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Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart

In research, Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart stands highest in Engineering (#5,685 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,096 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Computational Mechanics — Automotive Engineering is 39.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,604
of 28,054 · #24,549 all time
Rank in Germany
#883
of 1,178
Research works
788
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart 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 #5,685 of 6,636 3.7%166 #5813
Physical SciencesDomain #11,096 of 12,888 4.4%194 #13878

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart 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 Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 39.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 47.4 works40×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 28.5 works22×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 9.01× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.94× its world share, 166 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart?

Ranked on the composite score, Jens Neubeck, Jochen Wiedemann and Michael Bargende lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart.

  1. 1 Jens Neubeck Germany · #983,232 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Jochen Wiedemann Germany · #1,067,007 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Michael Bargende Germany · #1,286,285 worldwide 26 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Michael Grill Germany · #1,470,833 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Andreas Schmid Germany · #1,511,787 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Management, Vibration Analysis, Renewable Energy Integration, Sustainability and Fluid Dynamics.

▲ 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. Electric Vehicles31▲ 47×4 topics
  2. Renewable Energy30▲ 9.2×7 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 5.1×7 topics
  4. Model Predictive Control26▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Thermal Management25▲ 33×6 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis24▲ 40×4 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration24▲ 32×5 topics
  8. Fluid Dynamics22▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Autonomous Vehicles22▲ 46×5 topics
  10. Engineering21▲ 206×1 topic
  11. Materials Science21▲ 231×1 topic
  12. Control Systems21▲ 50×6 topics
  13. Vehicle Dynamics20▲ 155×2 topics
  14. Active Steering13▲ 210×1 topic
  15. Tire-Road Friction Estimation13▲ 210×1 topic
  16. Control Strategies12▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Energy Storage Systems12▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Renewable Resources12▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Hybrid Vehicles12▲ 149×1 topic
  20. Power Management Strategy12▲ 149×1 topic
  21. Structural Analysis11▲ 54×3 topics
  22. Industrial Automation11▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Flexible Automation11▲ 192×1 topic
  24. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems11▲ 192×1 topic
  25. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Automotive Engineering10▲ 560×1 topic
  27. Lightweight Materials10▲ 560×1 topic
  28. Chemical Kinetics9▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Smart Grid9▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Emissions8▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Eco-Driving8▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Fuel Consumption8▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 18×4 topics
  34. High-Speed Trains7▲ 47×3 topics
  35. Power Electronics7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  36. Aerodynamics7▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Crosswind7▲ 101×1 topic
  38. Combustion6▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Soot Formation6▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Electrical Systems6▲ 69×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Physics and Engineering …21Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 21 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 13 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…12Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 12 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…11Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 11 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 10 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 8 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…7Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 7 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 6 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 21 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 7 works
  9. 9 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available5.6%not open94.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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