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VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut

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World rank, all time
#37,765
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#1,814
of 2,077
Research works
133
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.60× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metallurgy, Sustainability, Databases, Thermochemical, Energy Efficiency, Iron Oxides, Reduction Kinetics and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Metallurgy4▲ 314×2 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  3. Databases4▲ 584×1 topic
  4. Thermochemical4▲ 584×1 topic
  5. Energy Efficiency3▲ 16×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  7. Iron Oxides2▲ 641×1 topic
  8. Reduction Kinetics2▲ 641×1 topic
  9. Deep Learning1▲ 1.62×4 topics
  10. Fault Detection1▲ 37×1 topic
  11. Process Monitoring1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Metallurgical Processes …4Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 4 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…2Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksResearch, Science, and Academia: 1 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 0 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 0 fractional worksLubricants and Their Additives: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringInformation Systems and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Research, Science, and Academia Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 0 works
  10. 10 Lubricants and Their Additives 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% higher 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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