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Mercedes-Benz (Germany)

In research, Mercedes-Benz (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,672 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,645 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,606 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 25.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,653
of 28,054 · #14,150 all time
Rank in Germany
#465
of 1,178
Research works
1.2k
▲ 294% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Mercedes-Benz (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,672 of 12,888 9.9%334 #8553
EngineeringField #3,645 of 6,636 8.9%228 #5349
Computer ScienceField #2,606 of 4,667 14.7%72 #3160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercedes-Benz (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).

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. Physical Sciences#8,553 #6,672
  2. Engineering#5,349 #3,645
  3. Computer Science#3,160 #2,606
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 Mercedes-Benz (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 25.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 52.8 works25×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 26.6 works13×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.38× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.89× its world share, 228 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercedes-Benz (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Marius Cordts, Gunter Schöbel and Rodolfo Schöneburg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercedes-Benz (Germany).

  1. 1 Marius Cordts Germany · #181,723 worldwide 3.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Gunter Schöbel Germany · #667,057 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Rodolfo Schöneburg Germany · #1,319,596 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mario Bijelic Germany · #1,538,653 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Mercedes-Benz (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Mercedes-Benz (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Deep Learning, Lithium-ion Batteries, Autonomous Vehicles, Thermal Management, Model Predictive Control, Cathode Materials and Battery Management Systems.

▲ 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 Learning46▲ 3.5×46 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles33▲ 28×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning25▲ 1.92×33 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries24▲ 15×3 topics
  5. Autonomous Vehicles22▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Thermal Management20▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Neural Networks17▲ 2.8×22 topics
  8. Cathode Materials17▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Model Predictive Control17▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Battery Management Systems14▲ 24×1 topic
  11. Thermal Runaway14▲ 24×1 topic
  12. Control Systems14▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Battery Technology14▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy13▲ 2.2×14 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance12▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Energy Storage12▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Sensor Fusion12▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 8.5×6 topics
  19. Driver Assistance Systems11▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Trajectory Prediction11▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Convolutional Neural Networks10▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Rechargeable Batteries10▲ 9.6×2 topics
  23. Power Electronics10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  24. Smart Grid10▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Industrial Automation10▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Battery Materials10▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Flexible Automation10▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems10▲ 97×1 topic
  30. Vehicle Dynamics9▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Control Strategies8▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Assembly Planning8▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Design for Manufacture8▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Hybrid Vehicles8▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Power Management Strategy8▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Intelligent Transportation Systems8▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Vibration Analysis7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  39. Active Steering7▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Tire-Road Friction Estimation7▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercedes-Benz (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Advancements in Battery Materials and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Advanced Battery Technol…14Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 14 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…11Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …10Advancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…10Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 10 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 8 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…7Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 6 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 6 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 5 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercedes-Benz (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 294% higher 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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