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Daimler (Germany)

In research, Daimler (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,871 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,431 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Engineering is 20.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,893
of 22,385 · #1,605 all time
Rank in Germany
#232
of 795
Research works
6k
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
109k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Daimler (Germany)

What is Daimler (Germany) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,871 of 10,670 6.3%182 #938
EngineeringField #2,431 of 5,901 5.7%125 #654

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daimler (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Daimler (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Daimler (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Computer Science (7%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 209 fractional works · 72.4% of its workEngineering: 146 fractional works · 50.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 32 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 10.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 6.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDaimler (Germany)289fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14650.7%
    2. Computer Science217.3%
    3. Materials Science124.2%
    4. Environmental Science103.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy51.7%
    6. Mathematics51.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering31.2%
    8. Energy31.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    10. Chemistry20.5%
    1. Social Sciences155.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting124.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities82.9%
    4. Psychology72.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.9%
    6. Decision Sciences41.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    1. Medicine82.9%
    2. Health Professions31.2%
    3. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Daimler (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 32.0 works21×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 29.0 works5.5×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.36× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.38× its world share, 146 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.38×146 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.36×3 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.40×4 works
  4. Mathematics1.35×5 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×12 works
  6. Materials Science1.19×12 works
  7. Energy1.08×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.02×8 works
  9. Computer Science0.94×21 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×5 works
  11. Psychology0.78×7 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.76×5 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.70×10 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×8 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.45×4 works
  18. Social Sciences0.40×15 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.34×2 works
  21. Neuroscience0.22×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  23. Medicine0.15×8 works
  24. Nursing0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Daimler (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Uwe Franke, Dariu M. Gavrila and Boris S. Kerner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daimler (Germany).

  1. 1 Uwe Franke Germany · #84,149 worldwide 22k citations · 176 works
  2. 2 Dariu M. Gavrila Germany · #146,403 worldwide 13k citations · 158 works
  3. 3 Boris S. Kerner Germany · #242,418 worldwide 12k citations · 349 works
  4. 4 Markus Enzweiler Germany · #258,744 worldwide 17k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Clemens Rabe Germany · #259,956 worldwide 2.6k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Andreas Wedel Germany · #269,302 worldwide 2.4k citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Stefan K. Gehrig Germany · #399,731 worldwide 2.1k citations · 83 works
  8. 8 Daniel Chatterjee Germany · #402,922 worldwide 2.5k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Christoph G. Keller Germany · #472,851 worldwide 2.1k citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Fridtjof Stein Germany · #526,192 worldwide 2.5k citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Daimler (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Daimler (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Daimler (Germany) is "Batteries and fuel cells for emerging electric vehicle markets" (Zachary Paul Cano, Dustin Banham, Siyu Ye et al., 2018), with 2,899 citations. Next come "Generative Programming: Methods, Tools, and Applications" (2,549) and "The Protist Ribosomal Reference database (PR2): a catalog of unicellular eukaryote Small Sub-Unit rRNA sequences with curated taxonomy" (2,499).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Batteries and fuel cells for emerging electric vehicle markets Zachary Paul Cano, Dustin Banham, Siyu Ye et al. · Nature Energy 12 Apr 2018 2,899
2 Generative Programming: Methods, Tools, and Applications Krzysztof Czarnecki, Ulrich W. Eisenecker 16 Jun 2000 2,549
3 The Protist Ribosomal Reference database (PR2): a catalog of unicellular eukaryote Small Sub-Unit rRNA sequences with curated taxonomy Laure Guillou et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 26 Nov 2012 2,499
4 Do entrepreneurship programmes raise entrepreneurial intention of science and engineering students? The effect of learning, inspiration and resources Vangelis Souitaris, Stefania Zerbinati, Andreas Al‐Laham · Journal of Business Venturing 29 Aug 2006 2,324
5 The Experience of Presence: Factor Analytic Insights Thomas W. Schubert, Frank Friedmann, Holger T. Regenbrecht · PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality Jun 2001 2,293
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Daimler (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Autonomous Vehicles, Vehicle Dynamics, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Control Systems and Control Strategies.

▲ 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-now 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. Electric Vehicles20▲ 24×4 topics
  2. Deep Learning17▲ 1.70×40 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 1.90×19 topics
  4. Model Predictive Control13▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Autonomous Vehicles13▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning12▲ 1.20×26 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties11▲ 4.0×22 topics
  8. Vehicle Dynamics9▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Microstructure8▲ 5.1×10 topics
  10. Control Systems7▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Control Strategies7▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Digital Transformation7▲ 4.5×3 topics
  13. Energy Storage Systems7▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Tool Wear7▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Hybrid Vehicles7▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Power Management Strategy7▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  18. Active Steering6▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance6▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Optimization6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Tire-Road Friction Estimation6▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Sensor Fusion6▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Surface Roughness5▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Thermal Management5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  26. Smart Grid5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  27. Battery Technology5▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Driver Assistance Systems5▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Trajectory Prediction5▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Composite Materials5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Polymer Composites5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Renewable Resources5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Socio-Technical Systems4▲ 60×2 topics
  34. Battery Management Systems4▲ 9.7×1 topic
  35. Eco-Driving4▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Fuel Consumption4▲ 20×1 topic
  37. High-Speed Trains4▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Machining4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Surface Integrity4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Thermal Runaway4▲ 9.7×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety and Advanced machining processes and optimization.

Electric and Hybrid Vehi…7Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 7 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…6Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 6 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 5 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 4 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…4Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  8. 8 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Daimler (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Daimler (Germany)0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Daimler (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Daimler (Germany)7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2006.

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