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Vacuumschmelze (Germany)

In research, Vacuumschmelze (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,687 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#6,423 of 9,532 worldwide) and Materials Science (#3,000 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,913
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,437
of 1,603
Research works
360
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
43.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Vacuumschmelze (Germany)

What is Vacuumschmelze (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,687 of 17,446 17.7%347
EngineeringField #6,423 of 9,532 15.0%143
Materials ScienceField #3,000 of 3,771 19.0%131

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vacuumschmelze (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 Vacuumschmelze (Germany) work in?

In all years, 96% of research at Vacuumschmelze (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Materials Science (36%), Physics and Astronomy (17%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 347 fractional works · 96.3% of its workEngineering: 143 fractional works · 39.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 19.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 131 fractional works · 36.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 100 fractional works · 27.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 61 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 9.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 24 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVacuumschmelze(Germany)360fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14339.7%
    2. Materials Science13136.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy6116.9%
    4. Chemistry41.0%
    5. Computer Science30.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    7. Environmental Science10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Social Sciences20.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities20.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Psychology00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.0%
    1. Medicine30.7%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Chemistry: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.56× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 6.61× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.02× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.61×3 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy6.02×2 works
  3. Engineering3.56×6 works
  4. Mathematics2.41×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.80×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.80×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  8. Psychology0.19×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vacuumschmelze (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthias Katter, Giselher Herzer and H.‐R. Hilzinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vacuumschmelze (Germany).

  1. 1 Matthias Katter Germany · #248,112 worldwide 4.2k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Giselher Herzer Germany · #568,371 worldwide 11k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 H.‐R. Hilzinger Germany · #1,518,630 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Johannes Tenbrink Germany · #2,019,478 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Alexander Barcza Germany · #2,328,000 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Albrecht Mager Germany · #2,331,819 worldwide 565 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 R. Boll Germany · #2,580,556 worldwide 495 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Christian Polak Germany · #3,609,616 worldwide 701 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 W. Fernengel Germany · #3,725,436 worldwide 797 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Gernot Hausch Germany · #3,858,343 worldwide 1k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Vacuumschmelze (Germany)

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

The most cited paper from Vacuumschmelze (Germany) is "Grain size dependence of coercivity and permeability in nanocrystalline ferromagnets" (Giselher Herzer, 1990), with 2,454 citations. Next come "Modern soft magnets: Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials" (1,270) and "Grain structure and magnetism of nanocrystalline ferromagnets" (1,260).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Grain size dependence of coercivity and permeability in nanocrystalline ferromagnets Giselher Herzer · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 1990 2,454
2 Modern soft magnets: Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials Giselher Herzer · Acta Materialia 18 Jan 2013 1,270
3 Grain structure and magnetism of nanocrystalline ferromagnets Giselher Herzer · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 1989 1,260
4 Soft magnetic nanocrystalline materials Giselher Herzer · Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia Dec 1995 543
5 Nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials Giselher Herzer · Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Jul 1992 502
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vacuumschmelze (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Magnetic Materials, Magnetostriction, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Permanent Magnets, Rare-Earth and Supercooled Liquids.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Microstructure64▲ 35×14 topics
  2. Magnetic Materials48▲ 261×1 topic
  3. Magnetostriction48▲ 261×1 topic
  4. Magnetic Nanoparticles45▲ 123×3 topics
  5. Nanocomposites42▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Permanent Magnets41▲ 489×1 topic
  7. Rare-Earth41▲ 489×1 topic
  8. Supercooled Liquids40▲ 160×2 topics
  9. Structural Properties40▲ 166×2 topics
  10. Amorphous Alloys39▲ 424×1 topic
  11. Bulk Metallic Glasses39▲ 424×1 topic
  12. Nanoparticles38▲ 8.0×11 topics
  13. Spintronics31▲ 42×3 topics
  14. Room Temperature31▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions30▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Skyrmions30▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Critical Current Density24▲ 126×2 topics
  18. Nb3Sn Conductor21▲ 146×1 topic
  19. Superconducting Magnets21▲ 146×1 topic
  20. Mechanical Properties19▲ 5.6×15 topics
  21. Electronic Structure Calculations13▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Cuprate Superconductors13▲ 37×1 topic
  23. High-Temperature Superconductivity13▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Superconductivity13▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Grain Refinement11▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Electronic Structure8▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Structural Analysis8▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Thermal Analysis8▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Magnetocaloric Materials8▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Perovskites8▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Automotive Engineering8▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Lightweight Materials8▲ 113×1 topic
  34. High-Strength Steels7▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Martensite Transformation7▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Aerospace Applications6▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Topological Insulators6▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Heavy Fermion6▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Quantum Criticality6▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Magnetic Properties of Alloys, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Engineering and Materials Science Studies and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys.

Magnetic Properties of Alloys: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Material…1Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 1 fractional worksMetallic Glasses and Amo…1Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys: 1 fractional worksMagnetic Properties and Applications: 0 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 0 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bo…0Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 0 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 0 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 0 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 0 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic Properties of Alloys Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Magnetic Properties and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  6. 6 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  7. 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  8. 8 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 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 available9.3%not open90.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vacuumschmelze (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000073% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Vacuumschmelze (Germany)0.000041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vacuumschmelze (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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