Thomas Bauernhansl

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
258 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Bauernhansl is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bauernhansl has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 53 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 37 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bauernhansl's work include Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (127 papers), Digital Transformation in Industry (74 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (62 papers). Thomas Bauernhansl is often cited by papers focused on Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (127 papers), Digital Transformation in Industry (74 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (62 papers). Thomas Bauernhansl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and Austria. Thomas Bauernhansl's co-authors include Birgit Vogel‐Heuser, Michael ten Hompel, Günther Schuh, Wilfried Sihn, Botond Kádár, László Monostori, Soundar Kumara, Olaf Sauer, Shinsuke Kondoh and Kazushi Ueda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bauernhansl

228 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Cyber-physical systems in manufacturing
    2016 1.1k citations Thomas Bauernhansl et al. profile →
  2. Industrie 4.0 in Produktion, Automatisierung und Logistik
    2014 345 citations Thomas Bauernhansl et al. profile →
  3. Optimization of global production scheduling with deep reinforcement learning
    2018 264 citations Thomas Bauernhansl et al. Procedia CIRP profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Bauernhansl Germany 28 2.9k 539 525 494 364 258 4.4k
Thorsten Wuest United States 31 3.8k 1.3× 1.0k 1.9× 653 1.2× 957 1.9× 325 0.9× 121 6.1k
Wilfried Sihn Austria 24 5.0k 1.7× 1.2k 2.1× 646 1.2× 809 1.6× 264 0.7× 113 6.5k
Heiner Lasi Germany 9 1.7k 0.6× 554 1.0× 320 0.6× 512 1.0× 140 0.4× 32 3.0k
Klaus‐Dieter Thoben Germany 30 2.1k 0.7× 803 1.5× 597 1.1× 583 1.2× 156 0.4× 258 4.8k
Luca Fumagalli Italy 25 2.4k 0.8× 350 0.6× 223 0.4× 319 0.6× 172 0.5× 112 3.7k
Erwin Rauch Italy 36 2.3k 0.8× 753 1.4× 498 0.9× 770 1.6× 375 1.0× 160 3.9k
Hung-An Kao United States 9 2.7k 0.9× 569 1.1× 359 0.7× 397 0.8× 141 0.4× 9 4.1k
Gisela Lanza Germany 29 2.6k 0.9× 768 1.4× 611 1.2× 639 1.3× 257 0.7× 408 4.3k
Behrad Bagheri United States 11 3.0k 1.0× 646 1.2× 390 0.7× 427 0.9× 159 0.4× 14 4.6k
David Romero Mexico 28 2.3k 0.8× 956 1.8× 679 1.3× 879 1.8× 200 0.5× 134 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Bauernhansl

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Bauernhansl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Bauernhansl

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All Works

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Maufroy, Christophe, et al.. (2025). Person-specific evaluation method for occupational exoskeletons – Biomechanical body heat map. Applied Ergonomics. 132. 104671–104671.
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Maufroy, Christophe, et al.. (2025). Performance characterization of a novel semi-active exoskeleton for overhead work. PubMed. 6. e36–e36.
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Framework for the Classification of Real-time Locating System (RTLS) Use Cases in Matrix Production Systems. Procedia CIRP. 130. 1346–1351.
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Reimann, Peter, et al.. (2024). A Flexible Digital Twin Framework for ATMP Production – Towards an efficient CAR T Cell Manufacturing. Procedia CIRP. 125. 124–129. 7 indexed citations
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Shi, Dachuan, et al.. (2024). Interoperable information modelling leveraging asset administration shell and large language model for quality control toward zero defect manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 77. 678–696. 9 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Decarbonization Drivers and Their Impact on Business Models in the Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Industry (EIMI). Sustainability. 16(11). 4836–4836. 1 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Identifikation von Veränderungstreibern in der Fabrikumwelt. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 119(7-8). 488–493. 1 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Design Options for Sustainable and Open Business Models: A Taxonomy-Based Analysis. Sustainability. 16(11). 4790–4790. 3 indexed citations
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Bruns, Axel, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Indicators for Simulation's Prediction Quality of Material Demand in Matrix Production Systems. Procedia Computer Science. 217. 268–277.
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Kooperative Fabrikplanung mit Mixed Reality/Cooperative factory planning based on mixed reality. wt Werkstattstechnik online. 113(4). 135–139. 1 indexed citations
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Liewald, Mathias, Alexander Verl, Thomas Bauernhansl, & Hans‐Christian Möhring. (2023). Production at the Leading Edge of Technology. 6 indexed citations
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Goss, Foster, et al.. (2019). Value Creation Through Product-Service Systems in Business Ecosystems - Identification of Key Challenges for Mechanical Engineering Companies. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1354–1358. 2 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Neupositionierung einer nationalen Technologieplattform. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 112(1-2). 7–11. 2 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas. (2016). Weckruf für Unternehmen. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 111(7-8). 453–457. 7 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Schritte zu Big Data in der Produktion. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 111(12). 851–854. 2 indexed citations
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Bauernhansl, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Komplexität bewirtschaften – Industrie 4.0 und die Folgen. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 109(5). 347–350. 17 indexed citations
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Tisch, Michael, et al.. (2014). Innovative Ansätze zur Kompetenzentwicklung für die Produktion der Zukunft. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 109(9). 587–590. 2 indexed citations
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Neumann, Michael, et al.. (2012). Individuelle Softwareunterstützung für jeden Ingenieur. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 107(9). 628–631. 8 indexed citations

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