RWTH Aachen University

80.1k papers and 2.2M indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with RWTH Aachen University have published 80.1k papers, which have received a total of 2.2M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 9.8k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9.4k papers in Materials Chemistry and 8.4k papers in Mechanical Engineering on the topics of Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (1.1k papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (1.1k papers) and Metallurgy and Material Forming (971 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Materials Chemistry (316.9k citations), Molecular Biology (276.3k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (273.1k citations). Authors at RWTH Aachen University collaborate with scholars in Germany, United States and The Netherlands and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of RWTH Aachen University's most productive authors include Björn Usadel, Anthony Bolger, Marc Lohse, Carsten Bolm, Dieter Enders, Rainer Waser, Magnus Rueping, Matthias Wuttig, Nils Peters and Reinhard Madlener.

In The Last Decade

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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