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Caterpillar (United States)

In research, Caterpillar (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,211 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,982 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,481 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,407
of 28,054 · #11,507 all time
Rank in United States
#3,975
of 4,192
Research works
972
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Caterpillar (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,211 of 21,541 16.9%786
EngineeringField #3,982 of 11,412 16.8%583
Social SciencesDomain #8,481 of 16,945 13.7%126
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,013 of 2,753 14.4%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Caterpillar (United States) 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).

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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 12.19× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.61× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Caterpillar (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Rosen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Caterpillar (United States).

  1. 1 Charles Rosen United States · #389,497 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Caterpillar (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Caterpillar (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, Chemical Kinetics, Emissions, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Big Data Analytics, Combustion and Soot Formation.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.4×12 topics
  2. Internet of Things5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 2.3×15 topics
  4. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Emissions4▲ 31×2 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  7. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  8. Big Data Analytics3▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Combustion3▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Healthcare3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  11. Soot Formation3▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Big Data3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  13. Smart Cities2▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  16. Heat Transfer2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  18. Digital Twin2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain2▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Adaptation2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Optimization2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  23. Cloud Computing2▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Cloud Manufacturing2▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Security2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  28. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Cybersecurity2▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Leadership2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Power Electronics2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  32. Premixed Combustion2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Turbulent Flames2▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Complexity Theory1▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Modeling1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  36. CO2 Emissions1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Economic Crisis1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Embodied Cognition1▲ 205×1 topic
  39. Emergence1▲ 125×1 topic
  40. Predictive Brain Theory1▲ 205×1 topic

Which research topics does Caterpillar (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Digital Transformation in Industry, Combustion and flame dynamics and Internet of Things and AI.

Advanced Combustion Engi…3Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…2Digital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…2Combustion and flame dynamics: 2 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI2Internet of Things and AI: 2 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 1 fractional worksChaos, Complexity, and Education: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…1Biodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…1E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…1Microgrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…1Complex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional works
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputational MechanicsInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Chaos, Complexity, and Education Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 1 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Caterpillar (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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