TU Bergakademie Freiberg
In research, TU Bergakademie Freiberg stands highest in Engineering (#2,437 of 5,901 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,486 of 2,276 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#884 of 1,319 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ceramics and Composites, Geophysics and Mechanical Engineering (Ceramics and Composites is 28.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #12,993 of 22,385 · #4,938 all time
- Rank in Germany
- #414 of 795
- Research works
- 11k ▼ 9% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 177k 15.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.66× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 28% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is TU Bergakademie Freiberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #2,437 of 5,901 | 7.8% | 676 | #1299 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,486 of 2,276 | 5.3% | 195 | #1161 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #884 of 1,319 | 7.2% | 240 | #650 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,374 of 3,334 | 6.6% | 126 | #1905 | |
| Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield | #384 of 482 | 9.5% | 83 | #524 | |
| Earth and Planetary SciencesField | #875 of 1,088 | 9.6% | 90 | #898 | |
| Materials ChemistrySubfield | #1,275 of 1,473 | 5.7% | 108 | #1130 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,634 of 10,670 | 7.1% | 1,335 | #2902 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #4,223 of 4,417 | 7.3% | 65 | #3105 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #9,222 of 9,585 | 7.9% | 128 | #8137 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where TU Bergakademie Freiberg 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.
- Engineering#1,299 #2,437
- Materials Science#1,161 #1,486
- Mechanical Engineering#650 #884
- Environmental Science#1,905 #2,374
- Mechanics of Materials#524 #384
- Earth and Planetary Sciences#898 #875
- Materials Chemistry#1,130 #1,275
- Physical Sciences#2,902 #9,634
- Computer Science#3,105 #4,223
- Social Sciences#8,137 #9,222
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 TU Bergakademie Freiberg work in?
In 2022-now, 87% of research at TU Bergakademie Freiberg is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Materials Science (13%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.2× 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 25 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences1,50987.0%
- Engineering74743.1%
- Materials Science22012.7%
- Environmental Science1488.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1056.1%
- Chemistry875.0%
- Computer Science774.5%
- Mathematics402.3%
- Physics and Astronomy331.9%
- Chemical Engineering321.8%
- Energy191.1%
- Social Sciences1448.3%
- Social Sciences452.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting422.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.1%
- Arts and Humanities160.9%
- Psychology110.7%
- Decision Sciences100.6%
- Life Sciences462.6%
- Health Sciences362.0%
- Medicine271.6%
- Health Professions60.4%
- Nursing10.1%
- Dentistry10.1%
What does TU Bergakademie Freiberg specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ceramics and Composites takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 34.0 works28×
- GeophysicsSubfield · 50.6 works8.3×
- Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 266.4 works8.3×
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: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering5.20×32 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3.87×105 works
- Materials Science3.64×220 works
- Chemistry3.20×87 works
- Engineering2.87×747 works
- Mathematics1.98×40 works
- Environmental Science1.72×148 works
- Energy1.19×19 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.85×33 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.74×42 works
- Decision Sciences0.62×10 works
- Computer Science0.57×77 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×20 works
- Arts and Humanities0.31×16 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×20 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×22 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
- Psychology0.22×11 works
- Social Sciences0.21×45 works
- Nursing0.15×1 works
- Health Professions0.14×6 works
- Dentistry0.11×1 works
- Medicine0.08×27 works
- Neuroscience0.07×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works
- Chemical Engineering 5.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 3.9×
- Materials Science 3.6×
- Chemistry 3.2×
- Engineering 2.9×
- Mathematics 2.0×
- Environmental Science 1.7×
- Energy 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg?
Ranked on the quality score, Lothar Ratschbacher, Vasilii V. Bazhenov and Hermann Ehrlich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TU Bergakademie Freiberg.
