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FEV (Germany)

In research, FEV (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#5,085 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,017 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 48.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,458
of 28,054 · #20,486 all time
Rank in Germany
#879
of 1,178
Research works
940
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is FEV (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
EngineeringField #5,085 of 6,636 4.2%145 #5955
Physical SciencesDomain #11,017 of 12,888 4.2%192 #11117

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FEV (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 FEV (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 48.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 55.2 works49×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 25.23× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.57× its world share, 145 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 25.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FEV (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaus Wolff, Christoph Steffens and Georg Eisele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FEV (Germany).

  1. 1 Klaus Wolff Germany · #706,651 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Christoph Steffens Germany · #789,375 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Georg Eisele Germany · #930,289 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Joschka Schaub Germany · #1,396,789 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at FEV (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at FEV (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Chemical Kinetics, Emissions, Renewable Energy, Thermal Management, Model Predictive Control, Fuel Consumption and Combustion.

▲ 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 Vehicles34▲ 54×4 topics
  2. Chemical Kinetics22▲ 117×2 topics
  3. Emissions22▲ 51×4 topics
  4. Renewable Energy21▲ 6.9×15 topics
  5. Thermal Management17▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Fuel Consumption17▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Model Predictive Control17▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Combustion17▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Soot Formation17▲ 178×1 topic
  10. Sustainability17▲ 3.3×12 topics
  11. Eco-Driving17▲ 155×1 topic
  12. Vehicle Emissions17▲ 155×1 topic
  13. Smart Grid15▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries14▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Control Strategies14▲ 46×3 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Energy Storage Systems13▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Hybrid Vehicles13▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Control Systems12▲ 29×6 topics
  20. Battery Management Systems11▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Thermal Runaway11▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Autonomous Vehicles11▲ 24×5 topics
  23. Power Electronics11▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Battery Technology10▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Electric Drives8▲ 91×2 topics
  26. Charging Infrastructure7▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Hardware-in-the-Loop7▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Real-Time Simulation7▲ 134×1 topic
  30. Vehicle-to-Grid7▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Combustion Instabilities7▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Vibration Analysis6▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Mathematical Modeling6▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Collision Avoidance6▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Flexible Automation6▲ 104×1 topic
  36. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems6▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Engineering5▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Materials Science5▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Sensor Fusion5▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 16×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Vehicle emissions and performance, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 17 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 17 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 11 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 7 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…7Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 7 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 6 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 5 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 5 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 5 fractional works
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 17 works
  2. 2 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 5 works
  9. 9 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 5 works
  10. 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 5 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 available8.1%not open91.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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