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Volvo Cars (Sweden)

In research, Volvo Cars (Sweden) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,098 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,433
of 28,054 · #20,086 all time
Rank in ??
#478
of 692
Research works
501
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Volvo Cars (Sweden) 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 #11,098 of 12,888 22.9%73 #11895

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Volvo Cars (Sweden) 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.24× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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.

Which keywords describe research at Volvo Cars (Sweden)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Deep Learning, Driver Behavior, Power Electronics, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Analysis and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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 Learning8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  2. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning6▲ 2.1×14 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles6▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Driver Behavior4▲ 60×2 topics
  6. Power Electronics4▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Model Predictive Control4▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Thermal Analysis3▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  10. Vehicle Dynamics3▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Control Systems3▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Thermal Management3▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  14. Smart Grid3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance2▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Driver Assistance Systems2▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Permanent Magnet Machines2▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Trajectory Prediction2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Human Factors2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Automation2▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Mental Workload2▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Trust2▲ 9.2×1 topic
  24. Battery Management Systems2▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Thermal Runaway2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Turbulent Flow2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. High-Speed Trains2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Aerodynamics2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Crosswind2▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Spatial Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Injury Severity2▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Traffic Accidents2▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Battery Technology2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Control Strategies2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Induction Motors2▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Volvo Cars (Sweden) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…2Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…2Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…2Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…2Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSocial PsychologyAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  7. 7 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Volvo Cars (Sweden)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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