- 1
Lothar Ratschbacher
Germany · #97,680 worldwide 17k citations · 306 works
- 2
Vasilii V. Bazhenov
Germany · #275,187 worldwide 3k citations · 57 works
- 3
Hermann Ehrlich
Germany · #433,293 worldwide 12k citations · 361 works
- 4
Jörg A. Pfänder
Germany · #522,626 worldwide 5.4k citations · 120 works
- 5
Steffen Hausdorf
Germany · #663,411 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
- 6
Heinz Konietzky
Germany · #711,430 worldwide 7.2k citations · 276 works
- 7
Francesco Parisio
Germany · #895,576 worldwide 896 citations · 78 works
- 8
Blanka Sperner
Germany · #922,087 worldwide 2.9k citations · 49 works
- 9
Carla Vogt
Germany · #936,442 worldwide 1k citations · 76 works
- 10
Allison L. Stelling
Germany · #1,001,176 worldwide 2.6k citations · 71 works
Which keywords describe research at TU Bergakademie Freiberg?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Metal Recovery, Sintering, Additive Manufacturing, Spark Plasma Sintering, Metallurgy and Oxidation Resistance.
- Metal Matrix Composites
- Rock Mechanics
- Hydrometallurgical Processes
- Sustainable Technology
- Corrosion Behavior
- Plate Tectonics
- Databases
- Processing Techniques
- High-Temperature Applications
- CO2 Sequestration
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Circular Economy
- Composite Materials
- Microstructural Evolution
- Recycling
- Metallurgy
- Additive Manufacturing
- Metal Recovery
- Nanoparticles
- Microstructure
- Mechanical Properties
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Sintering
- Spark Plasma Sintering
- Catalysis
- Oxidation Resistance
- Grain Refinement
- Ceramic Materials
- Material Properties
- Environmental Impacts
- Rare Earth Elements
- Nanocrystalline Ceramics
- Aerospace Applications
- Thermochemical
- Crystal Growth
- Materials
- Battery Recycling
- Oxidation Mechanism
- Fracture
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
- Mechanical Properties147▲ 8.7×34 topics
- Microstructure121▲ 13×19 topics
- Environmental Impact66▲ 2.2×39 topics
- Nanoparticles63▲ 2.9×28 topics
- Sustainability60▲ 1.40×45 topics
- Metal Recovery56▲ 17×3 topics
- Sintering55▲ 25×5 topics
- Additive Manufacturing52▲ 9.8×8 topics
- Spark Plasma Sintering49▲ 29×2 topics
- Metallurgy49▲ 47×2 topics
- Catalysis44▲ 3.8×22 topics
- Recycling44▲ 6.6×9 topics
- Oxidation Resistance44▲ 24×3 topics
- Microstructural Evolution43▲ 17×4 topics
- Grain Refinement43▲ 22×4 topics
- Composite Materials42▲ 12×10 topics
- Ceramic Materials39▲ 25×4 topics
- Circular Economy38▲ 8.1×7 topics
- Material Properties38▲ 23×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries38▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Environmental Impacts34▲ 7.2×9 topics
- CO2 Sequestration33▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Rare Earth Elements33▲ 13×4 topics
- High-Temperature Applications31▲ 38×1 topic
- Nanocrystalline Ceramics31▲ 38×1 topic
- Processing Techniques31▲ 20×2 topics
- Aerospace Applications30▲ 18×3 topics
- Databases30▲ 62×1 topic
- Thermochemical30▲ 62×1 topic
- Plate Tectonics27▲ 10×3 topics
- Crystal Growth27▲ 5.7×12 topics
- Corrosion Behavior26▲ 19×3 topics
- Materials26▲ 6.3×6 topics
- Sustainable Technology24▲ 13×2 topics
- Battery Recycling24▲ 17×1 topic
- Hydrometallurgical Processes24▲ 17×1 topic
- Oxidation Mechanism24▲ 18×2 topics
- Rock Mechanics23▲ 14×4 topics
- Fracture23▲ 13×3 topics
- Metal Matrix Composites23▲ 17×2 topics
Which research topics does TU Bergakademie Freiberg publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Extraction and Separation Processes and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 31 works
- 2 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 30 works
- 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 24 works
- 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 22 works
- 5 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 19 works
- 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 19 works
- 7 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 18 works
- 8 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 18 works
- 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
- 10 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 17 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 TU Bergakademie Freiberg's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 9% 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 TU Bergakademie Freiberg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0071% in 2024.
Fractional works of TU Bergakademie Freiberg 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 13.0% in 2003.
Other research institutions in Freiberg
- Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen
- Freiberger Compound Materials (Germany)
- DBI - Gastechnologisches Institut
- IBExU Institut für Sicherheitstechnik (Germany)
- Institut für Qualitätssicherung von Stoffsystemen Freiberg
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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