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Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)

In research, Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#10,979 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21,178 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,695
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#2,019
of 2,077
Research works
270
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany) 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
EngineeringField #10,979 of 11,412 4.0%197
Physical SciencesDomain #21,178 of 21,541 4.0%223

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (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).

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.58× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Henning Wallentowitz and Adrian Zlocki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany).

  1. 1 Henning Wallentowitz Germany · #1,025,877 worldwide 14 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Adrian Zlocki Germany · #1,068,443 worldwide 28 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Deep Learning, Electric Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Sensor Fusion, Collision Avoidance, Driver Assistance Systems and Trajectory Prediction.

▲ 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. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 108×5 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles4▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Model Predictive Control4▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Sensor Fusion4▲ 99×2 topics
  7. Collision Avoidance4▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Driver Assistance Systems3▲ 171×1 topic
  9. Trajectory Prediction3▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Sustainability3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  11. Control Systems3▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Driver Behavior2▲ 88×2 topics
  13. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 48×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Development2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Tire-Road Friction Estimation2▲ 237×1 topic
  16. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 117×1 topic
  17. Internet of Things2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  18. Neural Networks2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  19. Composite Springs2▲ 158×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  21. Vehicle Suspension2▲ 147×1 topic
  22. Traffic Flow2▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Energy Storage Systems1▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Hybrid Vehicles1▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Automation1▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Trust1▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Big Data1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts1▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Injury Severity1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Traffic Accidents1▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control1▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Edge Computing1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Engineering1▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Fog Computing1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Interior Design1▲ 436×1 topic
  37. Materials Science1▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Microscopic Simulation1▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Ridesharing1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Shared Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies.

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…3Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 3 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, an…1Architecture, Design, and Social History: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSocial PsychologySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality4 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  7. 7 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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