Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Germany
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Research
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 582 | 179.00 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 164 | 54.36 |
| Biological sciences | 17 | 5.43 |
| Chemistry | 150 | 53.99 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 35 | 9.68 |
| Health sciences | 26 | 5.44 |
| Physical sciences | 185 | 48.66 |
| Social sciences | 5 | 1.43 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (102 institutions) | 30.2% |
| Domestic (46 institutions) | 69.8% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 179.00 / 190.92 | 369.92 |
| Max Planck Society | 9.71 / 7.91 | 17.62 |
| Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg) | 5.98 / 7.36 | 13.34 |
| Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) | 5.13 / 3.53 | 8.66 |
| Ulm University | 6.53 / 1.79 | 8.32 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lehn Institute of Functional Materials (LIFM) | 6.97 / 27.53 | 34.51 |
| University of Strasbourg | 14.54 / 7.69 | 22.23 |
| Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) | 8.88 / 9.74 | 18.62 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 12.50 / 3.09 | 15.59 |
| University of Basel (UB) | 7.27 / 7.70 | 14.97 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
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Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Alfred Wegener Institute - Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- German Cancer Research Center in the Helmholtz Association (DKFZ)
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases within the Helmholtz Association (DZNE)
- German Electron Synchrotron (DESY)
- Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA)
- Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
- Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH (GSI)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute (HVI)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (HMGU)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH
- Jülich Research Centre (FZJ)
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- Belle Collaboration
- Black Forest Observatory (BFO)
- DVGW-Forschungstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut (EBI)
- EUROfusion Consortium
- Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System (ECATS)
- European Confederation of Upper-Rhine Universities (EUCOR)
- European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER)
- HEiKA Graduate School on Functional Materials
- Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership (HEiKA)
- Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Cooperation unit (Helmholtz AI)
- Helmholtz Information and Data Science School for Health (HIDSS4Health)
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU)
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute of Complex Molecular Systems in Environmental Health (HICE)
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience (HGI)
- Human Brain Project (HBP)
- InnovationLab GmbH (iL)
- KIT/BASF Joint Laboratory BELLA
- Land-CRAFT
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials (LIFM)
- Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
- The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration (The AMS Collaboration)
- Trinational Institute of Plant Research (TIP)
- Wendelstein 7-X Team (W7-X)