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Smart Material (Germany)

In research, Smart Material (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,449 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,304 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,519
of 28,054 · #14,485 all time
Rank in Germany
#346
of 1,178
Research works
356
▲ 311% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Smart Material (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 #5,449 of 12,888 20.4%156 #8686
EngineeringField #4,304 of 6,636 20.3%76 #7994

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

What does Smart Material (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 31.4 works4.6×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.13× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.43× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.63× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.64× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Smart Material (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Additive Manufacturing, Flexible Electronics and Energy Harvesting.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications11▲ 4.9×25 topics
  2. Nanocomposites10▲ 6.3×16 topics
  3. Deep Learning9▲ 1.40×40 topics
  4. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.6×28 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▲ 1.27×24 topics
  6. Energy Storage7▲ 5.9×9 topics
  7. Catalysis7▲ 5.4×20 topics
  8. Sustainability7▲ 1.46×16 topics
  9. Graphene6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  10. Nanomaterials6▲ 2.8×13 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  13. Flexible Electronics5▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Energy Harvesting4▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Cathode Materials4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  16. Health Monitoring4▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Nanogenerators4▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Wearable4▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Biomedical Research4▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Actuators4▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Nanofibers4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Optimization4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  23. Organic Electronics4▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Conducting Polymers4▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Microstructure4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. PEDOT:PSS3▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Polyaniline3▲ 14×1 topic
  30. S&T Policies3▲ 224×1 topic
  31. Science Diplomacy3▲ 224×1 topic
  32. Battery Technology3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  33. Crystal Growth3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  34. Electrocatalysis3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Self-Assembly3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  36. Materials3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Bioimaging3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  39. 3D Printing3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  40. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Smart Material (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications, International Science and Diplomacy and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksInternational Science an…3International Science and Diplomacy: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksShape Memory Alloy Transformations: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…2Antenna Design and Optimization: 2 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksDielectric materials and…2Dielectric materials and actuators: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsPolitical Science and International RelationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 3 works
  3. 3 International Science and DiplomacyPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Shape Memory Alloy TransformationsMaterials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Dielectric materials and actuatorsBiomedical Engineering 2 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.8%domestic only28.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smart Material (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 311% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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