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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,248 #1,833
  2. Engineering#870 #1,341
  3. Social Sciences#2,209 #2,719
  4. Computer Science#1,078 #1,322
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#730 #936
  6. Materials Science#1,138 #1,273
  7. Social Sciences#2,769 #3,582
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,391 #1,119
  9. Control and Systems Engineering#692 #518
  10. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#730 #629
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Physical Sciences: 1,628 fractional works · 76.4% of its workEngineering: 912 fractional works · 42.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 280 fractional works · 13.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 130 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 113 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 105 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 65 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 48 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 43 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 343 fractional works · 16.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 82 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 79 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 115 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 93 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 53 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 37 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 362 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 156 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCommunication: 33 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 44 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 39 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 79 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeuroscience: 45 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 63 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTechnischeUniversität…2,132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences17%

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
    1. Engineering91242.8%
    2. Computer Science34316.1%
    3. Materials Science1155.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy934.4%
    5. Environmental Science462.1%
    6. Mathematics371.7%
    7. Energy271.3%
    8. Chemistry261.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences170.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.6%
    1. Social Sciences1567.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting703.3%
    3. Decision Sciences442.1%
    4. Psychology391.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance271.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities271.3%
    1. Neuroscience452.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology271.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine502.4%
    2. Health Professions110.5%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 33.2 works5.7×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 130.3 works5.7×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 23.4 works5.3×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 65.4 works5.3×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 343 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.85× its world share, 912 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 115 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.96× its world share, 93 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.85×912 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.15×44 works
  3. Computer Science2.07×343 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.96×93 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.61×12 works
  6. Materials Science1.54×115 works
  7. Mathematics1.48×37 works
  8. Energy1.39×27 works
  9. Neuroscience1.30×45 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×70 works
  11. Chemistry0.78×26 works
  12. Psychology0.60×39 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×27 works
  14. Social Sciences0.58×156 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×17 works
  16. Environmental Science0.43×46 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.43×27 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×27 works
  19. Health Professions0.20×12 works
  20. Medicine0.12×50 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×6 works
  23. Nursing0.05×0 works
  24. Veterinary0.04×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.02×0 works

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. 1 Yong Lei Germany · #42,385 worldwide 27k citations · 479 works
  2. 2 Huaping Zhao Germany · #87,427 worldwide 7.8k citations · 172 works
  3. 3 Patrick Mäder Germany · #142,286 worldwide 6.6k citations · 311 works
  4. 4 Yaoguo Fang Germany · #169,988 worldwide 3.1k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Yulian Dong Germany · #223,743 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Liying Liang Germany · #248,024 worldwide 3.3k citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Changfan Xu Germany · #262,580 worldwide 959 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Marco Seeland Germany · #347,716 worldwide 2.1k citations · 56 works
  9. 9 E. Einhorn Germany · #415,791 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Michael Stuetzer Germany · #484,107 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Technische Universität Ilmenau

What are the most cited papers from Technische Universität Ilmenau?

The most cited paper from Technische Universität Ilmenau is "Graphene transistors" (Frank Schwierz, 2010), with 5,257 citations. Next come "Zero-Forcing Methods for Downlink Spatial Multiplexing in Multiuser MIMO Channels" (3,210) and "Controllable Disorder Engineering in Oxygen-Incorporated MoS 2 Ultrathin Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution" (2,355).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Graphene transistors Frank Schwierz · Nature Nanotechnology 30 May 2010 5,257
2 Zero-Forcing Methods for Downlink Spatial Multiplexing in Multiuser MIMO Channels Quentin H. Spencer, Arnold Lee Swindlehurst, Martin Haardt · IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 22 Jan 2004 3,210
3 Controllable Disorder Engineering in Oxygen-Incorporated MoS 2 Ultrathin Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Junfeng Xie, Jiajia Zhang, Shuang Li et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 5 Nov 2013 2,355
4 MNE software for processing MEG and EEG data Alexandre Gramfort, Martin Luessi, Eric B. Larson et al. · NeuroImage Open access 24 Oct 2013 2,215
5 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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-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
  1. Deep Learning140▲ 1.90×64 topics
  2. Machine Learning114▲ 1.61×63 topics
  3. Neural Networks73▲ 2.2×29 topics
  4. Nanoparticles48▲ 1.78×32 topics
  5. Nonlinear Systems47▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency44▲ 2.2×32 topics
  7. Heat Transfer44▲ 4.2×16 topics
  8. Social Media43▲ 1.46×23 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties43▲ 2.0×29 topics
  10. Energy Storage42▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Optimization42▲ 4.3×19 topics
  12. Big Data41▲ 1.99×18 topics
  13. Microstructure35▲ 3.2×17 topics
  14. Cathode Materials31▲ 3.7×3 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control31▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Thin Films30▲ 7.4×10 topics
  17. Stability Analysis27▲ 8.0×5 topics
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation26▲ 6.6×4 topics
  19. Statistical Analysis25▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Thermal Management25▲ 3.6×8 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles24▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Feedback Control24▲ 6.8×8 topics
  23. Distributed Control23▲ 10.0×3 topics
  24. Fluid Dynamics23▲ 7.5×6 topics
  25. Industrial Automation22▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Robust Control21▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Beamforming21▲ 9.3×4 topics
  28. Content Analysis20▲ 7.6×6 topics
  29. Vortex Dynamics20▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Wireless Networks20▲ 6.4×9 topics
  31. Fault Detection19▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Fluid Mechanics19▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Turbulent Flows19▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Boundary Layer Transition19▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Neuromorphic Computing19▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Particle Image Velocimetry19▲ 13×1 topic
  37. MIMO Systems18▲ 11×3 topics
  38. News Media18▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Process Monitoring18▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 19 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 15 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 15 works
  6. 6 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  10. 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.

openly available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

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.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.

still counting0.010%0.020%Technische Universität Ilmenau0.0078% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Technische Universität Ilmenau9.9% in 2025200020102020

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.

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