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Tesla (United States)

In research, Tesla (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,111 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,149
of 22,385 · #26,661 all time
Rank in United States
#2,979
of 3,332
Research works
179
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Tesla (United States)

What is Tesla (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,111 of 17,446 14.0%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tesla (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Tesla (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Tesla (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 65.9% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 42.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 14.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 12.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTesla (UnitedStates)74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3242.8%
    2. Computer Science1114.7%
    3. Materials Science22.2%
    4. Energy22.1%
    5. Environmental Science11.6%
    6. Chemistry11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Mathematics00.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine912.7%
    2. Nursing00.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting33.9%
    2. Decision Sciences33.8%
    3. Social Sciences22.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    6. Psychology00.6%
    1. Neuroscience22.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.85× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.89×3 works
  2. Engineering2.85×32 works
  3. Energy2.33×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.88×11 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×3 works
  7. Nursing1.10×0 works
  8. Veterinary0.83×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.69×2 works
  10. Medicine0.66×9 works
  11. Chemistry0.63×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.63×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.62×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.57×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.34×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  20. Psychology0.20×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.17×2 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tesla (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ronak Ravjibhai Pansara, Amanda Evans and Todd Hawkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tesla (United States).

  1. 1 Ronak Ravjibhai Pansara United States · #2,613,612 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Amanda Evans United States · #4,373,015 worldwide 582 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Todd Hawkins United States · #4,586,390 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Feng-Bin Sun United States · #5,506,808 worldwide 268 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Tesla (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Tesla (United States)?

The most cited paper from Tesla (United States) is "Updating the Structure and Electrochemistry of LixNiO2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1" (Hongyang Li, Ning Zhang, Jing Li et al., 2018), with 284 citations. Next come "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology" (278) and "The Robotarium: Globally Impactful Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Remote-Access, Distributed Control of Multirobot Systems" (224).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Updating the Structure and Electrochemistry of LixNiO2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 Hongyang Li, Ning Zhang, Jing Li et al. · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 2018 284
2 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology T. Markel, Andrew Simpson · World Electric Vehicle Journal Open access 28 Dec 2007 278
3 The Robotarium: Globally Impactful Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Remote-Access, Distributed Control of Multirobot Systems Sean Wilson, Paul Glotfelter, Li Wang et al. · IEEE Control Systems Feb 2020 224
4 Volume, Pressure and Thickness Evolution of Li-Ion Pouch Cells with Silicon-Composite Negative Electrodes Alexander J Louli, Jing Li, Simon Trussler et al. · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 2017 205
5 Compute Solution for Tesla's Full Self-Driving Computer Emil Talpes, Debjit Das Sarma, Ganesh Venkataramanan et al. · IEEE Micro 24 Feb 2020 186
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tesla (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Biofield, Biophoton, Machine Learning, Big Data, Deep Learning and Thermal Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Power Electronics7▲ 28×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 2.3×28 topics
  3. Deep Learning6▲ 2.2×23 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.2×4 topics
  6. Big Data4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  7. Biofield3▲ 470×1 topic
  8. Biophoton3▲ 470×1 topic
  9. Sustainability3▲ 1.68×8 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  11. Thermal Management3▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  13. Neural Networks2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  14. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Reliability2▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Silicon Carbide2▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Internet of Things2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Security2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. DC-DC Converters2▲ 43×1 topic
  23. High-Frequency Power Conversion2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Model Predictive Control2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  25. Multilevel Converters2▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Smart Grid2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  27. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  28. Neurological Effects2▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Control Strategies1▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Parallel Computing1▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Failure Analysis1▲ 17×3 topics
  32. HVDC Transmission1▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Privacy1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Data Cleaning1▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Fault Detection1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Power Systems1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Record Linkage1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Actuators1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Channelrhodopsin1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Continuous Infusion1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Tesla (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biofield Effects and Biophysics, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Multilevel Inverters and Converters.

Biofield Effects and Bio…3Biofield Effects and Biophysics: 3 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters2Advanced DC-DC Converters: 2 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…2Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 2 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 1 fractional worksIntravenous Infusion Tec…1Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 1 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations ResearchCellular and Molecular Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  6. 6 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tesla (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tesla (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Tesla (United States)0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tesla (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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