Research in Västerås
Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Västerås, Sweden. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Hitachi (Sweden).
- Research institutions
- 15 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.5k ▼ 28% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.4% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Västerås?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABB (Sweden)Company | 1,382 | #9,313 all time | |
| 2 | Westinghouse Electric (Sweden)Company | 344 | #17,650 all time | |
| 3 | Västerås MunicipalityGovernment institution | 270 | #21,003 all time | |
| 4 | Hitachi (Sweden)Company | 155 | #19,884 | |
| 5 | Västmanlands sjukhus VästeråsHospital / health system | 122 | #34,146 all time | |
| 6 | Bombardier (Sweden)Company | 100 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Quintus Technologies (Sweden)Company | 35 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Create (Sweden)Company | 18 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Uponor (Sweden)Company | 17 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Region VästmanlandFunder | 14 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Penny (Sweden)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Ekomarine Paint (Sweden)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Envic Sense (Sweden)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 14 | OpiFlex (Sweden)Company | 0 | not ranked | |
| 15 | NORDIC BioEngineering (Sweden)Company | 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
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What is Västerås strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Västerås is most concentrated in Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (9.8× the world share in Control and Systems Engineering).
- Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 30.2 works9.8×
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 65.0 works6.4×
- Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works4.1×
- EngineeringField · 153.2 works3.6×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Västerås?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Fault Detection, HVDC Transmission, Control Strategies, Power Systems, Voltage Control, Modular Multilevel Converters and Voltage Source Converters.
- Grid-Connected Inverters
- Accident Tolerant Fuels
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Microgrid
- Nonlinear Systems
- Control Systems
- Smart Grids
- Photovoltaic Systems
- Model Predictive Control
- Thermal Management
- Distributed Power Generation
- Smart Grid
- Decentralized Control
- Distributed Generation
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Voltage Source Converters
- Voltage Control
- Control Strategies
- Fault Detection
- Power Electronics
- HVDC Transmission
- Power Systems
- Modular Multilevel Converters
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Smart Grid Applications
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Storage Systems
- Neural Networks
- Microgrid Control
- Energy Storage
- Wavelet Transform
- Power System
- Thermal Analysis
- Artificial Neural Network
- Oxidation Resistance
- Protection
- Density Functional Theory
- Fuel Cladding
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
- Power Electronics32▲ 34×8 topics
- Fault Detection23▲ 57×3 topics
- HVDC Transmission19▲ 129×2 topics
- Control Strategies18▲ 45×5 topics
- Power Systems17▲ 53×2 topics
- Voltage Control16▲ 81×2 topics
- Modular Multilevel Converters16▲ 159×1 topic
- Voltage Source Converters16▲ 159×1 topic
- Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 14×5 topics
- Machine Learning13▲ 1.44×31 topics
- Smart Grid Applications12▲ 33×2 topics
- Deep Learning12▲ 1.22×38 topics
- Renewable Energy11▲ 2.6×20 topics
- Distributed Generation9▲ 41×3 topics
- Energy Efficiency9▲ 3.4×21 topics
- Decentralized Control9▲ 26×2 topics
- Energy Storage Systems9▲ 22×2 topics
- Smart Grid9▲ 8.2×9 topics
- Neural Networks9▲ 1.97×16 topics
- Distributed Power Generation8▲ 28×1 topic
- Microgrid Control8▲ 28×1 topic
- Thermal Management8▲ 8.4×5 topics
- Energy Storage8▲ 4.1×9 topics
- Model Predictive Control7▲ 10×5 topics
- Wavelet Transform7▲ 11×3 topics
- Photovoltaic Systems6▲ 24×3 topics
- Power System6▲ 23×4 topics
- Smart Grids6▲ 54×2 topics
- Thermal Analysis6▲ 15×4 topics
- Control Systems6▲ 10×4 topics
- Artificial Neural Network5▲ 19×2 topics
- Nonlinear Systems5▲ 8.7×5 topics
- Oxidation Resistance5▲ 17×3 topics
- Microgrid5▲ 83×1 topic
- Protection5▲ 83×1 topic
- Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 20×2 topics
- Density Functional Theory5▲ 16×2 topics
- Accident Tolerant Fuels5▲ 45×1 topic
- Fuel Cladding5▲ 45×1 topic
- Grid-Connected Inverters4▲ 21×2 topics
What research is done in Västerås?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
- 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
- 3 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
- 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 5 works
- 5 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 6 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
- 7 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
- 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 10 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.