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Daimler (Germany)

In research, Daimler (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,336 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,335 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,856
of 28,054 · #2,079 all time
Rank in Germany
#569
of 1,178
Research works
6k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Daimler (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 #8,336 of 12,888 9.7%182 #1421
EngineeringField #5,335 of 6,636 7.7%125 #721

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Daimler (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 24.0 works18×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 26.0 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: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.33× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 125 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Daimler (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwe Franke, Dariu M. Gavrila and Markus Enzweiler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daimler (Germany).

  1. 1 Uwe Franke Germany · #11,781 worldwide 3.4k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Dariu M. Gavrila Germany · #71,409 worldwide 431 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Markus Enzweiler Germany · #74,192 worldwide 3.1k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Boris S. Kerner Germany · #106,885 worldwide 633 citations · 104 works
  5. 5 David Pfeiffer Germany · #114,400 worldwide 322 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Hubert Rehborn Germany · #132,187 worldwide 243 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jürgen Dickmann Germany · #146,608 worldwide 252 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Dieter Radaj Germany · #213,026 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 H. Kibbel Germany · #222,908 worldwide 188 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Nils Appenrodt Germany · #241,856 worldwide 269 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Daimler (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Daimler (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Autonomous Vehicles, Mechanical Properties, Vehicle Dynamics, Tool Wear, Microstructure 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 2022–2025 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. Electric Vehicles15▲ 20×4 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 1.56×39 topics
  3. Model Predictive Control11▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties11▲ 4.3×19 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.66×18 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Microstructure7▲ 5.6×10 topics
  8. Vehicle Dynamics7▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Tool Wear7▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.0×3 topics
  11. Control Strategies6▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Control Systems6▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Hybrid Vehicles6▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Power Management Strategy6▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Surface Roughness5▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. Optimization5▲ 4.4×7 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Leadership5▲ 4.0×4 topics
  21. Composite Materials5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  22. Polymer Composites5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Thermal Management5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  24. Active Steering4▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Machining4▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Socio-Technical Systems4▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Surface Integrity4▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Tire-Road Friction Estimation4▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Renewable Resources4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  30. Organizational Change4▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Agility4▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Generation Management4▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Biofuels4▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Professional Development4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Battery Management Systems3▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Collision Avoidance3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. High-Speed Trains3▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Sensor Fusion3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Thermal Runaway3▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Outcomes3▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Advanced machining processes and optimization and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Electric and Hybrid Vehi…6Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 6 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…4Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 4 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 3 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…3Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 3 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 3 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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