Technische Universität Ilmenau
In research, Technische Universität Ilmenau stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,833 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,341 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,719 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Control and Systems Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction (Communication is 5.7× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,720 of 22,385 · #2,213 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #115 of 795
- Research works
- 11k ▼ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 144k 12.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.79× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 27% world 40%
- International
- 18% world 18%
What is Technische Universität Ilmenau known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,833 of 10,670 | 5.9% | 1,456 | #1248 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,341 of 5,901 | 5.4% | 821 | #870 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,719 of 9,585 | 15.2% | 325 | #2209 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,322 of 4,417 | 6.8% | 302 | #1078 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #936 of 2,176 | 5.5% | 254 | #730 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,273 of 2,276 | 6.7% | 102 | #1138 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,582 of 5,988 | 15.5% | 143 | #2769 | |
| Artificial IntelligenceSubfield | #1,119 of 1,862 | 9.2% | 70 | #1391 | |
| Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield | #518 of 804 | 5.2% | 120 | #692 | |
| Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield | #629 of 963 | 5.8% | 72 | #730 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technische Universität Ilmenau 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#1,248 #1,833
- Engineering#870 #1,341
- Social Sciences#2,209 #2,719
- Computer Science#1,078 #1,322
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#730 #936
- Materials Science#1,138 #1,273
- Social Sciences#2,769 #3,582
- Artificial Intelligence#1,391 #1,119
- Control and Systems Engineering#692 #518
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#730 #629
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Technische Universität Ilmenau work in?
In 2022-now, 76% of research at Technische Universität Ilmenau is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences1,62876.4%
- Engineering91242.8%
- Computer Science34316.1%
- Materials Science1155.4%
- Physics and Astronomy934.4%
- Environmental Science462.1%
- Mathematics371.7%
- Energy271.3%
- Chemistry261.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences170.8%
- Chemical Engineering120.6%
- Social Sciences36217.0%
- Social Sciences1567.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting703.3%
- Decision Sciences442.1%
- Psychology391.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance271.3%
- Arts and Humanities271.3%
- Life Sciences793.7%
- Health Sciences632.9%
- Medicine502.4%
- Health Professions110.5%
- Nursing00.0%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Veterinary00.0%
What does Technische Universität Ilmenau specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- CommunicationSubfield · 33.2 works5.7×
- Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 130.3 works5.7×
- Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 23.4 works5.3×
- Computational MechanicsSubfield · 65.4 works5.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Engineering2.85×912 works
- Decision Sciences2.15×44 works
- Computer Science2.07×343 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.96×93 works
- Chemical Engineering1.61×12 works
- Materials Science1.54×115 works
- Mathematics1.48×37 works
- Energy1.39×27 works
- Neuroscience1.30×45 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.01×70 works
- Chemistry0.78×26 works
- Psychology0.60×39 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×27 works
- Social Sciences0.58×156 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×17 works
- Environmental Science0.43×46 works
- Arts and Humanities0.43×27 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×27 works
- Health Professions0.20×12 works
- Medicine0.12×50 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×6 works
- Nursing0.05×0 works
- Veterinary0.04×0 works
- Dentistry0.02×0 works
- Engineering 2.9×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Computer Science 2.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 2.0×
- Chemical Engineering 1.6×
- Materials Science 1.5×
- Mathematics 1.5×
- Energy 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.0×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Technische Universität Ilmenau?
Ranked on the quality score, Yong Lei, Huaping Zhao and Patrick Mäder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technische Universität Ilmenau.
- 1
Yong Lei
Germany · #42,385 worldwide 27k citations · 479 works
- 2
Huaping Zhao
Germany · #87,427 worldwide 7.8k citations · 172 works
- 3
Patrick Mäder
Germany · #142,286 worldwide 6.6k citations · 311 works
- 4
Yaoguo Fang
Germany · #169,988 worldwide 3.1k citations · 36 works
- 5
Yulian Dong
Germany · #223,743 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
- 6
Liying Liang
Germany · #248,024 worldwide 3.3k citations · 52 works
- 7
Changfan Xu
Germany · #262,580 worldwide 959 citations · 22 works
- 8
Marco Seeland
Germany · #347,716 worldwide 2.1k citations · 56 works
- 9
E. Einhorn
Germany · #415,791 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
- 10
Michael Stuetzer
Germany · #484,107 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
Which keywords describe research at Technische Universität Ilmenau?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Systems, Neural Networks, Heat Transfer, Optimization, Thin Films and Energy Storage.
- Microfabrication
- News Media
- Particle Image Velocimetry
- Boundary Layer Transition
- Fluid Mechanics
- Wireless Networks
- Content Analysis
- Robust Control
- Fluid Dynamics
- Feedback Control
- Thermal Management
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Thin Films
- Cathode Materials
- Big Data
- Energy Storage
- Social Media
- Energy Efficiency
- Nanoparticles
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Nonlinear Systems
- Heat Transfer
- Mechanical Properties
- Optimization
- Microstructure
- Model Predictive Control
- Stability Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Distributed Control
- Industrial Automation
- Beamforming
- Vortex Dynamics
- Fault Detection
- Turbulent Flows
- Neuromorphic Computing
- MIMO Systems
- Process Monitoring
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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning140▲ 1.90×64 topics
- Machine Learning114▲ 1.61×63 topics
- Neural Networks73▲ 2.2×29 topics
- Nanoparticles48▲ 1.78×32 topics
- Nonlinear Systems47▲ 10×8 topics
- Energy Efficiency44▲ 2.2×32 topics
- Heat Transfer44▲ 4.2×16 topics
- Social Media43▲ 1.46×23 topics
- Mechanical Properties43▲ 2.0×29 topics
- Energy Storage42▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Optimization42▲ 4.3×19 topics
- Big Data41▲ 1.99×18 topics
- Microstructure35▲ 3.2×17 topics
- Cathode Materials31▲ 3.7×3 topics
- Model Predictive Control31▲ 5.7×5 topics
- Thin Films30▲ 7.4×10 topics
- Stability Analysis27▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation26▲ 6.6×4 topics
- Statistical Analysis25▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Thermal Management25▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles24▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Feedback Control24▲ 6.8×8 topics
- Distributed Control23▲ 10.0×3 topics
- Fluid Dynamics23▲ 7.5×6 topics
- Industrial Automation22▲ 16×3 topics
- Robust Control21▲ 13×2 topics
- Beamforming21▲ 9.3×4 topics
- Content Analysis20▲ 7.6×6 topics
- Vortex Dynamics20▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Wireless Networks20▲ 6.4×9 topics
- Fault Detection19▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Fluid Mechanics19▲ 13×2 topics
- Turbulent Flows19▲ 9.2×3 topics
- Boundary Layer Transition19▲ 13×1 topic
- Neuromorphic Computing19▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Particle Image Velocimetry19▲ 13×1 topic
- MIMO Systems18▲ 11×3 topics
- News Media18▲ 18×2 topics
- Process Monitoring18▲ 8.8×2 topics
- Microfabrication17▲ 19×3 topics
Which research topics does Technische Universität Ilmenau publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Advanced Control Systems Optimization and Media Studies and Communication.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 19 works
- 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
- 3 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 16 works
- 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 15 works
- 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 15 works
- 6 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 14 works
- 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
- 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
- 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
- 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Technische Universität Ilmenau's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Technische Universität Ilmenau as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0089% in 2024.
Fractional works of Technische Universität Ilmenau over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Ilmenau
- IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH)
- MetraLabs (Germany)
- Normag (Germany)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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