Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials

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Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials

Short name

IWM

Country, city

Germany, Freiburg im Breisgau

04hm8eb66

Organization website

Publications

1 700

Citations

40 383

h-index

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (79 publications)

Engineering Fracture Mechanics (37 publications)

Advanced Engineering Materials (35 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (318 publications)

Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (258 publications)

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (107 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

German Jordanian University (17 publications)

Johns Hopkins University (17 publications)

Wuhan University of Technology (15 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

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Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1979

Total publications

1700

Total citations

40383

Citations per publication

23.75

Average publications per year

36.17

Average authors per publication

4.99

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 478, 28.12% General Materials Science 478 publications, 28.12%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 447, 26.29% Mechanics of Materials 447 publications, 26.29%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 415, 24.41% Mechanical Engineering 415 publications, 24.41%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 406, 23.88% Condensed Matter Physics 406 publications, 23.88%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 209, 12.29% Materials Chemistry 209 publications, 12.29%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 200, 11.76% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 200 publications, 11.76%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 181, 10.65% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 181 publications, 10.65%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 135, 7.94% General Chemistry 135 publications, 7.94%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 126, 7.41% Metals and Alloys 126 publications, 7.41%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 123, 7.24% General Physics and Astronomy 123 publications, 7.24%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 113, 6.65% Surfaces and Interfaces 113 publications, 6.65%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 111, 6.53% Ceramics and Composites 111 publications, 6.53%
Modeling and Simulation	Modeling and Simulation, 91, 5.35% Modeling and Simulation 91 publications, 5.35%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 89, 5.24% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 89 publications, 5.24%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 88, 5.18% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 88 publications, 5.18%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 82, 4.82% General Engineering 82 publications, 4.82%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 73, 4.29% Polymers and Plastics 73 publications, 4.29%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 70, 4.12% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 70 publications, 4.12%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 69, 4.06% General Medicine 69 publications, 4.06%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 68, 4% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 68 publications, 4%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 40, 2.35% Applied Mathematics 40 publications, 2.35%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality	Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 39, 2.29% Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 39 publications, 2.29%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 37, 2.18% Biomaterials 37 publications, 2.18%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 36, 2.12% Computer Science Applications 36 publications, 2.12%
Computational Mathematics	Computational Mathematics, 35, 2.06% Computational Mathematics 35 publications, 2.06%
Computational Mechanics	Computational Mechanics, 34, 2% Computational Mechanics 34 publications, 2%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 33, 1.94% Organic Chemistry 33 publications, 1.94%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 31, 1.82% General Chemical Engineering 31 publications, 1.82%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 31, 1.82% Instrumentation 31 publications, 1.82%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering	Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 27, 1.59% Nuclear Energy and Engineering 27 publications, 1.59%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 79, 4.65% Physical Review B 79 publications, 4.65%
Engineering Fracture Mechanics	Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 37, 2.18% Engineering Fracture Mechanics 37 publications, 2.18%
Advanced Engineering Materials	Advanced Engineering Materials, 35, 2.06% Advanced Engineering Materials 35 publications, 2.06%
International Journal of Fatigue	International Journal of Fatigue, 32, 1.88% International Journal of Fatigue 32 publications, 1.88%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 31, 1.82% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 31 publications, 1.82%
Wear	Wear, 27, 1.59% Wear 27 publications, 1.59%
Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik	Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 26, 1.53% Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik 26 publications, 1.53%
PAMM	PAMM, 25, 1.47% PAMM 25 publications, 1.47%
Tribology Letters	Tribology Letters, 24, 1.41% Tribology Letters 24 publications, 1.41%
