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Hitachi (Sweden)

In research, Hitachi (Sweden) stands highest in Engineering (#4,389 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,875 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,884
of 28,054 · #37,779 all time
Rank in Sweden
#97
of 125
Research works
155
fractional, all time
Citations
935
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Hitachi (Sweden) 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 #4,389 of 6,636 8.6%93 #9712
Physical SciencesDomain #9,875 of 12,888 8.6%117 #19372

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 54.0 works13×
  2. EngineeringField · 93.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.08× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.22× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hitachi (Sweden)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Fault Detection, HVDC Transmission, Control Strategies, Power Systems, Voltage Control, Modular Multilevel Converters and Voltage Source Converters.

▲ 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. Power Electronics30▲ 75×8 topics
  2. Fault Detection20▲ 118×3 topics
  3. HVDC Transmission18▲ 295×2 topics
  4. Control Strategies17▲ 100×5 topics
  5. Power Systems16▲ 121×2 topics
  6. Voltage Control15▲ 184×2 topics
  7. Modular Multilevel Converters15▲ 361×1 topic
  8. Voltage Source Converters15▲ 361×1 topic
  9. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 31×5 topics
  10. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 73×2 topics
  11. Distributed Generation9▲ 96×3 topics
  12. Decentralized Control8▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Distributed Power Generation8▲ 63×1 topic
  15. Microgrid Control8▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Smart Grid8▲ 17×9 topics
  17. Renewable Energy8▲ 4.4×15 topics
  18. Wavelet Transform6▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Smart Grids6▲ 125×2 topics
  20. Power System6▲ 52×4 topics
  21. Thermal Management5▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Energy Storage5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Nanocomposites5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  24. Microgrid5▲ 192×1 topic
  25. Photovoltaic Systems5▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Protection5▲ 192×1 topic
  27. Control Systems4▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Grid-Connected Inverters4▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control4▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Dielectrics4▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Polymer4▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Wind Power4▲ 33×3 topics
  33. Anti-Islanding Schemes4▲ 139×1 topic
  34. Islanding Detection4▲ 139×1 topic
  35. Phasor Measurement Units4▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Power System Stability4▲ 115×1 topic
  37. Thermal Analysis3▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Reliability3▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Power Devices3▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Power System Technology3▲ 160×1 topic

Which research topics does Hitachi (Sweden) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Power Systems Fault Detection and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

HVDC Systems and Fault P…15HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 15 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…8Microgrid Control and Optimization: 8 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Dete…5Power Systems Fault Detection: 5 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 4 fractional worksIslanding Detection in Power Systems: 4 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 4 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 3 fractional worksHigh-Voltage Power Transmission Systems: 3 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 3 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMaterials Chemistry

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

  1. 1 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.0%domestic only59.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hitachi (Sweden)'s research output changed?

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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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