RWTH Aachen University

81.1k papers and 2.2M indexed citations

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with RWTH Aachen University have published 81.1k papers, which have received a total of 2.2M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 9.7k papers in Materials Chemistry, 9.7k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8.8k papers in Mechanical Engineering on the topics of Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (1.1k papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (990 papers) and Metallurgy and Material Forming (988 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Materials Chemistry (315.0k citations), Molecular Biology (282.1k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (270.4k citations). Authors at RWTH Aachen University collaborate with scholars in Germany, United States and Netherlands and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine. Some of RWTH Aachen University's most productive authors include Björn Usadel, Anthony Bolger, Marc Lohse, Carsten Bolm, Rainer Waser, Dieter Enders, Magnus Rueping, Matthias Wuttig, Nils Peters and Walter Leitner.

In The Last Decade

RWTH Aachen University

75.8k papers receiving 2.2M citations

Fields of papers published by authors at RWTH Aachen University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at RWTH Aachen University

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