Acta Materialia	Acta Materialia, 24, 1.41% Acta Materialia 24 publications, 1.41%
Welding in the World, Le Soudage Dans Le Monde	Welding in the World, Le Soudage Dans Le Monde, 24, 1.41% Welding in the World, Le Soudage Dans Le Monde 24 publications, 1.41%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 24, 1.41% MRS Proceedings 24 publications, 1.41%
Computational Materials Science	Computational Materials Science, 23, 1.35% Computational Materials Science 23 publications, 1.35%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 21, 1.24% Physical Review Letters 21 publications, 1.24%
Nuclear Engineering and Design	Nuclear Engineering and Design, 20, 1.18% Nuclear Engineering and Design 20 publications, 1.18%
International Journal of Fracture	International Journal of Fracture, 20, 1.18% International Journal of Fracture 20 publications, 1.18%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 19, 1.12% Journal of Applied Physics 19 publications, 1.12%
Materials	Materials, 18, 1.06% Materials 18 publications, 1.06%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 18, 1.06% ECS Meeting Abstracts 18 publications, 1.06%
Journal of the European Ceramic Society	Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 17, 1% Journal of the European Ceramic Society 17 publications, 1%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 16, 0.94% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 16 publications, 0.94%
Tribology International	Tribology International, 16, 0.94% Tribology International 16 publications, 0.94%
Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing	Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 16, 0.94% Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 16 publications, 0.94%
Lubricants	Lubricants, 15, 0.88% Lubricants 15 publications, 0.88%
Journal of Materials Science	Journal of Materials Science, 15, 0.88% Journal of Materials Science 15 publications, 0.88%
ECS Transactions	ECS Transactions, 15, 0.88% ECS Transactions 15 publications, 0.88%
Journal of the American Ceramic Society	Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 15, 0.88% Journal of the American Ceramic Society 15 publications, 0.88%
International Journal of Materials Research	International Journal of Materials Research, 14, 0.82% International Journal of Materials Research 14 publications, 0.82%
International Journal of Solids and Structures	International Journal of Solids and Structures, 14, 0.82% International Journal of Solids and Structures 14 publications, 0.82%
Surface and Coatings Technology	Surface and Coatings Technology, 14, 0.82% Surface and Coatings Technology 14 publications, 0.82%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Elsevier	Elsevier, 512, 30.12% Elsevier 512 publications, 30.12%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 323, 19% Springer Nature 323 publications, 19%
Wiley	Wiley, 246, 14.47% Wiley 246 publications, 14.47%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 117, 6.88% American Physical Society (APS) 117 publications, 6.88%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 75, 4.41% American Chemical Society (ACS) 75 publications, 4.41%
MDPI	MDPI, 62, 3.65% MDPI 62 publications, 3.65%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 41, 2.41% AIP Publishing 41 publications, 2.41%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 35, 2.06% The Electrochemical Society 35 publications, 2.06%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 34, 2% IOP Publishing 34 publications, 2%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 34, 2% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 34 publications, 2%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 33, 1.94% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 33 publications, 1.94%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 26, 1.53% Trans Tech Publications 26 publications, 1.53%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 23, 1.35% Taylor & Francis 23 publications, 1.35%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 20, 1.18% Walter de Gruyter 20 publications, 1.18%
SAGE	SAGE, 17, 1% SAGE 17 publications, 1%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 12, 0.71% EDP Sciences 12 publications, 0.71%
ASME International	ASME International, 8, 0.47% ASME International 8 publications, 0.47%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 7, 0.41% Oxford University Press 7 publications, 0.41%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 7, 0.41% American Vacuum Society 7 publications, 0.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 6, 0.35% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 6 publications, 0.35%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 6, 0.35% Frontiers Media S.A. 6 publications, 0.35%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 5, 0.29% Cambridge University Press 5 publications, 0.29%
Emerald	Emerald, 5, 0.29% Emerald 5 publications, 0.29%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 5, 0.29% Hindawi Limited 5 publications, 0.29%
Tsinghua University Press	Tsinghua University Press, 4, 0.24% Tsinghua University Press 4 publications, 0.24%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 3, 0.18% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 3 publications, 0.18%
SAE International	SAE International, 3, 0.18% SAE International 3 publications, 0.18%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 2, 0.12% The Royal Society 2 publications, 0.12%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 2, 0.12% Optica Publishing Group 2 publications, 0.12%
American Scientific Publishers	American Scientific Publishers, 2, 0.12% American Scientific Publishers 2 publications, 0.12%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

