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ThyssenKrupp (Germany)

In research, ThyssenKrupp (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,624 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 8.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,262
of 22,385 · #10,862 all time
Rank in Germany
#457
of 795
Research works
1.2k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
ThyssenKrupp (Germany)

What is ThyssenKrupp (Germany) 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 #8,624 of 10,670 8.1%72 #7501

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ThyssenKrupp (Germany) 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 fields of science does ThyssenKrupp (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at ThyssenKrupp (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Social Sciences (10%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 84 fractional works · 59.9% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 41.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThyssenKrupp(Germany)140fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences25%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5841.5%
    2. Materials Science107.1%
    3. Environmental Science53.3%
    4. Chemical Engineering32.3%
    5. Computer Science31.9%
    6. Energy21.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    9. Mathematics10.6%
    10. Chemistry10.5%
    1. Social Sciences1510.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting107.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities64.2%
    4. Psychology21.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Medicine117.8%
    2. Health Professions53.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ThyssenKrupp (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 works8.7×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.65× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.04× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering6.65×3 works
  2. Engineering2.77×58 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.22×10 works
  4. Materials Science2.04×10 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.45×6 works
  6. Health Professions1.30×5 works
  7. Energy1.29×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.09×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.82×15 works
  10. Environmental Science0.67×5 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.47×1 works
  14. Psychology0.43×2 works
  15. Medicine0.41×11 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×3 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.33×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.31×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.24×3 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ThyssenKrupp (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Karsten Büker, Frank Friedel and Werner Fellner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ThyssenKrupp (Germany).

  1. 1 Karsten Büker Germany · #2,408,721 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Frank Friedel Germany · #2,665,257 worldwide 733 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Werner Fellner Germany · #2,944,422 worldwide 11 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Nils Tenhumberg Germany · #2,975,639 worldwide 643 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Valentin Kokotin Germany · #2,990,721 worldwide 517 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Luitpold Miller Germany · #3,098,541 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 A. Kern Germany · #3,135,410 worldwide 283 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Bernhard Engl Germany · #3,476,868 worldwide 366 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Karl Heinz Krämer Germany · #3,530,408 worldwide 6 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Klaus-Dieter Schmidt Germany · #3,602,394 worldwide 314 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at ThyssenKrupp (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from ThyssenKrupp (Germany)?

The most cited paper from ThyssenKrupp (Germany) is "Corrosion protection by organic coatings: electrochemical mechanism and novel methods of investigation" (Guido Grundmeier, Wolfgang N. Schmidt, M. Stratmann, 2000), with 621 citations. Next come "Recent Progress in the Development of Gamma Titanium Aluminide Alloys" (392) and "Microstructural evolution of a Ni-based superalloy (617B) at 700°C studied by electron microscopy and atom probe tomography" (291).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Corrosion protection by organic coatings: electrochemical mechanism and novel methods of investigation Guido Grundmeier, Wolfgang N. Schmidt, M. Stratmann · Electrochimica Acta May 2000 621
2 Recent Progress in the Development of Gamma Titanium Aluminide Alloys F. Appel, U. Brossmann, U. Christoph et al. · Advanced Engineering Materials Nov 2000 392
3 Microstructural evolution of a Ni-based superalloy (617B) at 700°C studied by electron microscopy and atom probe tomography Darius Tytko, Pyuck‐Pa Choi, Jutta Klöwer et al. · Acta Materialia Feb 2012 291
4 Otto Roelen, Pioneer in Industrial Homogeneous Catalysis Boy Cornils, Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Manfred Rasch · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 17 Nov 1994 255
5 Prediction of shear-induced fracture in sheet metal forming Yaning Li, Meng Luo, Jörg C. Gerlach et al. · Journal of Materials Processing Technology 6 Jul 2010 246
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ThyssenKrupp (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Hydrogen, Energy Efficiency, Metallurgy, Grain Refinement and Iron Oxides.

▲ 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. Sustainability9▲ 2.7×18 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  4. Microstructure6▲ 7.7×9 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.82×11 topics
  6. Hydrogen4▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  8. Catalysis4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  9. Grain Refinement4▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Metallurgy4▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Big Data4▲ 2.7×6 topics
  12. Iron Oxides4▲ 140×1 topic
  13. Reduction Kinetics4▲ 140×1 topic
  14. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Privacy3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  17. Vibration Analysis3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  18. High-Strength Steels3▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Legal Methodology3▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Martensite Transformation3▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Party Competition3▲ 205×1 topic
  22. Constitutive Modeling3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Databases3▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Thermochemical3▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Circular Economy2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Ductile Fracture2▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Renewable Resources2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  30. Sheet Metal Forming2▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Hot Deformation2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Metal Recovery2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Strategic Alliances2▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Control Systems2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Passive Films2▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Stainless Steels2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Customer Relationship Management2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does ThyssenKrupp (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Law and Political Science and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics.

Iron and Steelmaking Pro…4Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 4 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…3Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 3 fractional worksLaw and Political Science3Law and Political Science: 3 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes …3Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 3 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 2 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…2Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 2 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringLawMechanics of MaterialsMetals and Alloys2 others

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

  1. 1 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Law and Political Science Law 3 works
  4. 4 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  8. 8 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ThyssenKrupp (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 ThyssenKrupp (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%ThyssenKrupp (Germany)0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ThyssenKrupp (Germany) 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 2025ThyssenKrupp (Germany)6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2005.

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