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SAIC Motor (China)

In research, SAIC Motor (China) stands highest in Engineering (#4,220 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,126 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 30.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,680
of 28,054 · #28,057 all time
Rank in China
#2,686
of 3,058
Research works
451
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is SAIC Motor (China) 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 #4,220 of 6,636 16.7%94 #6546
Physical SciencesDomain #9,126 of 12,888 16.8%125 #15363

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 30.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 22.0 works30×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.12× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.64× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SAIC Motor (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Deep Learning, Model Predictive Control, Collision Avoidance, Chemical Kinetics, Vehicle Dynamics and Intelligent Transportation 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 Learning16▲ 3.4×32 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles13▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning9▲ 2.1×16 topics
  5. Model Predictive Control8▲ 23×4 topics
  6. Collision Avoidance7▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Neural Networks6▲ 3.1×20 topics
  8. Chemical Kinetics6▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Vehicle Dynamics6▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Intelligent Transportation Systems6▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Control Systems6▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Sensor Fusion5▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Heat Transfer5▲ 7.6×7 topics
  14. Traffic Flow5▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Driver Assistance Systems5▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Trajectory Prediction5▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Emissions5▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  19. Thermal Management5▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Active Steering4▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Tire-Road Friction Estimation4▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Combustion4▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Soot Formation4▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Reinforcement Learning4▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Energy Storage Systems4▲ 19×2 topics
  26. CO2 Emissions4▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Fuel Consumption4▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Hybrid Vehicles4▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Power Management Strategy4▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Eco-Driving3▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Vehicle Emissions3▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control3▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Microscopic Simulation3▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Simulation3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  35. Battery Management Systems3▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes3▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Proton Exchange Membranes3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Thermal Runaway3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does SAIC Motor (China) publish most on?

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

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…5Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 5 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…4Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 4 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…4Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 4 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…3Vehicle emissions and performance: 3 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…3Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 works
  4. 4 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SAIC Motor (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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