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Foton Motors (China)

In research, Foton Motors (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,093 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,192 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,010
of 28,054 · #19,076 all time
Rank in China
#2,965
of 3,058
Research works
414
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Foton Motors (China) 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 #11,093 of 21,541 7.7%306
EngineeringField #9,192 of 11,412 5.8%210

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 39.3 works3.4×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.39× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Foton Motors (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Deep Learning, Model Predictive Control, Smart Grid, Neural Networks, Thermal Management, Energy Storage Systems and Hybrid Vehicles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning6▲ 2.3×27 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles4▲ 18×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.49×19 topics
  4. Neural Networks3▲ 2.8×18 topics
  5. Model Predictive Control2▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  7. Smart Grid2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  8. Thermal Management2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Biosensors2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  10. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 17×1 topic
  11. Hybrid Vehicles2▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  13. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Optical Modulators2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Optimization2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  16. Traffic Flow2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Fuel Consumption2▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Microcavities2▲ 18×1 topic
  19. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Silicon Photonics2▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Battery Technology2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Eco-Driving1▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Optical Interconnects1▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Vehicle Emissions1▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)1▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Memory1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  28. Optical Fiber1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Vibration Control1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Microwave Photonics1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Charging Infrastructure1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control1▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Microscopic Simulation1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Reinforcement Learning1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Tool Wear1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Vehicle-to-Grid1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Battery Management Systems1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Composite Springs1▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Cultural History1▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Photography1▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Foton Motors (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Vehicle emissions and performance.

Electric and Hybrid Vehi…2Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…2Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…1Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…1Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual Arts: 1 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMuseology1 others

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

  1. 1 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foton Motors (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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