237×1 topic
  32. Scheduling1▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Procurement1▲ 237×1 topic
  34. Teamwork Productivity1▲ 636×1 topic
  35. Value Management1▲ 636×1 topic

Which research topics does Sigma Engineering (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Construction Project Management and Performance, Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices and Business Process Modeling and Analysis.

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  2. 2 Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Product Development and Customization Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  8. 8 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Value Engineering and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sigma Engineering (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 625% higher 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 Sigma Engineering (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Sigma Engineering (Germany)0.0000061% in 2025200020102020

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

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