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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Engineering#1,299 #2,437
  2. Materials Science#1,161 #1,486
  3. Mechanical Engineering#650 #884
  4. Environmental Science#1,905 #2,374
  5. Mechanics of Materials#524 #384
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#898 #875
  7. Materials Chemistry#1,130 #1,275
  8. Physical Sciences#2,902 #9,634
  9. Computer Science#3,105 #4,223
  10. Social Sciences#8,137 #9,222
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 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.

Physical Sciences: 1,509 fractional works · 87.0% of its workEngineering: 747 fractional works · 43.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 266 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 86 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 69 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 50 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 44 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 42 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 220 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 121 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 148 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 105 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeophysics: 51 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 87 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 77 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 144 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTU BergakademieFreiberg1,734fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences8%

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
    1. Engineering74743.1%
    2. Materials Science22012.7%
    3. Environmental Science1488.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1056.1%
    5. Chemistry875.0%
    6. Computer Science774.5%
    7. Mathematics402.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy331.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering321.8%
    10. Energy191.1%
    1. Social Sciences452.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting422.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities160.9%
    5. Psychology110.7%
    6. Decision Sciences100.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology221.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences201.2%
    3. Neuroscience20.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine271.6%
    2. Health Professions60.4%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 34.0 works28×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 50.6 works8.3×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 266.4 works8.3×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.20× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.20× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 105 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.87× its world share, 747 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.64× its world share, 220 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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
  1. Chemical Engineering5.20×32 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.87×105 works
  3. Materials Science3.64×220 works
  4. Chemistry3.20×87 works
  5. Engineering2.87×747 works
  6. Mathematics1.98×40 works
  7. Environmental Science1.72×148 works
  8. Energy1.19×19 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.85×33 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×42 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.62×10 works
  12. Computer Science0.57×77 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×20 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.31×16 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×20 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×22 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
  18. Psychology0.22×11 works
  19. Social Sciences0.21×45 works
  20. Nursing0.15×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.14×6 works
  22. Dentistry0.11×1 works
  23. Medicine0.08×27 works
  24. Neuroscience0.07×2 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

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. 1 Lothar Ratschbacher Germany · #97,680 worldwide 17k citations · 306 works
  2. 2 Vasilii V. Bazhenov Germany · #275,187 worldwide 3k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Hermann Ehrlich Germany · #433,293 worldwide 12k citations · 361 works
  4. 4 Jörg A. Pfänder Germany · #522,626 worldwide 5.4k citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Steffen Hausdorf Germany · #663,411 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Heinz Konietzky Germany · #711,430 worldwide 7.2k citations · 276 works
  7. 7 Francesco Parisio Germany · #895,576 worldwide 896 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Blanka Sperner Germany · #922,087 worldwide 2.9k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Carla Vogt Germany · #936,442 worldwide 1k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Allison L. Stelling Germany · #1,001,176 worldwide 2.6k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

What are the most cited papers from TU Bergakademie Freiberg?

The most cited paper from TU Bergakademie Freiberg is "Texture Analysis with MTEX – Free and Open Source Software Toolbox" (Florian Bachmann, Ralf Hielscher, Helmut Schaeben, 2010), with 2,753 citations. Next come "An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems" (2,636) and "Evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants" (2,552).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Texture Analysis with MTEX – Free and Open Source Software Toolbox Florian Bachmann, Ralf Hielscher, Helmut Schaeben · Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena Feb 2010 2,753
2 An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems Kira S. Makarova et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology ReviewOpen access 28 Sep 2015 2,636
3 Evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants Kira S. Makarova et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology ReviewOpen access 19 Dec 2019 2,552
4 Profex : a graphical user interface for the Rietveld refinement program BGMN Nicola Doebelin, Reinhard Kleeberg · Journal of Applied Crystallography Open access 28 Aug 2015 1,800
5 Self‐Explanations: How Students Study and Use Examples in Learning to Solve Problems Michelene T.H., Miriam Bassok, Matthew W. Lewis et al. · Cognitive Science Open access Apr 1989 1,703
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties147▲ 8.7×34 topics
  2. Microstructure121▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Environmental Impact66▲ 2.2×39 topics
  4. Nanoparticles63▲ 2.9×28 topics
  5. Sustainability60▲ 1.40×45 topics
  6. Metal Recovery56▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Sintering55▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Additive Manufacturing52▲ 9.8×8 topics
  9. Spark Plasma Sintering49▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Metallurgy49▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Catalysis44▲ 3.8×22 topics
  12. Recycling44▲ 6.6×9 topics
  13. Oxidation Resistance44▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Microstructural Evolution43▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Grain Refinement43▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Composite Materials42▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Ceramic Materials39▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Circular Economy38▲ 8.1×7 topics
  19. Material Properties38▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries38▲ 5.3×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts34▲ 7.2×9 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration33▲ 9.7×4 topics
  23. Rare Earth Elements33▲ 13×4 topics
  24. High-Temperature Applications31▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Nanocrystalline Ceramics31▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Processing Techniques31▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Aerospace Applications30▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Databases30▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Thermochemical30▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Plate Tectonics27▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Crystal Growth27▲ 5.7×12 topics
  32. Corrosion Behavior26▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Materials26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Sustainable Technology24▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Battery Recycling24▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Hydrometallurgical Processes24▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Oxidation Mechanism24▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Rock Mechanics23▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Fracture23▲ 13×3 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 31 works
  2. 2 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 30 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  7. 7 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 18 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  10. 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.

openly available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

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.

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 TU Bergakademie Freiberg as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0071% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%TU Bergakademie Freiberg0.0061% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025TU Bergakademie Freiberg7.9% in 2025200020102020

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.

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