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Research in Gothenburg

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Gothenburg. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Volvo Cars (Sweden).

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
558
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Gothenburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Volvo Cars (Sweden)Company 501 #22,433
2Chalmers IndustriteknikNonprofit 24 not ranked
3AI SwedenResearch facility 16 not ranked
4Swedish National Data ServiceInstitution 10 not ranked
5Gothenburg Botanic GardenResearch facility 3 not ranked
6FluxSense AB (Sweden)Company 2 not ranked
7Hasselblad FoundationInstitution 2 not ranked
8Språkbanken TextArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Volvo Cars (Sweden): 89.8%Chalmers Industriteknik: 4.3%AI Sweden: 2.9%Swedish National Data Service: 1.8%3 others listed: 1.3%90%largest
Volvo Cars (Sweden)501 · 89.8%Chalmers Industriteknik24 · 4.3%AI Sweden16 · 2.9%Swedish National Data Service10 · 1.8%3 others listed7 · 1.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which keywords describe research in Gothenburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Driver Behavior, Thermal Analysis, Power Electronics and Model Predictive Control.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning9▲ 2.4×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 2.2×23 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 26×4 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles6▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Neural Networks5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  6. Driver Behavior4▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Power Electronics4▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Thermal Analysis4▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Model Predictive Control4▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  12. Vehicle Dynamics3▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Control Systems3▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Thermal Management3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  15. Neural Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Statistical Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Sensor Fusion3▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Text Classification3▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Turbulent Flow3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance3▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Smart Grid3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Driver Assistance Systems2▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Information Retrieval2▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Trajectory Prediction2▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Trust2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Permanent Magnet Machines2▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Human Factors2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Automation2▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Battery Management Systems2▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Driver Distraction2▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Machine Translation2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Mental Workload2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Thermal Runaway2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Word Representation2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. High-Speed Trains2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Numerical Simulation2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  38. Aerodynamics2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Crosswind2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Spatial Analysis2▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Gothenburg?

Natural Language Process…3Natural Language Processing Techniques: 3 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…2Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…2Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSocial Psychology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  2. 2 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.