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Schaeffler (Germany)

In research, Schaeffler (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,631 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,158 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,414
of 28,054 · #36,420 all time
Rank in Germany
#975
of 1,178
Research works
442
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Schaeffler (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 #11,631 of 12,888 8.4%86 #18839
EngineeringField #6,158 of 6,636 7.6%72 #9187

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

What does Schaeffler (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.7 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.95× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.15× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schaeffler (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jörg Loos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schaeffler (Germany).

  1. 1 Jörg Loos Germany · #1,456,366 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Schaeffler (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Schaeffler (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Vibration Analysis, Model Predictive Control, Nonlinear Dynamics, Renewable Energy Integration, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Tribological Performance and Gear 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 Vehicles11▲ 40×4 topics
  2. Vibration Analysis10▲ 40×5 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.8×6 topics
  4. Model Predictive Control6▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Nonlinear Dynamics6▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties6▲ 6.3×10 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Rolling Contact Fatigue6▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Gear Dynamics5▲ 178×1 topic
  10. Mesh Stiffness5▲ 178×1 topic
  11. Tribological Performance5▲ 97×2 topics
  12. Smart Grid5▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Friction5▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Thermal Management4▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Control Strategies4▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Control Systems4▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Energy Storage Systems4▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Hybrid Vehicles4▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Friction Reduction4▲ 142×1 topic
  21. Laser Surface Texturing4▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Power Electronics4▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Renewable Resources4▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  25. Thermal Analysis4▲ 30×4 topics
  26. Battery Technology3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Emissions3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Polymer Composites3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Battery Management Systems3▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Electric Motor Drives3▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Permanent Magnet Machines3▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Thermal Runaway3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Charging Infrastructure3▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Combustion3▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Vehicle-to-Grid3▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Lubricants3▲ 138×1 topic
  38. Surface Roughness3▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Tribology3▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Schaeffler (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Tribology and Lubrication Engineering and Electric Motor Design and Analysis.

Gear and Bearing Dynamic…5Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 5 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…4Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 4 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…4Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 4 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…3Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 3 fractional worksLubricants and Their Add…3Lubricants and Their Additives: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…3Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and …2Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 2 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …2Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer Processes2 others

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

  1. 1 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  9. 9 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Schaeffler (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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