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Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)

In research, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,587 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,209 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,904
of 28,054 · #21,135 all time
Rank in Austria
#92
of 168
Research works
926
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) 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 #8,587 of 12,888 10.0%144 #11811
EngineeringField #5,209 of 6,636 8.1%105 #5929

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) 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 Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 25.6 works29×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.16× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)?

Ranked on the composite score, Selim Solmaz, Martin Benedikt and Josef Zehetner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria).

  1. 1 Selim Solmaz Austria · #519,454 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Martin Benedikt Austria · #777,029 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Josef Zehetner Austria · #806,584 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Michael Stolz Austria · #883,889 worldwide 63 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Alexander Stocker Austria · #1,005,684 worldwide 67 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Thomas Steidl Austria · #1,015,584 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Anton Fuchs Austria · #1,055,072 worldwide 22 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Georg Stettinger Austria · #1,063,878 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Klaus Six Austria · #1,068,948 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Daniel Watzenig Austria · #1,116,034 worldwide 39 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)

Which keywords describe research at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Deep Learning, Collision Avoidance, Sensor Fusion, Driver Assistance Systems, Trajectory Prediction, Electric Vehicles and Driver Behavior.

▲ 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. Autonomous Vehicles24▲ 68×4 topics
  2. Deep Learning23▲ 4.0×23 topics
  3. Machine Learning15▲ 2.8×12 topics
  4. Collision Avoidance14▲ 46×3 topics
  5. Sensor Fusion13▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Driver Assistance Systems11▲ 119×1 topic
  7. Trajectory Prediction11▲ 119×1 topic
  8. Electric Vehicles10▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Driver Behavior10▲ 78×2 topics
  10. High-Speed Trains8▲ 75×3 topics
  11. Intelligent Transportation Systems8▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Mental Workload8▲ 88×2 topics
  13. Human Factors7▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Trust7▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Automation7▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Driver Distraction7▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Rolling Contact Fatigue7▲ 72×2 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control6▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Ground Vibration6▲ 137×1 topic
  20. Railway Dynamics6▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Control Systems5▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Thermal Management5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Metamodeling5▲ 111×2 topics
  25. Traffic Flow4▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Mobile Robots4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Robotics4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. Smart Grid4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Software Development4▲ 48×2 topics
  30. 3D Mapping4▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Control Strategies4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. SLAM4▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Security Analysis4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Vehicle Dynamics4▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Battery Management Systems4▲ 14×1 topic
  36. DSRC Standards4▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Thermal Runaway4▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks4▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Energy Storage Systems3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Path Planning3▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Railway Engineering and Dynamics and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…11Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 11 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 7 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 6 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 4 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 3 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 3 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringSocial PsychologyMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

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