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Technische Universität Berlin

In research, Technische Universität Berlin stands highest in Physical Sciences (#286 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#178 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#339 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Computational Theory and Mathematics — Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#384
of 28,054 · #205 all time
Rank in Germany
#21
of 1,178
Research works
57k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Technische Universität Berlin 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 #286 of 12,888 17.7%4,774 #127
Computer ScienceField #178 of 4,667 19.5%983 #97
EngineeringField #339 of 6,636 14.8%2,147 #167
Social SciencesDomain #543 of 10,521 27.7%1,393 #479
Environmental ScienceField #358 of 3,551 24.5%380 #207
Social SciencesField #643 of 6,365 27.1%593 #718
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #267 of 2,578 26.6%267 #397
Health SciencesDomain #1,401 of 11,982 28.9%334 #1697
EnergyField #82 of 694 26.0%137 #70
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #297 of 2,318 15.5%534 #195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technische Universität Berlin 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. Physical Sciences#127 #286
  2. Computer Science#97 #178
  3. Engineering#167 #339
  4. Social Sciences#479 #543
  5. Environmental Science#207 #358
  6. Social Sciences#718 #643
  7. Sociology and Political Science#397 #267
  8. Health Sciences#1,697 #1,401
  9. Energy#70 #82
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#195 #297
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 Technische Universität Berlin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 32.1 works5.9×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 193.2 works4.8×
  3. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 115.2 works3.9×
← 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, 162 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 198 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 117 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.88× its world share, 70 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.89× its world share, 207 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 983 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 115 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 137 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 2,147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 380 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 267 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.67× its world share, 138 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.11× its world share, 329 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 109 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 199 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 202 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 215 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 126 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 146 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 593 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technische Universität Berlin?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinhard Busse, Kurt Lewin and Klaus‐Robert Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technische Universität Berlin.

  1. 1 Reinhard Busse · #480 worldwide 3.1k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Kurt Lewin · #4,652 worldwide 2.8k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Klaus‐Robert Müller · #6,392 worldwide 2.5k citations · 151 works
  4. 4 Anja Feldmann · #8,914 worldwide 1k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Konrad Rieck · #10,009 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Marc Alexa · #12,554 worldwide 963 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Hubert Knoblauch · #14,387 worldwide 372 citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Oliver Brock · #17,581 worldwide 615 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Dietrich Knorr · #18,693 worldwide 1.1k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 Peter Strasser · #18,947 worldwide 2.1k citations · 189 works
All ranked researchers at Technische Universität Berlin

Which keywords describe research at Technische Universität Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Fluid Dynamics, Environmental Impact 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 Learning326▲ 1.36×78 topics
  2. Sustainability309▲ 1.82×84 topics
  3. Machine Learning267▲ 1.16×82 topics
  4. Renewable Energy220▲ 2.2×49 topics
  5. Climate Change184◆ 0.97×95 topics
  6. Environmental Impact170▲ 1.43×53 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency161▲ 2.4×37 topics
  8. Neural Networks147▲ 1.36×38 topics
  9. Sustainable Development130▲ 1.17×59 topics
  10. Nanoparticles116▲ 1.31×38 topics
  11. Big Data112▲ 1.76×25 topics
  12. Catalysis102▲ 2.2×26 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties90▲ 1.32×37 topics
  14. Heat Transfer90▲ 2.6×19 topics
  15. Thermal Management81▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Energy Storage80▲ 1.74×13 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation76▲ 5.6×5 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration74▲ 3.1×6 topics
  19. Fluid Dynamics74▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing67▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis66▲ 3.5×9 topics
  22. Optimization66▲ 2.0×25 topics
  23. Wireless Networks66▲ 6.1×9 topics
  24. Distributed Systems63▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Environmental Impacts58▲ 3.0×9 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment58▲ 3.0×8 topics
  27. Electric Vehicles56▲ 2.7×4 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits53▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Renewable Resources53▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Autonomous Vehicles52▲ 3.6×5 topics
  31. Nonlinear Systems49▲ 3.3×8 topics
  32. Chemical Kinetics48▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Energy Transition48▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Approximation Algorithms47▲ 9.7×5 topics
  35. Mathematical Modeling42▲ 6.7×6 topics
  36. Engineering40▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Materials Science39▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Turbine Technology37▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse34▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Friction33▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Technische Universität Berlin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Photonic and Optical Devices, Transportation and Mobility Innovations and Sociology and Education Studies.

Physics and Engineering …37Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 37 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…32Photonic and Optical Devices: 32 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 30 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 29 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 28 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 28 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 26 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …26Innovation, Technology, and Society: 26 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 24 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 24 fractional works
Computational MechanicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 37 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Transportation and Mobility InnovationsAutomotive Engineering 30 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 29 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 28 works
  6. 6 Combustion and flame dynamicsComputational Mechanics 28 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Innovation, Technology, and SocietySociology and Political Science 26 works
  9. 9 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsMechanics of Materials 24 works
  10. 10 Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 24 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 available26.9%not open73.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technische Universität Berlin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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