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title: "Technical University of Munich: research profile"
description: "Research profile of Technical University of Munich: 1,496 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and AI; h-index 1,091."
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share_text: "Research profile of Technical University of Munich: 1,496 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and AI; h-index 1,091. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Technical University of Munich

- 4 papers in the last 7 days
- country: Germany
- web domain: tum.de

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions.md

## Key findings

- Technical University of Munich was involved in 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #98 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice (2), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (1) and Journal of Business Venturing Insights (1).
- Countries: Germany (12), Netherlands (2) and United States (2).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Technical University of Munich took part in 1,496 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (403), AI (304) and economics (303).
- 184 of them were published in 2025, against 93 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (29), ETH Zurich (18) and Imperial College London (15).
- The journals publishing most of them were Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice (29), IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (27) and European Journal of Operational Research (25).
- The most-cited of them is “Direct Sparse Odometry” (IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2017), with 2,948 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Technical University of Munich has 269,583 works with 23,301,961 citations (h-index 1,091).
- The tracked journals hold 1,317 of its 113,518 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.2%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (5,415), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (5,309) and Nuclear physics research studies (4,724).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 21 | 41 | 22 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 47 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 12 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 45 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 21 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 29 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 18 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 93 | 132 | 95 | 143 | 165 | 174 | 169 | 162 | 184 | 179 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 29 |
| 2 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 27 |
| 3 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 25 |
| 4 | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 21 |
| 5 | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 19 |
| 6 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 15 |
| 7 | [Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-and-education-artificial-intelligence.md) | 14 |
| 8 | [Journal of Business Venturing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing.md) | 13 |
| 9 | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | 13 |
| 10 | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 12 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen.md) | 29 |
| 2 | [ETH Zurich](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/eth-zurich.md) | 18 |
| 3 | [Imperial College London](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/imperial-college-london.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [Sun Yat-sen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sun-yat-sen-university.md) | 15 |
| 5 | Munich Center for Machine Learning | 14 |
| 6 | Technische Universität Dresden | 12 |
| 7 | University of Augsburg | 12 |
| 8 | Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences | 12 |
| 9 | TUM Klinikum | 11 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Germany | 694 |
| 2 | United States | 115 |
| 3 | China | 102 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 66 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 50 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 50 |
| 7 | Italy | 33 |
| 8 | Austria | 29 |
| 9 | Australia | 27 |
| 10 | Canada | 25 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 17 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 16 |
| 3 | [mixed-integer linear programming](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mixed-integer-linear-programming.md) | 12 |
| 4 | [mode choice](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mode-choice.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [portfolio optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/portfolio-optimization.md) | 11 |
| 6 | startups | 11 |
| 7 | [Germany](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/germany.md) | 10 |
| 8 | image restoration | 10 |
| 9 | [multi-objective optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-objective-optimization.md) | 10 |
| 10 | approximation algorithms | 9 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,948 | 25.7 | [Direct Sparse Odometry](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2017.2658577) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2017-04-12 | Jakob Julian Engel, Vladlen Koltun, Daniel Cremers |
| 2 | 2,339 | 36.6 | [ProtTrans: Toward Understanding the Language of Life Through Self-Supervised Learning](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2021.3095381) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2021-07-07 | Ahmed Elnaggar, Michael Heinzinger, Christian Dallago et al. |
| 3 | 1,490 | 19.4 | [Secure, privacy-preserving and federated machine learning in medical imaging](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-020-0186-1) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2020-06-08 | Georgios A. Kaissis, Marcus R. Makowski, Daniel Rückert et al. |
| 4 | 1,488 | 39.5 | [Generative AI](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-023-00834-7) | [Business & Information Systems Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-information-systems-engineering.md) | 2023-09-12 | Stefan Feuerriegel, Jochen Hartmann, Christian Janiesch et al. |
| 5 | 1,469 | 37.5 | [A survey of uncertainty in deep neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10562-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-07-29 | Jakob Gawlikowski, Cedrique Rovile Njieutcheu Tassi, Mohsin Ali et al. |
| 6 | 1,221 | 16.8 | [HOTA: A Higher Order Metric for Evaluating Multi-object Tracking](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-020-01375-2) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | 2020-10-08 | Jonathon Luiten, Aljos̆a Os̆ep, Patrick Dendorfer et al. |
| 7 | 1,045 | 15.4 | [Common pitfalls and recommendations for using machine learning to detect and prognosticate for COVID-19 using chest radiographs and CT scans](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00307-0) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2021-03-15 | Michael Roberts, Derek Driggs, Matthew Thorpe et al. |
| 8 | 968 | 31.2 | [SpectralGPT: Spectral Remote Sensing Foundation Model](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2024.3362475) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2024-04-03 | Danfeng Hong, Bing Zhang, Xuyang Li et al. |
