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Technische Universität Ilmenau

In research, Technische Universität Ilmenau stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,599 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,034 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,201 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Control and Systems Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction — Communication is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,635
of 28,054 · #1,928 all time
Rank in Germany
#131
of 1,178
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Technische Universität Ilmenau 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,599 of 10,521 26.4%325 #2332
Physical SciencesDomain #2,034 of 12,888 11.6%1,434 #1386
EngineeringField #1,201 of 6,636 10.1%810 #725
Computer ScienceField #1,392 of 4,667 14.1%302 #852
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #717 of 2,318 11.3%248 #466
Social SciencesField #2,443 of 6,365 29.0%143 #2823
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,206 of 2,578 23.1%62 #1248
Materials ScienceField #1,585 of 2,468 10.6%98 #1352
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #527 of 793 8.5%120 #655
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,310 of 1,884 22.4%70 #1527

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 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. Social Sciences#2,332 #1,599
  2. Physical Sciences#1,386 #2,034
  3. Engineering#725 #1,201
  4. Computer Science#852 #1,392
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#466 #717
  6. Social Sciences#2,823 #2,443
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,248 #1,206
  8. Materials Science#1,352 #1,585
  9. Control and Systems Engineering#655 #527
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,527 #1,310
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 Ilmenau specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 31.0 works6.0×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 119.6 works5.9×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 22.3 works5.7×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 56.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.06× its world share, 302 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.86× its world share, 810 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.49× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.86× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 143 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.

Who are the top researchers at Technische Universität Ilmenau?

Ranked on the composite score, Harald Hoppe, Erich Runge and Patrick Mäder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technische Universität Ilmenau.

  1. 1 Harald Hoppe Germany · #25,843 worldwide 711 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Erich Runge Germany · #27,628 worldwide 1.6k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Patrick Mäder Germany · #36,819 worldwide 388 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Achim Ilchmann Germany · #85,012 worldwide 274 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Martin Haardt Germany · #115,829 worldwide 617 citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Andreas Mitschele‐Thiel Germany · #137,145 worldwide 253 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Nicola Döring Germany · #145,962 worldwide 296 citations · 101 works
  8. 8 Horst–Michael Groß Germany · #153,637 worldwide 290 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Martin Löffelholz Germany · #153,687 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Silvio Dutz Germany · #166,818 worldwide 241 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Technische Universität Ilmenau

Which keywords describe research at Technische Universität Ilmenau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Systems, Neural Networks, Optimization, Heat Transfer, Energy Storage and Stability Analysis.

▲ 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 Learning125▲ 1.94×63 topics
  2. Machine Learning102▲ 1.66×62 topics
  3. Neural Networks65▲ 2.2×29 topics
  4. Nonlinear Systems44▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Nanoparticles42▲ 1.75×32 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency41▲ 2.3×31 topics
  7. Optimization40▲ 4.5×17 topics
  8. Social Media39▲ 1.44×21 topics
  9. Heat Transfer38▲ 4.1×14 topics
  10. Energy Storage38▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties37▲ 2.0×28 topics
  12. Big Data36▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Microstructure30▲ 3.1×17 topics
  14. Cathode Materials27▲ 3.6×3 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control26▲ 5.2×5 topics
  16. Virtual Reality26▲ 2.7×13 topics
  17. Stability Analysis24▲ 7.8×5 topics
  18. Statistical Analysis24▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Large-Eddy Simulation24▲ 6.5×4 topics
  20. Thin Films23▲ 6.5×10 topics
  21. Feedback Control22▲ 7.0×8 topics
  22. Distributed Control21▲ 9.9×3 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles19▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Robust Control19▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Wireless Networks19▲ 6.6×9 topics
  26. Beamforming19▲ 9.2×4 topics
  27. Industrial Automation19▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Fault Detection18▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Content Analysis18▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Vortex Dynamics18▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Fluid Dynamics18▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. MIMO Systems18▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Process Monitoring17▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Turbulent Flows17▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Boundary Layer Transition17▲ 13×1 topic
  36. News Media17▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Particle Image Velocimetry17▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Real-time Optimization16▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Industrial Applications16▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear MPC16▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Technische Universität Ilmenau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Media Studies and Communication and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Fluid Dynamics and Turbu…17Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…16Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 16 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 14 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…14Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 14 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…14Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 14 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 12 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …12Advancements in Battery Materials: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 10 fractional works
Computational MechanicsControl and Systems EngineeringCommunicationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Media Studies and Communication Communication 14 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 14 works
  6. 6 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  7. 7 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 10 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technische Universität Ilmenau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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