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Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom)

In research, Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,517 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,583 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,200
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,253
of 2,253
Research works
329
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom) 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 #12,517 of 21,541 19.2%249
EngineeringField #7,583 of 11,412 19.1%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom) 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.

Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 19.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.31× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, John Ladbrook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 John Ladbrook United Kingdom · #740,324 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emissions, Chemical Kinetics, Biofuels, Combustion, Soot Formation, Fuel Consumption, Eco-Driving and Vehicle Emissions.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Emissions26▲ 41×3 topics
  2. Chemical Kinetics24▲ 65×2 topics
  3. Biofuels21▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Combustion21▲ 93×1 topic
  5. Soot Formation21▲ 133×1 topic
  6. Renewable Energy18▲ 5.3×14 topics
  7. Fuel Consumption17▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Eco-Driving17▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Vehicle Emissions17▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Control Systems16▲ 19×7 topics
  11. Nanoparticles14▲ 3.3×9 topics
  12. Electric Vehicles14▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Smart Grid12▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties12▲ 3.8×17 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control12▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Power Electronics10▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Catalysis10▲ 3.8×4 topics
  18. Electric Drives9▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Hardware-in-the-Loop9▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Real-Time Simulation9▲ 98×1 topic
  21. Virtual Prototyping9▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Assembly Planning8▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Design for Manufacture8▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Heat Transfer8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Ceria8▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Oxidation8▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Biomechanics7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Vehicle Dynamics7▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Tribological Performance7▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Control Strategies6▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Biodiesel6▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Friction6▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Genetic Algorithms6▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Adaptive6▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Control6▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Hybrid Vehicles6▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Friction Reduction6▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vehicle emissions and performance, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues and Political Economy and Marxism.

Vehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…1Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…0Political Economy and Marxism: 0 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 0 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 0 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …0Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 0 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesPharmacySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  3. 3 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  4. 4 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 0 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 0 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ford Motor Company (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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