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General Motors (United States)

In research, General Motors (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#1,759 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,612 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,409 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,092
of 28,054 · #606 all time
Rank in United States
#1,078
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
378k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is General Motors (United States) 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 #1,759 of 6,636 16.8%281 #329
Physical SciencesDomain #4,612 of 12,888 17.0%356 #421
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,409 of 2,318 16.1%86 #418

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where General Motors (United States) 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#329 #1,759
  2. Physical Sciences#421 #4,612
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#418 #1,409
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does General Motors (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 46.2 works23×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 56.2 works8.1×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.98× its world share, 281 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at General Motors (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, John R. Smith, Fan Bai and Raja K. Mishra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Motors (United States).

  1. 1 John R. Smith United States · #11,775 worldwide 1.2k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Fan Bai United States · #12,480 worldwide 878 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Raja K. Mishra United States · #50,143 worldwide 506 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Mark W. Verbrugge United States · #75,657 worldwide 644 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 James R. Salvador United States · #95,715 worldwide 428 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 David C. Viano United States · #96,717 worldwide 245 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Yang‐Tse Cheng United States · #97,889 worldwide 739 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Stephen J. Harris United States · #98,826 worldwide 570 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 G. Smith United States · #102,038 worldwide 206 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Hariharan Krishnan United States · #107,579 worldwide 297 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at General Motors (United States)

Which keywords describe research at General Motors (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Mechanical Properties, Electric Vehicles, Cathode Materials, Thermal Management, Microstructure, Energy Storage and Battery Technology.

▲ 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. Lithium-ion Batteries42▲ 27×3 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties39▲ 11×22 topics
  3. Electric Vehicles37▲ 33×4 topics
  4. Cathode Materials33▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Deep Learning28▲ 2.2×37 topics
  6. Thermal Management27▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Microstructure26▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Energy Storage23▲ 9.5×7 topics
  9. Battery Management Systems23▲ 39×1 topic
  10. Battery Technology23▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Thermal Runaway23▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Rechargeable Batteries20▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Machine Learning20▲ 1.61×21 topics
  14. Power Electronics19▲ 15×8 topics
  15. Battery Materials18▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Nanostructured Anodes18▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Model Predictive Control15▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Grain Refinement15▲ 34×4 topics
  20. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries13▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Solid-State Electrolytes13▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Microstructural Evolution13▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles13▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Graphene12▲ 4.6×7 topics
  25. Aerospace Applications11▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Corrosion Behavior11▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Control Systems10▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Smart Grid10▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Processing Techniques10▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Aluminium Alloys10▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Automotive Industry10▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Carbon Nanotubes9▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Energy Storage Systems9▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Metal Matrix Composites9▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Friction Stir Processing9▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Numerical Modeling9▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Reinforcement9▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Friction Stir Welding8▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Numerical Simulation8▲ 7.5×6 topics
  40. Processing8▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does General Motors (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

Advanced Battery Technol…23Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 23 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 13 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 10 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…8Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 8 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 8 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 7 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 6 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 5 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic 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 available9.1%not open90.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has General Motors (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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