With other organizations

With foreign organizations

	2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
German Jordanian University	German Jordanian University, 17, 1% German Jordanian University 17 publications, 1%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 17, 1% Johns Hopkins University 17 publications, 1%
Wuhan University of Technology	Wuhan University of Technology, 15, 0.88% Wuhan University of Technology 15 publications, 0.88%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 11, 0.65% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 11 publications, 0.65%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 10, 0.59% University of Cambridge 10 publications, 0.59%
University of Jyväskylä	University of Jyväskylä, 10, 0.59% University of Jyväskylä 10 publications, 0.59%
Hanyang University	Hanyang University, 10, 0.59% Hanyang University 10 publications, 0.59%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 10, 0.59% Kyoto University 10 publications, 0.59%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 10, 0.59% University of Pennsylvania 10 publications, 0.59%
University of Leoben	University of Leoben, 9, 0.53% University of Leoben 9 publications, 0.53%
Xi'an Jiaotong University	Xi'an Jiaotong University, 8, 0.47% Xi'an Jiaotong University 8 publications, 0.47%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 8, 0.47% Virginia Tech 8 publications, 0.47%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 8, 0.47% University of Barcelona 8 publications, 0.47%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 7, 0.41% Tsinghua University 7 publications, 0.41%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 7, 0.41% University of Helsinki 7 publications, 0.41%
Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 7, 0.41% Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences 7 publications, 0.41%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 6, 0.35% Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 6 publications, 0.35%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 6, 0.35% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 6 publications, 0.35%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 6, 0.35% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 6 publications, 0.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 6, 0.35% University of Oxford 6 publications, 0.35%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 6, 0.35% University of Oslo 6 publications, 0.35%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 6, 0.35% Georgia Institute of technology 6 publications, 0.35%
Institute of Ceramics and Glass	Institute of Ceramics and Glass, 6, 0.35% Institute of Ceramics and Glass 6 publications, 0.35%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 6, 0.35% University of Tennessee 6 publications, 0.35%
Centrale Lyon	Centrale Lyon, 6, 0.35% Centrale Lyon 6 publications, 0.35%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 5, 0.29% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 5 publications, 0.29%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 5, 0.29% Uppsala University 5 publications, 0.29%
Nanjing University of Science and Technology	Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 5, 0.29% Nanjing University of Science and Technology 5 publications, 0.29%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 5, 0.29% Delft University of Technology 5 publications, 0.29%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 5, 0.29% Imperial College London 5 publications, 0.29%
	2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

With other countries

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
USA	USA, 131, 7.71% USA 131 publications, 7.71%
China	China, 63, 3.71% China 63 publications, 3.71%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 59, 3.47% United Kingdom 59 publications, 3.47%
France	France, 46, 2.71% France 46 publications, 2.71%
Japan	Japan, 31, 1.82% Japan 31 publications, 1.82%
Austria	Austria, 29, 1.71% Austria 29 publications, 1.71%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 29, 1.71% Netherlands 29 publications, 1.71%
Finland	Finland, 28, 1.65% Finland 28 publications, 1.65%
Spain	Spain, 26, 1.53% Spain 26 publications, 1.53%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 23, 1.35% Switzerland 23 publications, 1.35%
Italy	Italy, 21, 1.24% Italy 21 publications, 1.24%
Sweden	Sweden, 21, 1.24% Sweden 21 publications, 1.24%
Canada	Canada, 18, 1.06% Canada 18 publications, 1.06%
Jordan	Jordan, 17, 1% Jordan 17 publications, 1%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 16, 0.94% Czech Republic 16 publications, 0.94%
Belgium	Belgium, 14, 0.82% Belgium 14 publications, 0.82%
Australia	Australia, 12, 0.71% Australia 12 publications, 0.71%
Norway	Norway, 12, 0.71% Norway 12 publications, 0.71%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 11, 0.65% Republic of Korea 11 publications, 0.65%
Israel	Israel, 10, 0.59% Israel 10 publications, 0.59%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 8, 0.47% Ukraine 8 publications, 0.47%
India	India, 8, 0.47% India 8 publications, 0.47%
Russia	Russia, 7, 0.41% Russia 7 publications, 0.41%
Denmark	Denmark, 6, 0.35% Denmark 6 publications, 0.35%
Hungary	Hungary, 5, 0.29% Hungary 5 publications, 0.29%
Greece	Greece, 4, 0.24% Greece 4 publications, 0.24%
Iran	Iran, 4, 0.24% Iran 4 publications, 0.24%
Ireland	Ireland, 4, 0.24% Ireland 4 publications, 0.24%
Brazil	Brazil, 3, 0.18% Brazil 3 publications, 0.18%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1979 are ignored in the statistics.
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