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SmartFactory (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#30,231
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,411
of 2,077
Research works
136
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What does SmartFactory (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 21.9 works3.6×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.61× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SmartFactory (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Big Data, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation, Flexible Automation, Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain Management 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 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability6▲ 6.0×11 topics
  2. Big Data4▲ 12×7 topics
  3. Industrial Automation4▲ 147×2 topics
  4. Internet of Things4▲ 12×5 topics
  5. Flexible Automation4▲ 388×1 topic
  6. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 388×1 topic
  7. Supply Chain Management3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Digital Twin3▲ 56×1 topic
  11. Smart Manufacturing3▲ 84×1 topic
  12. Manufacturing3▲ 142×2 topics
  13. Metal Recovery2▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  15. Scheduling2▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Deep Learning2▲ 1.55×11 topics
  17. Flexible Job-shop2▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Genetic Algorithm2▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Assembly Planning2▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Design for Manufacture2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning2▲ 1.45×9 topics
  22. Circular Economy2▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. Battery Management Systems1▲ 21×1 topic
  26. E-Waste1▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Environmental Impacts1▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Epidemiology1▼ 0.83×2 topics
  29. Recycling1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Thermal Runaway1▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Battery Recycling1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Cathode Materials1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.91×4 topics
  35. Mycobacterium avium1▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.57×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Digital Transformation in Industry, Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Flexible and Reconfigura…4Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksScheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 1 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher 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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