| 9 | 960 | 14.4 | [Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning: a survey](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-021-09996-w) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2021-04-15 | Sven Gronauer, Klaus J. Diepold |
| 10 | 944 | 11.3 | [Digital platform ecosystems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-019-00377-4) | [Electronic Markets](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-markets.md) | 2019-11-12 | Andreas Hein, Maximilian Schreieck, Tobias Riasanow et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Technical University of Munich in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Also known as | TUM, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Technische Universität München |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 9 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 269,583 |
| Citations | 23,301,961 |
| h-index | 1,091 |
| i10-index | 318,740 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.95 |
| Website | [www.tum.de](https://www.tum.de) |
| ROR | [ror.org/02kkvpp62](https://ror.org/02kkvpp62) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I62916508](https://openalex.org/I62916508) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 15,986 | 581,132 | 179 | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 15,485 | 725,907 | 184 | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 15,331 | 698,485 | 162 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 14,373 | 639,502 | 169 | 1.2% |
| 2022 | 13,231 | 607,983 | 174 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 12,767 | 606,042 | 165 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 11,601 | 515,086 | 143 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 10,819 | 423,959 | 95 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,045 | 369,824 | 132 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 9,866 | 331,755 | 93 | 0.9% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 5,415 |
| 2 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 5,309 |
| 3 | Nuclear physics research studies | Physics and Astronomy | 4,724 |
| 4 | Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis | Chemistry | 3,888 |
| 5 | Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds | Chemistry | 3,747 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | [Predicting food waste from dynamic inconsistency](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107810) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Alexander M. Danzer, Helen Zeidler | Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt; Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research; Rockwool Foundation Berlin; … |
| 2026-10-30 | [Tradable credit schemes to decarbonize commuting trips: Insights from a field trial in a university setting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105335) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Isabella Waldorf, Erik T. Verhoef, Klaus Bogenberger | Technical University of Munich; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2026-10-29 | [“Can you hear me? Can you see my slides?”: How infrastructural practices enable online pitching](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00684) | [Journal of Business Venturing Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing-insights.md) | Alex Christian | Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-28 | [Teaching quality and socioeconomic inequalities in student achievement: Meta-Analytic evidence from PISA 2022](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2026.100864) | [Educational Research Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/educational-research-review.md) | Tamara Kastorff, Pia Todtenhöfer, Samuel Greiff | Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-27 | [Forty years on: revisiting the bridge](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-026-00508-w) | [Financial markets and portfolio management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-markets-and-portfolio-management.md) | Tim Kröncke, Florian Weigert | FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland; Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-22 | [Residual scenario generation for stochastic planning: An emergency medical services application](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106096) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Paulo Abreu, Daniel Santos, Maximilian Schiffer et al. | University of Lisbon; Instituto Superior Técnico; Centro de Estudos de Gestão; … |
| 2026-10-16 | [Simulation-based policy evaluation for bicycle safety under cooperative perception: Linking occlusion modeling to detection performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105314) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Mario Ilic, Tanja Niels, Klaus Bogenberger | Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-16 | [McKean-Vlasov PDE with irregular drift and applications to large deviations for conservative SPDEs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2026.105120) | [Stochastic Processes and their Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/stochastic-processes-and-their-applications.md) | Zhengyan Wu, Rangrang Zhang | Technical University of Munich; Beijing Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-15 | [Variations in family and non-family firms’ formal anti-corruption implementation: A configurational perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2026.100761) | [Journal of Family Business Strategy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-family-business-strategy.md) | Stefan Schembera, Melanie Richards, Armand A. J. Smits | Radboud University Nijmegen; Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-13 | [Can crises affect citizen activism? Evidence from a pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2026.102908) | [European Journal of Political Economy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-political-economy.md) | Farzana Afridi, Ahana Basistha, Amrita Dhillon et al. | Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre; Technical University of Munich; King's College London; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Examining determinants of cloud analytics adoption in SMEs](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-026-00744-7) | [Information Systems and e-Business Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-and-e-business-management.md) | Benedict Langer, Alex Feld | Technical University of Munich |
| 2026-10-06 | [Analyzing hobby-gardeners' purchase intentions for peat-reduced potting soils in Germany, UK and USA – An extended theory of planned behavior approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2026.100507) | [Cleaner and Responsible Consumption](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cleaner-and-responsible-consumption.md) | Johannes Bernhard Grote, Thomas Decker, Melinda J. Knuth et al. | Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences; Technical University of Munich; North Carolina State University; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Technical University of Munich. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/technical-university-of-munich

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