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BMW Group (Germany)

In research, BMW Group (Germany) stands highest in Computer Science (#2,007 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,606 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,008 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,256
of 28,054 · #9,009 all time
Rank in Germany
#484
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is BMW Group (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
Computer ScienceField #2,007 of 4,667 23.0%60 #2133
Physical SciencesDomain #6,606 of 12,888 17.6%186 #5371
EngineeringField #4,008 of 6,636 14.7%115 #1731

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BMW Group (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,133 #2,007
  2. Physical Sciences#5,371 #6,606
  3. Engineering#1,731 #4,008
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does BMW Group (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 23.8 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.33× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.30× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at BMW Group (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Moritz Werling, Mohsen Kaboli and Filippo Maglia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BMW Group (Germany).

  1. 1 Moritz Werling · #193,346 worldwide 502 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Mohsen Kaboli · #236,372 worldwide 151 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Filippo Maglia · #313,611 worldwide 338 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Frederik Naujoks · #423,434 worldwide 143 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 André Luckow · #600,065 worldwide 124 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Andreas Keinath · #903,397 worldwide 96 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Yi Jin · #932,033 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ulrich Fastenrath · #1,045,837 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Thomas Bruder · #1,229,609 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Jens Neumann · #1,510,944 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at BMW Group (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at BMW Group (Germany)?

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

▲ 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 Learning32▲ 4.1×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 2.5×37 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles16▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles11▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Neural Networks11▲ 3.1×22 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Driver Behavior10▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Big Data9▲ 4.2×14 topics
  9. Thermal Management8▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Cathode Materials8▲ 9.0×2 topics
  11. Cognitive Load7▲ 71×2 topics
  12. Trust7▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Human Factors7▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Automation7▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Driver Distraction7▲ 79×1 topic
  16. Sensor Fusion6▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Battery Management Systems6▲ 17×1 topic
  18. Thermal Runaway6▲ 17×1 topic
  19. Collision Avoidance6▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Battery Technology6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  22. Control Systems6▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Driver Assistance Systems6▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Trajectory Prediction6▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Model Predictive Control5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  26. Power Electronics5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  27. Assembly Planning5▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Design for Manufacture5▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Battery Materials5▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Nanostructured Anodes5▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Smart Grid5▲ 5.4×3 topics
  32. Image Classification4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Spatial Analysis4▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Vibration Control4▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Computer Vision4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Customer Experience4▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Electrical Systems4▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Solid-State Electrolytes4▲ 12×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Human-Automation Interac…7Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…6Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 6 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…6Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…5Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…3Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 3 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 3 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety3Traffic and Road Safety: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and SafetySocial Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyAutomotive Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  9. 9 Real-time simulation and control systemsControl and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Traffic and Road SafetySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher 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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