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Kia Motors (South Korea)

In research, Kia Motors (South Korea) stands highest in Engineering (#5,615 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,796 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,372
of 42,892
Rank in South Korea
#281
of 596
Research works
503
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Kia Motors (South Korea) 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 #5,615 of 11,412 16.7%356
Physical SciencesDomain #10,796 of 21,541 16.9%461

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 27.8 works4.6×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 12.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.62× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× 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, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kia Motors (South Korea)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Vehicle Dynamics, Control Systems, Active Steering, Tire-Road Friction Estimation and Chemical Kinetics.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Electric Vehicles5▲ 44×4 topics
  2. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 56×4 topics
  3. Model Predictive Control4▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Vehicle Dynamics3▲ 144×2 topics
  5. Control Systems3▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Machine Learning3▲ 2.1×5 topics
  7. Deep Learning3▲ 1.94×8 topics
  8. Active Steering3▲ 229×1 topic
  9. Tire-Road Friction Estimation3▲ 229×1 topic
  10. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Emissions2▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Collision Avoidance2▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Vibration Control2▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Combustion2▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Hybrid Vehicles2▲ 111×1 topic
  17. Power Management Strategy2▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Soot Formation2▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Driver Assistance Systems1▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Eco-Driving1▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Fuel Consumption1▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Trajectory Prediction1▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Image Processing1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  24. Measurement1▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Neural Networks1▲ 2.2×8 topics
  26. Optoelectronic1▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Sound Quality1▲ 227×1 topic
  28. Transfer Path Analysis1▲ 227×1 topic
  29. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  30. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.88×4 topics
  31. Composite Springs1▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Microscopic Simulation1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Traffic Flow1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Vehicle Suspension1▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Kia Motors (South Korea) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety.

Vehicle Dynamics and Con…3Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…2Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…2Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…1Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…1Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kia Motors (South Korea)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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