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Vehicle Technologies Office

In research, Vehicle Technologies Office stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,028 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,998 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,211
of 28,054 · #18,355 all time
Rank in United States
#2,953
of 4,192
Research works
443
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Vehicle Technologies Office 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 #10,028 of 21,541 16.6%379
EngineeringField #6,998 of 11,412 16.8%242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vehicle Technologies Office 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).

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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 6.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.65× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.11× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vehicle Technologies Office?

Ranked on the composite score, W.K. Overbey and James Brodrick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vehicle Technologies Office.

  1. 1 W.K. Overbey United States · #1,235,170 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 James Brodrick United States · #1,549,097 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Vehicle Technologies Office

Which keywords describe research at Vehicle Technologies Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Life Cycle Assessment, Emissions and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.7×12 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles3▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Climate Change3▲ 1.86×10 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Cathode Materials3▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Energy Storage2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  10. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.4×14 topics
  11. Emissions2▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  13. Thermal Management2▲ 10×2 topics
  14. International Relations2▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Battery Technology2▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Healthcare2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  17. Geopolitics2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Security2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  21. Battery Management Systems2▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Thermal Runaway2▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Information Warfare2▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  25. Energy Transition1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. IoT1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Smart Grid1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Hybrid Warfare1▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Russia1▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Chemical Kinetics1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Evolutionary Algorithms1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Lignocellulosic Biomass1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Multiobjective Optimization1▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Particulate Matter1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Product Development1▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Battery Materials1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Combustion1▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Materials1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Nanostructured Anodes1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Vehicle Technologies Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Advanced Battery Technol…2Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…1European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…1Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 1 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vehicle Technologies Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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