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X-Fab (Germany)

In research, X-Fab (Germany) stands highest in Computer Science (#1,882 of 4,667 worldwide), Engineering (#3,250 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,571 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Computer Networks and Communications is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,418
of 28,054 · #16,742 all time
Rank in Germany
#416
of 1,178
Research works
1.8k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is X-Fab (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #1,882 of 4,667 8.0%252 #2928
EngineeringField #3,250 of 6,636 5.2%336 #6639
Physical SciencesDomain #6,571 of 12,888 5.8%699 #10824
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,463 of 1,884 7.2%91 #2601
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,022 of 2,318 4.2%133 #3778
Health SciencesDomain #10,631 of 11,982 4.6%70 #16138
Social SciencesDomain #9,517 of 10,521 5.0%135 #15104

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,928 #1,882
  2. Engineering#6,639 #3,250
  3. Physical Sciences#10,824 #6,571
  4. Artificial Intelligence#2,601 #1,463
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,778 #2,022
  6. Health Sciences#16,138 #10,631
  7. Social Sciences#15,104 #9,517
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does X-Fab (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 40.0 works4.7×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 48.1 works4.6×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 21.9 works4.4×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 91.2 works3.9×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.37× its world share, 252 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.33× its world share, 336 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at X-Fab (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, R François lead among researchers whose main affiliation is X-Fab (Germany).

  1. 1 R François Germany · #1,455,425 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at X-Fab (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at X-Fab (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Renewable Energy, Convolutional Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Energy Efficiency and Feature Extraction.

▲ 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. Deep Learning143▲ 4.3×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning109▲ 3.5×72 topics
  3. Neural Networks61▲ 4.1×36 topics
  4. Renewable Energy41▲ 3.0×34 topics
  5. Sustainability36▲ 1.52×42 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks32▲ 4.5×14 topics
  7. Internet of Things29▲ 3.5×18 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency29▲ 3.2×29 topics
  9. Healthcare27▲ 2.5×19 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence26▲ 1.96×33 topics
  11. Security23▲ 3.7×16 topics
  12. Feature Extraction22▲ 5.0×10 topics
  13. Big Data21▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Data Mining19▲ 2.6×9 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection19▲ 6.7×5 topics
  16. Power Electronics18▲ 5.7×8 topics
  17. Pedagogy18▲ 3.8×5 topics
  18. Digital Education18▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Teaching Methods17▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks17▲ 4.0×17 topics
  21. Language Teaching17▲ 7.0×3 topics
  22. Critical Thinking16▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Image Processing16▲ 3.9×12 topics
  24. Tourism Development16▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Formative Assessment16▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Student Competencies16▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Classification16▲ 3.7×11 topics
  28. IoT Security16▲ 5.1×3 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration16▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Smart Grid15▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Medical Imaging15▲ 3.0×8 topics
  32. Optimization14▲ 3.2×18 topics
  33. Medical Image Analysis14▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Wavelet Transform14▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Cyber-Physical Systems13▲ 5.2×8 topics
  36. 5G Networks12▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Cybersecurity11▲ 4.8×5 topics
  38. Information Retrieval11▲ 5.2×4 topics
  39. Distributed Systems10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  40. Distributed Generation9▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does X-Fab (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Engineering and Agricultural Innovations and Economic and Industrial Development.

Education, Innovation an…16Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 16 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 8 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 8 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 7 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 7 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…6Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 6 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…6Digital Transformation in Industry: 6 fractional works
EducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsAquatic ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 16 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 8 works
  4. 4 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has X-Fab (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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