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Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau

In research, Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,084 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,985
of 28,054 · #37,068 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,054
of 1,178
Research works
270
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
998
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 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
Social SciencesDomain #15,084 of 16,945 6.7%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.05× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.36× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Sustainable Development, Artificial Intelligence, Tribological Performance, Digital Transformation, Friction Reduction, Laser Surface Texturing and Business Models.

▲ 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 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. Big Data12▲ 15×6 topics
  2. Sustainable Development11▲ 7.8×8 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 8.8×6 topics
  4. Tribological Performance10▲ 191×2 topics
  5. Digital Transformation9▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Friction Reduction8▲ 303×1 topic
  7. Laser Surface Texturing8▲ 303×1 topic
  8. Business Models7▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Customer Experience7▲ 52×1 topic
  10. Sustainability6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  11. Machine Learning5▲ 1.76×2 topics
  12. Flexible Automation4▲ 205×1 topic
  13. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 205×1 topic
  14. Vibration Analysis4▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Modeling3▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Plant Disease Detection3▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Smart Farming3▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Nanocomposites3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  21. Information Technology3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  22. Nonlinear Dynamics3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Renewable Resources2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Digital Capital2▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Gear Dynamics2▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Mesh Stiffness2▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Value Chains2▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Adaptive2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Control2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Algorithmic Bias2▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Construction2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Fairness2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Hydraulic Systems2▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Polymer Tribology2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Robust2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Structural Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Wear Behavior2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Professional Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Coaching2▲ 124×1 topic

Which research topics does Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Digital Innovation in Industries, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Smart Agriculture and AI.

Tribology and Lubricatio…8Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 8 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 7 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 2 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksTribology and Wear Analysis: 2 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 2 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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