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BMW (Germany)

In research, BMW (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,770 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,761 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,653
of 28,054 · #6,478 all time
Rank in Germany
#383
of 1,178
Research works
2k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is BMW (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,770 of 12,888 16.3%189 #4173
EngineeringField #3,761 of 6,636 14.0%130 #2029

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BMW (Germany) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does BMW (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 27.0 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 130 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.84× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BMW (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Rauch, Rolf Michael Schneider and Raymond Freymann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BMW (Germany).

  1. 1 Andreas Rauch · #14,668 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Rolf Michael Schneider · #16,735 worldwide 345 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Raymond Freymann · #371,610 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Wendy Bradley Richter · #732,568 worldwide 4 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Hans-Hermann Braess · #1,017,718 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Christian Ullrich · #1,150,762 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Frank R. Bahr · #1,245,850 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Christian Schwarz · #1,606,921 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at BMW (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at BMW (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Lithium-ion Batteries, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Thermal Management, Cathode Materials, Big Data and Battery Management Systems.

▲ 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 institution'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 Learning23▲ 2.5×48 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles17▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Lithium-ion Batteries16▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 1.47×31 topics
  5. Autonomous Vehicles13▲ 23×5 topics
  6. Sustainability13▲ 1.94×23 topics
  7. Big Data12▲ 4.9×16 topics
  8. Thermal Management11▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Cathode Materials11▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Neural Networks10▲ 2.4×26 topics
  11. Battery Management Systems9▲ 21×1 topic
  12. Thermal Runaway9▲ 21×1 topic
  13. Energy Storage8▲ 4.6×5 topics
  14. Control Systems8▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Battery Technology7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  16. Model Predictive Control7▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Rechargeable Batteries7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  19. Battery Materials6▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Nanostructured Anodes6▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Collision Avoidance6▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Vehicle Dynamics6▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Customer Experience5▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Power Electronics5▲ 5.9×8 topics
  25. Circular Economy5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  26. Driver Behavior5▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Sensor Fusion5▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Smart Grid5▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Industrial Automation5▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Flexible Automation5▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems5▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Business Models4▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Assembly Planning4▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Design for Manufacture4▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Mobile Health4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Omni-Channel Strategy4▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes4▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Technology Innovation4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Driver Assistance Systems4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does BMW (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 5 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…4Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…4Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in IndustriesManagement of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  7. 7 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyAutomotive Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsAutomotive Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and SafetySocial Psychology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BMW (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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