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Technische Universität Darmstadt

In research, Technische Universität Darmstadt stands highest in Physical Sciences (#423 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#219 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#485 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films — Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#584
of 28,054 · #394 all time
Rank in Germany
#28
of 1,178
Research works
41k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
813k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Technische Universität Darmstadt 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 #423 of 12,888 16.4%4,971 #283
Computer ScienceField #219 of 4,667 21.0%980 #107
EngineeringField #485 of 6,636 13.3%2,429 #224
Social SciencesDomain #797 of 10,521 23.6%1,215 #849
Materials ScienceField #241 of 2,468 13.3%463 #223
Social SciencesField #715 of 6,365 27.3%485 #798
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #219 of 1,884 22.8%338 #108
Physics and AstronomyField #237 of 1,646 28.5%328 #289
Environmental ScienceField #689 of 3,551 23.1%248 #662
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #267 of 1,351 10.6%380 #153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technische Universität Darmstadt 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#283 #423
  2. Computer Science#107 #219
  3. Engineering#224 #485
  4. Social Sciences#849 #797
  5. Materials Science#223 #241
  6. Social Sciences#798 #715
  7. Artificial Intelligence#108 #219
  8. Physics and Astronomy#289 #237
  9. Environmental Science#662 #689
  10. Mechanical Engineering#153 #267
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 Darmstadt specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 49.4 works9.5×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 242.7 works6.2×
  3. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 40.5 works6.1×
  4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 42.8 works5.6×
  5. SoftwareSubfield · 22.7 works5.2×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 161.3 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: 0.24× its world share, 77 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 198 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.59× its world share, 85 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 144 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 980 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.40× its world share, 2,429 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 463 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 118 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.19× its world share, 328 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 161 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 208 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 93 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 131 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 485 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Technische Universität Darmstadt?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Roth, Rudolf Wille and Karsten Albe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technische Universität Darmstadt.

  1. 1 Stefan Roth · #5,986 worldwide 4k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Rudolf Wille · #9,937 worldwide 645 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Karsten Albe · #24,270 worldwide 841 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 W. Schwab · #33,398 worldwide 459 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Martin Adam · #34,333 worldwide 236 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Jürgen Rudolph · #35,025 worldwide 388 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Alexander Benlian · #37,953 worldwide 634 citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Thomas Schneider · #39,276 worldwide 964 citations · 186 works
  9. 9 Eric H. Grosse · #39,662 worldwide 425 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 K. Hebeler · #46,046 worldwide 683 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Technische Universität Darmstadt

Which keywords describe research at Technische Universität Darmstadt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Vibration Analysis, Machine Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Fluid Dynamics and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Learning332▲ 1.44×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning300▲ 1.36×78 topics
  3. Sustainability259▲ 1.58×66 topics
  4. Renewable Energy185▲ 1.90×40 topics
  5. Neural Networks177▲ 1.71×35 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties176▲ 2.7×36 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency133▲ 2.1×35 topics
  8. Vibration Analysis133▲ 7.3×9 topics
  9. Big Data130▲ 2.1×24 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing126▲ 6.0×8 topics
  11. Heat Transfer122▲ 3.6×17 topics
  12. Nanoparticles119▲ 1.41×39 topics
  13. Fluid Dynamics96▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Microstructure94▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. Security90▲ 2.1×23 topics
  16. Chemical Kinetics89▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation85▲ 6.6×5 topics
  18. Thermal Management74▲ 3.3×8 topics
  19. Renewable Energy Integration74▲ 3.2×6 topics
  20. Model Predictive Control69▲ 3.9×6 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles63▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Renewable Resources59▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Structural Analysis57▲ 8.9×6 topics
  24. Molecular Dynamics56▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Surface Roughness53▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Buckling Behavior52▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Combustion Instabilities51▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Multiphase Flow51▲ 8.7×4 topics
  29. Material Properties49▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Premixed Combustion48▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Turbulent Flames48▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Fracture Mechanics48▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Finite Element Method47▲ 7.2×7 topics
  34. Materials Science46▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Engineering46▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling46▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Industrial Automation46▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Software Engineering45▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Flexible Automation43▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems43▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Technische Universität Darmstadt publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Combustion and flame dynamics, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Combustion and flame dyn…48Combustion and flame dynamics: 48 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…43Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 43 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 43 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…41Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 41 fractional worksEngineering and Material…36Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 36 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 35 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 32 fractional worksComposite Structure Anal…32Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 30 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 30 fractional works
Computational MechanicsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and flame dynamicsComputational Mechanics 48 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 43 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 43 works
  4. 4 Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesFluid Flow and Transfer Processes 41 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Materials Science StudiesMechanical Engineering 36 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 35 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 32 works
  8. 8 Composite Structure Analysis and OptimizationMechanics of Materials 32 works
  9. 9 Advanced Control Systems OptimizationControl and Systems Engineering 30 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technische Universität Darmstadt's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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